Rick Ferraid, Chairman of the Board

Rick Ferraid

Chairman of the Board

Rick Ferraid assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hi-Rel Group in April 2013 when he partnered with Main Street Capital Holdings LLC to acquire the company. Mr. Ferraid has over 30 years of experience in the hermetic electronic packaging industry. As the former President and Chief Executive Officer of HCC Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of highly engineered hermetically sealed connectors, terminals, headers and microelectronic packages, Mr. Ferraid gained extensive domestic and international executive experience. At HCC, he helped establish a strong track record of top-line growth through both organic initiatives and acquisitions, ultimately selling HCC to AMETEK Inc. in 2005. Mr. Ferraid has broad organizational and leadership development experience, as well as, a thorough understanding of how to integrate a variety of businesses. Prior to his role as CEO from 2000-2005, Mr. Ferraid served as President of HCC Glasseal from 1994 and Vice President of Marketing from 1992. He was previously Vice President of Marketing for the Electrical Industries Division of Philips Electronics. Mr. Ferraid holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Marketing from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.