Ms. Colonias has been the Chief Executive Officer of Simpson Manufacturing since January 2012 and was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2013. From 2009 to 2012, she was the Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer. Prior to that, she held the position of Vice President of our global structural product solutions subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc. and, in that capacity from 2004 to 2009, served as the Branch Manager of the Simpson Strong-Tie manufacturing facility in Stockton, California. She joined Simpson Strong-Tie in 1984 as an engineer in the Research and Development department, where she was responsible for the design and testing of new products and code development. In 1998, she was promoted to Vice President of Engineering and was responsible for the company’s research and development efforts. Before joining Simpson Strong-Tie, she worked as a civil engineer for the Bechtel Corporation, a global engineering, construction, and project management company. Ms. Colonias holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration degree. She is also a licensed professional engineer.