James D. Bell, Sr.

Jim Bell, Sr., who has been in the electronics manufacturing industry for over 50 years, currently serves as EPE’s Chairman of the Board. Jim co-founded EPE Corporation and has dedicated his life’s work to EPE and the electronics industry.

After attending college at Harvard University and a stint in the U.S. Army, he joined his father’s business, Connectronics, as an electronic equipment manufacturer’s representative just as “the industry was just starting to gain traction”. Led by Jim’s keen business sense and entrepreneurial spirit, this business soon evolved into a multifaceted series of connected companies that sold, distributed, manufactured, and serviced the electronics industry both in New England and worldwide. In the mid-’90s, Jim guided EPE by combining and focusing its resources to form its current Electronics Manufacturing Services business – a fast-growing sector of the industry.

With Jim’s leadership and industry savvy, EPE Corporation garnered many business awards and distinctions as well as unsurpassed growth and sales over the course of four decades.

In 2008, Jim became Chairman of the Board, while Jim Bell Jr. (“JD”), took over as President and CEO of EPE. As Chairman, Jim offers a uniquely qualified level of industry savvy and enthusiastically continues his successful career by actively participating in EPE’s planning and operations.