Sonic Foundry, Inc. announced that Dr. David C. Kleinman has retired from its Board of Directors. The board was unanimous in its praise of Dr. Kleinman, who served as a Director on the Board since 1997. The company also that on November 17 Nelson A. Murphy and David F. Slayton as were appointed Directors. Murphy, 57, has been the Executive VP, Finance & Operations for Catawba College since 2015. Previously he has held senior corporate positions including VP, Finance, Electronic Systems Sector at Northrop Grumman Corp., and senior finance roles for AT&T in the US, Europe and Latin America. Slayton, 48, has been CFO of Ovative Group, a digital media agency and analytics firm, since 2013. He previously served as co-founder, Executive Vice President -- CFO and a member of the board of Alice.com, Inc.