Board of Directors

David Katzman
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
David Katzman
David Katzman has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our board since we were founded in 2014. Mr. Katzman is the founder and Managing Partner of Camelot Venture Group, a private investment group that invests primarily in direct-to-consumer brands, such as Quicken Loans and 1-800 Contacts. Mr. Katzman has served on the boards of several direct-to-consumer online companies, including consumer electronics company Sharper Image Online, and has previously served on the boards of diabetic supply company Simplex Healthcare, online promotions company ePrize, bedding company CleanRest, and online mortgage company Quicken Loans (as Vice Chairman). Mr. Katzman also served as Vice Chairman of the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers and as Managing Partner of sports graphics company Fathead. Prior to founding Camelot in 1998, Mr. Katzman led a variety of consumer-oriented companies before becoming President of Home Depot S.O.C., a division of Home Depot USA specializing in the processing of special orders for Home Depot stores nationwide. Mr. Katzman brings significant business leadership, investment, and financial experience, in particular in direct-to-consumer brands, to SmileDirectClub.
Chairman of the Board
Steven Katzman
Chief Operating Officer and Director
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Steven Katzman has served as our Chief Operating Officer at SmileDirectClub since May 2018. Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Katzman served as our Chief Financial Officer from March 2018 to May 2018. He has served as a Principal and Advisor to Camelot Venture Group since January 2007, where he provides strategic overview across all portfolio companies and opportunities. Prior to these positions, Mr. Katzman served for nearly 20 years as Board Member, Chief Executive Officer and President of American Blind and Wallpaper Factory and its related family of direct-to-consumer custom home decor companies.  Steve is a graduate of the University of Michigan Business School and he received a law degree from Wayne State University.  
Alexander Fenkell
Co-Founder and Director
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Alexander Fenkell is the co-of SmileDirectClub since its inception in May 2014. Mr. Fenkell first gained critical online e-commerce experience co-founding two technology companies with Mr. Jordan Katzman, Illinoisrenewal.org and Want, before shifting to the direct-to-consumer strategy model via SmileDirectClub.
Jordan Katzman
Co-Founder and Director
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Jordan Katzman is the co-founder of SmileDirectClub since its inception in May 2014. Mr. Katzman first gained critical online e-commerce experience co-founding two technology companies with Mr. Fenkell, Illinoisrenewal.org and Want, before shifting to the direct-to-consumer strategy model via SmileDirectClub.
Susan Greenspon Rammelt
Chief Legal Officer, EVP Business Affairs
Susan Greenspon Rammelt
Susan Greenspon Rammelt has served as SmileDirectClub’s Chief Legal Officer since April 2018, Secretary since March 2019, and as a member of SmileDirectClub’s board since August 2019. Ms. Greenspon Rammelt has also served as General Counsel of Camelot since April 2018. Prior to joining SmileDirectClub, Ms. Greenspon Rammelt was a corporate law partner at Foley & Lardner LLP since 2017, where she represented domestic and international enterprises. Prior to that, Ms. Greenspon Rammelt was a partner at Dentons US LLP. Ms. Greenspon Rammelt has over 30 years of experience as a corporate attorney, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, financings, restructurings, corporate governance, and general corporate counseling, particularly in the retail and beauty industries.
Alex Dimitrief
Director
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Alex Dimitrief served as President and Chief Executive Officer of General Electric’s Global Growth Organization from 2018 until his retirement in 2019. Prior to that, he served as General Electric’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel from 2015 to 2018 and held other senior legal roles at General Electric beginning in 2007. Prior to joining General Electric, he was a senior partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he practiced for 20 years. Mr. Dimitrief serves on the board of directors of Eos Energy Enterprises, as well as on the advisory boards of Cresset Capital Management and Ethisphere. 
Independent Director
Richard F. Wallman
Director
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Richard F. Wallman served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Honeywell International, Inc., a diversified technology company and AlliedSignal, Inc., a diversified technology company (prior to its merger with Honeywell International, Inc.) from 1995 until his retirement in 2003. Prior to joining AlliedSignal, Inc., Mr. Wallman served as Controller of International Business Machines Corporation. Mr. Wallman serves on the board of directors of Wright Medical, Inc., Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., Extended Stay America, Inc., Roper Technologies, Inc., all publicly traded companies in the United States, and Boart Longyear, a publicly traded company in Australia. Mr. Wallman previously served on the board of directors of Convergys Corporation and ESH Hospitality, Inc., all publicly traded companies.
Independent Director
Ted Ward
Director
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Edward W. Ward, III, served, in his role as Vice President of Marketing, as the chief marketing officer of Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO), a property and casualty insurance company, from 1994 until his retirement in 2017, and prior to that served in other marketing roles for GEICO beginning in 1984. 
 
Independent Director
Linda Williams
Director
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Linda Williams currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Risk and Audit Executive at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts where she leads audit efforts and provides oversight of investments and enterprise level business risks including cybersecurity. Ms. Williams currently also serves on the boards of the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps and the Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries. 
Independent Director
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