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Timothy T. Tevens was elected President and a Director of the Company
in January 1998 and assumed the duties of Chief Executive
Officer in July 1998.
From May 1991 to January 1998 he served as our Vice President – Information Services
and was also elected Chief Operating Officer in October 1996. From 1980 to 1991,
Mr. Tevens was employed by Ernst & Young LLP in various management consulting
capacities. Mr. Tevens also serves on the Board
of Diretors of Zep, Inc. (NYSE:ZEP). |
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Ernest R. Verebelyi was appointed a Director of the Company in
January 2003 and was elected Chairman of the Board in August 2005. Mr. Verebelyi
retired from Terex Corporation, a global diversified equipment manufacturer, in
October 2002 where he held the position of Group President. Prior to joining Terex
in 1998, he held executive, general management and operating positions at General
Signal Corporation, Emerson, Hussmann Corporation, and General Electric. Mr. Verebelyi
also serves as a director of CH Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: CHG). |
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Richard H. Fleming was appointed a Director of our Company in March
1999. In February 1999, Mr. Fleming was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of USG Corporation. Prior thereto, Mr. Fleming served USG Corporation
in various executive financial capacities, including Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer from January 1995 to February 1999 and Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer from January 1994 to January 1995. Mr. Fleming also serves as
a member of the Board of Directors for several not-for-profit entities including
UCAN, the Child Welfare League of America, and Chicago United. He is the Chairman
of the Company’s Audit Committee and serves on the Compensation and Succession Committee. |
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Wallace W. Creek was appointed a Director of the Company in January
2003. From 1992 to 2002, he served as Controller of the General Motors Corporation
and held several executive positions in finance at General Motors over a forty-three
year career. From December 2002 through June 2004, Mr. Creek served as Senior Vice
President of Finance for Collins & Aikman, a leading manufacturer of automotive
interior components. Mr. Creek is also a director of CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE: CF). He is Chairman of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nomination
Committee and is also a member of the Audit Committee. |
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Linda A. Goodspeed was appointed a Director of the Company in October
2004. In 2007, she joined Nissan North America as Vice President of Information
Systems. From 2001 to 2007 she was employed by Lennox International, Inc., a global supplier of climate
control solutions. Her position with Lennox was Executive Vice President and Chief Supply
Chain Logistics and Technology Officer. Prior to that, Ms. Goodspeed
served as President and Chief Operating Officer of PartMiner, Inc., a global supplier
of electronic components. She has also held management positions in general management,
research and development and design engineering at General Electric, Nissan North
America, Inc. and Ford Motor Company. Ms. Goodspeed also serves as a director of
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (NYSE: AEP) and is a member of the Development
Board of the University of Texas at Dallas. Ms. Goodspeed serves on the Company's
Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee. |
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Stephen Rabinowitz was appointed a Director of the Company in October
2004. He retired in 2001 from his position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of General Cable Corporation, a leading manufacturer of electrical, communications
and utility cable. Prior to joining General Cable as President and Chief Executive
Officer in 1994, he served as President and CEO of AlliedSignal Braking Systems,
and before that as President and CEO of General Electric’s Electrical Distribution
and Control business. He also held management positions in manufacturing operations
and technology at the General Electric Company and the Ford Motor Company. Mr. Rabinowitz
is also a director of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENER) and Microheat
Inc. of Farmington Hills, Michigan. He is Chairman of the Company’s Compensation
and Succession Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee. |
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Nicholas T. Pinchuk became a Director of the Company in January
2007. Currently, he is President and Chief Executive Officer of Snap-on Incorporated
(NYSE: SNA), an S&P 500 company. He is also a member of Snap-on’s Board of Directors.
Prior to that, Mr. Pinchuk served as Senior Vice President and President of Snap-on’s
Worldwide Commercial and Industrial Group since June 2002. Prior to joining Snap-on,
Mr. Pinchuk served in several executive operational and financial management positions
at United Technologies Corporation, including President, Global Refrigeration Operations
of its Carrier Corporation unit and President of Carrier’s Asia-Pacific Operations.
He also served in financial and engineering managerial staff positions at the Ford
Motor Company from 1972 to 1983. Mr. Pinchuk held the rank of First Lieutenant in
the United States Army from 1970 to 1971. He is a member of the Company’s Compensation
and Succession Committee and Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee. |
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