Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Samuel F. Thomas was elected Chairman of our Board of Directors in March 2007 and has served as Chief Executive
Officer and President and as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2003. Prior to joining our company,
Mr. Thomas was Executive Vice President of Global Consumables at ESAB Holdings Ltd, a provider of welding
consumables and equipment. In addition to his most recent position at ESAB, Mr. Thomas was responsible for ESAB
North America during his employment at ESAB Holdings Ltd. Prior to joining ESAB in February 1999, Mr. Thomas was
Vice President of Friction Products for Federal Mogul, Inc. Prior to its acquisition by Federal Mogul in 1998, Mr.
Thomas was employed by T&N plc from 1976 to 1998, where he served from 1991 as chief executive of several global
operating divisions, including industrial sealing, camshafts and friction products.
Kenneth J. Webster is our Chief Accounting Officer and Controller and has served in that capacity since March 1,
2008. Mr Webster joined the Company in July 2006 and until becoming our Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, he
was the Company's Director of Internal Audit. Prior to joining Chart, Mr. Webster served as Assistant Corporate
Controller for International Steel Group, an integrated steel manufacturer, from March 2004 to April 2005, at which
time International Steel Group was acquired by Mittal Steel USA, Inc. Following the acquisition, Mr. Webster
continued to serve in his capacity as Assistant Corporate Controller for Mittal Steel USA, Inc. until July 2006.
Before that, Mr. Webster served in various accounting and finance positions with Bethlehem Steel.
Michael F. Biehl has been our Executive Vice President since April 2006, served as our Chief Accounting Officer from
October 2002 until March 2006, and has been our Chief Financial Officer since July 2001. Until December 16, 2008,
Mr. Biehl was also Chart's Treasurer. Prior to joining us, Mr. Biehl served as Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
at Oglebay Norton Company, an industrial minerals mining and processing company. Prior to joining Oglebay Norton in
1992, Mr. Biehl worked in the audit practice of Ernst & Young LLP in Cleveland, Ohio from 1978 to 1992.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Vice President, HR & Assistant Secretary |
Current |
| The Aslon Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Assistant Secretary |
Former |
| White Consolidated Industries |
|
Former |
| Ashland University |
MBA |
Former |
| Michigan State University |
BA |
Former |
Matthew J. Klaben is our Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining us in March 2006, Mr.
Klaben was a partner at the law firm of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP in Cleveland, Ohio from January 2005 until
March 2006, and an associate from April 1998 until December 2004. Before that, Mr. Klaben was an associate at the
law firm of Jones Day in Cleveland, Ohio from September 1995 until April 1998.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Member, Member, Chairperson, Lead Independent Director |
Current |
| Sps International Limited |
chairman |
Current |
| Petrofac Limited |
Director |
Current |
| KBC Advanced Technologies plc |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| T-3 Energy Services, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Hess Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Consolidatedvalve.Com |
Director of Dresser, Inc. and Chairman of the Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Masoneilan Company, Ltd. |
Director of Dresser, Inc. and Chairman of the Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) |
Director of Dresser, Inc. and Chairman of the Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries |
|
Current |
| Rolligon Corp |
Director |
Current |
| Quanta Services, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| T-3 Energy Services, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Quality Tubing |
Director |
Current |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Trico Marine Services, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ctes, Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| First Reserve Corporation |
President |
Former |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Managing Director and Co-Head |
Former |
| Simmons & Company International |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Dresser, Inc. |
Director of Dresser, Inc. and Chairman of the Compensation Committee |
Former |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Corporate Manager of Private Investments |
Former |
| Simmons & Company International |
Co-Head of Investment Banking |
Former |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Dresser, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Princeton University |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
| Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co. |
Team Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Wedge Group Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Wedge Group Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Pioneer Drilling Company |
Class I Director |
Current |
| Pioneer Drilling Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| T-3 Energy Services, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National MS Society |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Control, Inc |
President |
Former |
| Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Wedge Group Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Wedge and Company |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Hydril Company |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Daniel Measurement and Control, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Wedge and Company |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Wedge Group Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Hydril Company |
Vice President |
Former |
| Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. |
member |
Former |
John F. McGovern, age 60, is the founder, and since 1999 a partner, of Aurora Capital LLC, a private investment and consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. Prior to founding Aurora Capital, Mr. McGovern served in a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Georgia-Pacific Corporation from 1981 to 1999, including Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1999. Previously, Mr. McGovern had been Vice President and Director, Forest Products and Package Division of Chase Manhattan Bank. He currently serves as Director of Genetek, Inc., Payless ShoeSource, Inc. and Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc. In 2006 the Board appointed Mr. McGovern to serve as lead director for all executive sessions of non-management directors. Mr. McGovern has served as a director of Neenah since January 10, 2006.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Dresser-Rand Group Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cobalt International Energy, L |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chase Securities, Inc. |
Associate |
Former |
| Morgan Stanley |
|
Former |
| Tufts University |
B.A. degree |
Former |
Steven W. Krablin has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since his appointment on March 23, 2009. Mr. Krablin was a private investor from April 2005 until such appointment. From April 2008 until August 2008, Mr. Krablin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IDM Group Limited, a provider of drilling equipment and other goods and services to the oil and gas industry. From January 1996 until his retirement in April 2005, Mr. Krablin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of National Oilwell Varco, Inc. or its predecessors, a manufacturer and distributor of oil and gas drilling equipment. Prior to 1996, Mr. Krablin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Enterra Corporation until its merger with Weatherford International, Inc. Mr. Krablin is a director of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. and Chart Industries, Inc.
Mr. Williams was elected an Executive Vice President in August 2008 and has been an Operating Officer since November 2006. He was a Senior Vice President from November 2006 to August 2008, Vice President and President of the Instrumentation Group from March 2005 to November 2006, Vice President – Operations of the Hydraulics Group from November 2003 to February 2005, and General Manager, Global Services of GE Transportation Systems (producer of rail locomotive) from October 2002 to November 2003. He is also a director of Chart Industries, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation |
President of the Instrumentation Group |
Current |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Operating Officer |
Current |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| GE Transportation Systems |
General Manager, Global Services |
Former |
| GE Lighting |
General Manager, Global Sourcing and Components |
Former |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation |
Operating Officer |
Former |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Xavier University |
MBA |
Former |
| Bucknell University |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| First Reserve Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pacific Energy Partners L.P. |
Director |
Current |
| World Oil Corp. |
Vice President In Charge of Operations |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
B.B.A. Degree |
Former |
| Scf Partners, Inc. |
Team Member |
Former |
W. Douglas Brown has been a member of our Board of Directors since May 2008. Mr. Brown served as Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. ("Air Products"), a global supplier of industrial
gases, performance materials and equipment and services, from 1999 until his retirement in 2007. Prior to that, Mr.
Brown held General Counsel and various administrative positions with Air Products and its affiliates, including
engineering, construction and energy-related businesses, from 1975.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Parker Hannifin Corporation |
Vice President, Tax |
Current |
| Tax Executives Institute, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chart Industries, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| GE Transportation Systems |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Instrumentation Group |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Instrumentation Group |
Vice President |
Former |
| GE Transportation Systems |
Vice President |
Former |
| GE Transportation Systems |
General Manager |
Former |
| The University of Akron |
Master of Taxation Degree |
Former |
| The University of Akron |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
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