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Board of Directors
Walter C. Johnsen has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
since January 1, 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from November 30, 1995
to December 31, 2006. He formerly served as Vice Chairman and a principal of Marshall Products, Inc.,
a medical supply distributor.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
President and CEO |
Former |
| Marshall Products |
Principal |
Former |
| Marshall Products |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
| Acme United Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Brian S. Olschan has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since January
1, 2007; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from January 25, 1999 to
December 31, 2006; Senior Vice President – Sales and Marketing of the Company from September 12, 1996
to January 24, 1999; formerly served as Vice President and General Manager of the Cordset and Assembly
Business of General Cable Corporation, an electrical wire and cable manufacturer.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
President, Chief Operations Officer |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| General Cable Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| General Cable Corporation |
General Manager |
Former |
REX L. DAVIDSON has served as director since April, 2006. He is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc. and President of Goodwill Industries Housing Corporation since 1982. He was appointed by Mayor Bloomberg to the New York City Workforce Investment Board in 2002. He serves on the Board of the Better Business Bureau Education and Research Foundation and Research Foundation and also serves on the Stony Brook University MBA Advisory Board. .
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Goodwill Industries |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Goodwill Industries |
President |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
President and Chief Executive |
Current |
| The Research Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Stony Brook University |
Mba Advisory Board. |
Former |
Paul G. Driscoll has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer since
October 2, 2002. Mr. Driscoll joined Acme as Director International Finance on March 19, 2001. From 1997
to 2001 he was employed by Ernest and Julio Gallo Winery including Director of Finance and Operations in
Japan. Prior to Gallo he served in several increasingly responsible positions in Sterling Winthrop Inc. in New
York City and Sanofi S.A. in France.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Acme |
|
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Director |
Current |
Stevenson E. Ward III has served as director since 2001. He is presently Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Triton Thalassic Technologies, Inc. From 1999 through 2000, Mr. Ward served as Senior
Vice President – Administration of Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc. He also served as Executive Vice President (1996
– 1999) and Chief Financial Officer (1994 – 1995) of Sanofi, Inc. and Vice President, Pharmaceutical Group,
Sterling Winthrop, Inc. (1992 – 1994). Prior to joining Sterling he was employed by General Electric with
assignments in Purchasing, Corporate Audit and Financial Management.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Chair |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Vice President, Marketing, Wescott |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Vice President, Sales, Commercial Office Products Channel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Vice President of Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Vice President Operations and Technology |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Vice President, Global Marketing |
Current |
Susan H. Murphy has served as director since 2003. She is presently Vice President for Student and
Academic Services at Cornell University since 1994. From 1985 through 1994, Ms. Murphy served as Dean of
Admissions and Financial Aid. Ms. Murphy has been employed at Cornell since 1978. Ms. Murphy received a
Ph.D. from Cornell University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Vice President for Student |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Office Supplies Marketing Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sterling Drug |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Sterling Drug |
Senior Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| Sterling Drug |
Director |
Former |
George R. Dunbar has served as director since 1977. He is currently President of The U.S. Baird Corporation and Dunbar Associates, a municipal management consulting firm. He is a former Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Bridgeport and served as President (1972 - 1987) of the Bryant Electric Division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation, manufacturer of electrical distribution and utilization products, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The U.S. Baird Corporation |
President |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| HiTech Equipment |
President |
Former |
| Acme United Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| J.L. Hammett Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Acme United Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| J.L. Hammett Company |
Chairman & President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Acme United Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Babson College |
Member |
Current |
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