Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Joseph G. Morone |
CEO |
| Dawne H. Wimbrow |
Chief Information Officer |
| Michael C. Nahl |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Ralph M. Polumbo |
Senior Vice President, Hr & Cao |
| William McCarthy |
Executive Vice President, Global Planning, Engineering and Procurement |
| Frank Kolf |
Senior Vice President |
| John C. Standish |
Senior Vice President |
| Thomas H. Hagoort |
Senior Vice President, Legal |
| Alexander A. Koukoulas |
Vice President & Executive Director, R & D |
| Charles J. Silva |
General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
| Daniel A. Halftermeyer |
Group Vice President |
| David B. Madden |
Group Vice President |
| David D. Madden |
Group Vice President, PMC Asia & Africa |
| David M. Pawlick |
Vice President Controller |
| David Maddan |
Group Vice President |
| David Michaels |
Vice President, Treasurer & Tax |
| Edward Walther |
Group Vice President |
| John Cozzolino |
Vice President, Strategic Planning |
| Michael J. Joyce |
Group Vice President |
| Richard A. Carlstrom |
Vice President |
| Robert A. Hansen |
Vice President, Corporate R&D |
| Thomas Curry |
Group Vice President |
| Alberto Boix |
Technical Director, Mexico |
| Michael Gerakios |
Director, Sales & Marketing |
| Thomas R. Beecher Jr. |
Lead Director |
| Tom Geiger |
Sales Director, Corrugator Belts |
| Al Gilet |
Accounting Manager, USA East |
| Gary Smith |
Account Manager, Albany International Australia |
| Javier Martinez |
Accounting Manager, Mexico |
| Joe Lanthier |
Global Product Manager, Corrugator |
| John Schnieder |
Product Manager, Building Products |
| Kaz Raczkowski |
Manufacturing Manager, Corrugator Belts |
| Raymond Harvey |
Plant Manager, Engineered Fabrics |
| Terry Reavis |
Global Product Manager, Engineered Fabrics |
| Alessandro Pieran |
Technical Sales Engineer, Albany International Italia |
| Bob Bashford |
Application Engineer, Corrugators |
| Christoper J. Connally |
Corporate Treasurer |
| Christopher J. Connelly |
Treasurer |
| Greg Zilker |
|
| Joseph M. Gaug |
Assistant Secretary |
| Kathy Drislane |
Customer Service Representative |
| Luca Bruscagnin |
Technical Sales Engineer, Albany International Italia |
| Robert Fitton |
Technical Service Agent, Uk and Europe |
| Sally Racicot |
Executive Assistant |
| Stan Kiernan |
Sales Agent, Uk, Ireland |
| Sylvain Blais |
Specialist, Engineered Fabrics, Canada |
| Christine L. Standish |
Director |
| Edgar G. Hotard |
Director |
| Erland E. Kailbourne |
Director |
| Juhani Pakkala |
Director |
| Sergey Syomin |
Director |
Board of Directors
JOSEPH G. MORONE joined the Company as President on August 1, 2005. He has been a Director of the Company since 1996. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2006. From 1997 to July 2005, Dr. Morone served as President of Bentley College. Prior to joining Bentley, Dr. Morone served as Dean of the Lally School of Management and Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and held the Andersen Consulting Professorship of Management. He is a director of Transworld Entertainment Corporation. Born 1953
Dawne H. Wimbrow joined the Company in 1993. She has served the Company as Vice President – Global Information Services and Chief Information Officer since September 2005. She previously served the Company in various management positions in the Global Information Systems organization. From 1980 to 1993, she worked as a consultant supporting the design, development, and implementation of computer systems for various textile, real estate, insurance, and law firms.
Mr. Nahl is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Albany International Corporation, a manufacturer of paper machine clothing, which are the belts of fabric that carry paper stock through the paper production process. In 1981, Mr. Nahl joined Albany International Corporation as Group Vice President, Corporate and was appointed to his present position in 2005. Mr. Nahl is currently a director of Lindsay Manufacturing Co.
Ralph M. Polumbo joined the Company in 2006 as Senior Vice President - Human Resources and has served as the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) since September 2008. From 2004 to April 2006 he served as Head of Human Capital for Deephaven Capital Management. From 1999 to 2004, he served as Vice President Human Resources and Business Integration for MedSource Technologies. Prior to MedSource, he held the positions of Vice President Integration, and Vice President Human Resources for Rubbermaid. From 1974 to 1994, he held various management and executive positions for The Stanley Works.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Albany International Corp. |
Senior Vice President, Hr & Cao |
Current |
| Deephaven Capital Management LLC |
Head of Human Capital |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Albany International Corp. |
Executive Vice President, Global Planning, Engineering and Procurement |
Current |
JOHN C. STANDISH joined the company in 1986. He has been a Director of the Company since 2001. He has served as Senior Vice President - Manufacturing, Americas Business Corridor since March 1, 2005. He previously served as Director, North American Dryer Manufacturing from 2003 to March 1, 2005, Director, PAC Pressing and Process Technology from 2000 to 2003, Manager of the Company's forming and engineered fabrics manufacturing facility in Portland, Tennessee from 1998 to 2000, Production Manager of Albany International B.V. in Europe from 1994 to 1998, a Department Manager for the Press Fabrics Division from 1991 to 1994 and Design Engineer for Albany International Canada from 1986 to 1991. He is a Director of the J. S. Standish Company. He is the brother of Christine L. Standish and the son of J. Spencer Standish. Born 1963
Charles J. Silva, Jr. joined the Company in 1994. He has served the Company as Vice President – General Counsel and Secretary since 2002 and as Assistant Secretary since 1996. He served as Assistant General Counsel from 1994 until 2002. Prior to 1994, he was an associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton, an international law firm with headquarters in New York City.
Daniel A. Halftermeyer joined the Company in 1987. He has served the Company as Group Vice President – PMC Eurasia Business Corridor since August 2008. He previously served the Company as Group Vice President – PMC Europe from 2005 to August 2008, Vice President and General Manager – North American Dryer Fabrics from 1997 to March 2005, Technical Director – Dryer Fabrics from 1993 to 1997. He held various technical and management positions in St. Stephen, South Carolina and Sélestat, France, from 1987 to 1993.
David M. Pawlick joined the Company in 2000. He has served the Company as Vice President Controller since March 2008, and as Director of Corporate Accounting from 2000 to 2008. From 1994 to 2000 he served as Director of Finance and Controller for Ahlstrom Machinery, Inc. in Glens Falls, New York. Prior to 1994, he was employed as an Audit Manager for Coopers & Lybrand.
David joined AIER as Chief Financial Officer in 2008. He most recently was Chief Financial Officer at Starfire Systems, Inc. in Malta, New York and prior to that, he worked at Albany International Corp. He started there as Tax Manager and ultimately rose to the post of Vice President, Treasury and Tax, Treasurer and Chief Risk Officer. He also worked at Veeco Instruments in Melville, Long Island, as Controller, Tax Manager, Consolidations Accountant and Cost Accountant. Additionally, he served as an Auditor for the New York State Department of Audit and Control. David earned his Bachelor of Science degree with majors in accounting and finance and a minor in economics from the University at Albany. He did graduate-level coursework at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University. David is a member of the Association of Financial Professionals and has served as a guest lecturer at the Lally School's MBA program; treasurer and director of the Schodack Area Land Trust, Inc.; vice chairman of the board of directors of the Business Development Center; an advisory board member of the Capital District YMCA; and director and vice president of the Country Club of Troy, New York.
John B. Cozzolino joined the Company in 1994. He was elected Vice President - Corporate Treasurer and Strategic Planning in February 2009. From 2007 until his appointment as Vice President - Corporate Treasurer and Strategic Planning, he served the Company as Vice President – Strategic Planning. From 2000 until 2007 he served as Director – Strategic Planning and from 1994 to 2000 he served as Manager – Corporate Accounting.
Michael J. Joyce joined the Company in 1987. He has served as Group Vice President – PMC Americas & Global Engineered Fabrics since January 2009, Group Vice President – PMC Americas from March 2007 to January 2009, Vice President Sales and Marketing – PMC Americas from March 2005 to March 2007, Vice President Marketing and Application – North American Press Fabrics from July 2003 to March 2005, and Vice President Marketing – Geschmay Corporate from 2002 to 2003. He held various sales, marketing, technical, and management positions in Kalamazoo, Michigan; Albany, New York; and Greenville, South Carolina, from 1987 to 2002.
Robert A. Hansen joined the Company in 1981. He has served the Company as Vice President – Corporate Research and Development since April 2006. He previously served the Company as Director of Technical and Marketing – Europe Press Fabrics from 2004. From 2000 to 2004, he served as the Technical Director – Press Fabrics, Göppingen, Germany. Previously he had the position of Technical Director in Dieren, The Netherlands, and had also held technical management and research and development positions in the Company’s Järvenpää, Finland and Albany, New York facilities.
Prior to founding Barrantys LLC, Tom was a partner in the Buffalo Law firm Phillips Lytle, where he concentrated his practice on estates and trusts, corporate governance, closely held companies, foundations and not-for-profit entities. Tom is chair emeritus of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), a nonprofit corporation founded to cultivate a world-class medical campus in downtown Buffalo. He co-founded The BISON Fund, the Buffalo Inner-City Scholarship Opportunity Network, which funds scholarships for low-income students seeking private elementary education. He served on the Board of Regents of Canisius College; was a member of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society and chaired the Boards of the Buffalo General Hospital and Kaleida Health System. He has served on the boards of over a dozen companies, both private and public; four foundations and more than 30 community organizations, including his role as Chair of the Investment Committee of the Community Foundation of Greater Buffalo. Tom has spent much of his career counseling families in connection with corporate governance, liquidity planning and estate preservation. Tom has a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts and a J. D. from State University of New York at Buffalo.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Barrantys LLC |
Founder |
Current |
| Albany International Corp. |
Lead Director |
Current |
| Canisius College |
Regent Emeritus |
Current |
| Barrantys LLC |
Chairman |
Current |
| Albany International Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| Erie County Bar Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Erie County Bar Association |
Member |
Current |
| Phillips Lytle Llp |
Partner |
Former |
| Phillips Lytle Llp |
Counsel |
Former |
| Rand Capital Corporation |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| The Regents |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Massachusetts, Inc. |
B.A. |
Former |
| College of the Holy Cross |
B.A. |
Former |
Joseph M. Gaug joined the Company in 2004. He has served the Company as Associate General Counsel since 2004 and as Assistant Secretary since 2006. Prior to 2004, he was a principal with McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P.C., a law firm located in Albany, New York.
Ms. Cholmondeley is a private consultant on Strategic Planning. She served as the Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Products for Sappi Fine Paper, a subsidiary of Sappi Limited from April 2000 until January 2004, and prior to that from January 1998 until April 2000, she was a private consultant on Strategic Planning and Mergers and Acquisitions. From 1992 until January 1998, Ms. Cholmondeley held various management positions with Owens Corning, including General Manager of Residential Insulation. Ms. Cholmondeley served as a White House Fellow and a Special
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Globewomen, Inc |
Chief Executive Officer of the Sorrel Group |
Former |
| Blue & Co. LLC |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Albany International Corp. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Tenex Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Albany International Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| Ultralife Batteries, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Minerals Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Terex Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Terex-Telelect, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dentsply International Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Equipment Rental |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Terex Roadbuilding NA |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Terex King of The Dirt |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sappi Fine Paper North America |
Vice President |
Former |
| Owens Corning |
General Manager, Residential Insulation |
Former |
| Sappi Fine Paper North America |
General Manager |
Former |
| Ultralife Batteries, Inc. |
Chair |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Master of Science Degree In Accounting |
Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Master of Science Degree In Accounting |
Former |
| Howard University |
Bachelors Degree |
Former |
CHRISTINE L. STANDISH has been a Director of the Company since 1997. From 1989 to 1991, she served the Company as a Corporate Marketing Associate, and was previously employed as a Graphic Designer for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. She is a Director of the J. S. Standish Company and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Albany Academy for Girls and the Albany Academy. She is the sister of John C. Standish and the daughter of J. Spencer Standish. Born 1965
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Albany International Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| Albany Institute of History & Art |
Director |
Current |
| Albany International Corp. |
Corporate Marketing Associate |
Former |
| Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP |
Graphic Designer |
Former |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Arch Venture Partners |
chairman of Monitor Group (China), and a venture partner |
Current |
| MPM Capital Limited Partnership |
Venture Partner |
Current |
| Monitor Group |
Consultant |
Current |
| Monitor Group |
Chairman |
Current |
| Shona Energy Company, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Albany International Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| Global Industries, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Global Industries Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| US-China Business Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| President's Circle |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Albany International Corp. |
Member of the Compensation Committee |
Current |
| President's Circle |
Member |
Current |
| Praxair Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Union Carbide Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Praxair Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Praxair Inc. |
Corporate Vice President |
Former |
| The Dow Chemical Company |
Corporate Vice President |
Former |
| Union Carbide Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Arch Venture Partners |
Consultant |
Former |
| MPM Capital Limited Partnership |
Senior Advisor |
Former |
| Arch Venture Partners |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Global Power Equipment Group Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| State University of New York at Buffalo |
Executive MBA program between Remin University in Beijing |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
BS Degree In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
Graduate |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| New York Independent System Operator, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Financial Institutions, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Rand Capital Corporation |
Chair |
Current |
| The State University of New York |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Albany International Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| The Farash Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Fleet National Bank |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Adelphia Communications Corporation |
Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Fleet Bank |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| First Union Bank |
President |
Former |
| The New York Bankers Association, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Adelphia Communications Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Fleet National Bank |
Chairman |
Former |
| Fleet Bank |
Chairman |
Former |
| New York Business Development Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
degree in Business Administration |
Former |
JUHANI PAKKALA has been a Director of the Company since 2004. Mr. Pakkala previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Metso Paper Inc. (formerly Valmet Corporation), in Finland, from 1999 until his retirement in July 2003. Metso Paper, a subsidiary of Metso Corporation, is one of the world's largest suppliers of pulp and paper process machinery and equipment. Prior to that time, Mr. Pakkala served in a number of executive positions in companies in the Metso (formerly Valmet) Group in Finland, the United States, and Canada. Born 1945