Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Curt J. Andersson |
President, Cooper Crouse, Hinds |
| Gary A. Masse |
Group President, Cooper Tools & Hardware |
| Ivo Jurek |
President, Cooper Bussmann |
| Kevin C. Kissling |
President, Cooper B, Line |
| Kevin M. Stein |
President |
| Michael A. Stoessl |
Group President,Cooper Power Systems |
| Bruce M. Taten |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |
| James T. Pendley |
Cmo |
| Jeffrey B. Levos |
Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President & Finance |
| Rick L. Johnson |
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
| Robert L. Taylor |
Chief Marketing Officer |
| Terry A. Klebe |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Kirk S. Hachigian |
Chief Executive Officer |
| C. Thomas O'Grady |
Senior Vice President, Business Dev |
| C. Thomas O. Grady |
Senior Vice President, Business Development |
| James P. Williams |
Senior Vice President, Hr |
| Kevin M. McDonald |
Senior Vice President |
| Brian Rayl |
Vice President, Personnel |
| David T. Gunther |
Vice President, Internal Audit |
| Grant L. Gawronski |
Vice President, Intl Operations |
| John B. Reed |
Vice President, Taxes |
| Kenneth V. Camarco |
Vice President, Business Sys |
| Laura Ulz |
Vice President, Operations |
| Melissa Scheppele |
Vice President, Business Sys |
| Randy L. Ribbing |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Ratna Reddi |
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Cooper Notification |
| Richard Bajenski |
Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Robert Teets |
Vice President, Environ Affairs |
| Terrence Guth |
Vice President, Development |
| Thomas E. Briggs |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
| Tyler Johnson |
Treasurer & Vice President |
| Victoria Guennewig |
Vice President, Public Affairs |
| Stephen M. Kole |
Assistant Treasurer |
| Terrance Helz |
Associate General Counsel |
| Lawrence Kingsley |
Director |
Board of Directors
Ivo Jurek joined Cooper in 2007 as Vice President/General Manager for the Cooper Electronic Technologies business while also serving as managing director for Cooper Bussmann s Asia Pacific region. He was appointed as President, Cooper Bussmann in January 2009. Prior to joining Cooper, he spent 10 years with International Rectifer Corporation where he held significant general management positions in their automotive and electronic motion systems businesses.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |
Current |
Rick L. Johnson joined Cooper in 2005 as Vice President, Finance for Cooper Crouse-Hinds. He was appointed Corporate Controller in 2007 and Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in 2008. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Impulse Wear, Inc. (sportswear) and prior to that he served as Vice President of Finance for the Tyco Electrical and Metal Products division.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Cooper Crouse-Hinds |
Vice President, Finance |
Current |
Robert L. Taylor joined Cooper in 2005 as Vice President, Business Development for Cooper Crouse-Hinds. He was appointed Vice President and General Manager of Crouse-Hinds Interconnect business in 2007. Prior to joining Cooper, he spent nearly 16 years with General Electric in various management positions most recently as General Manager of Canada GE Consumer & Industrial Products.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Chief Marketing Officer |
Current |
| Cooper Crouse-Hinds |
Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
C. Thomas O Grady joined Cooper in 2005 from Roper Industries (controls, fluid handling and instrumentation products) where he served as Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions since 2001.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Honeywell Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Cooper Notification |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lyondell Chemical Company |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Lyondell Chimie France Corporation |
President |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Chairman Management Development and Compensation Committee, Member Executive Committee |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company |
Director |
Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company |
Executive Committee Member |
Current |
| Millennium Chemicals Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Lyondell-Citgo Refining LP |
President |
Former |
| Millennium America Holdings, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| ARCO Chemical Company |
Vice President |
Former |
| ARCO |
Engineer |
Former |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Lamar University |
B.S. Degree In Chemical Engineering |
Former |
Mr. Evans is an operating partner of Thayer Hidden Creek, a private equity firm. He previously served as Vice Chairman of Union Pacific Corporation and its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad Company, a rail carrier and transportation company, until February 2005. He is also a director of ArvinMeritor, Inc., Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc., and Textron Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Thayer | Hidden Creek |
Operating Partner |
Current |
| Suntron Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Chairman Committee On Nominations and Corporate Governance, Member Management Development |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Textron Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ArvinMeritor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company |
president |
Former |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Thayer Capital Partners, L.P. |
operating partner |
Former |
| Creighton University |
Director |
Former |
| Union Pacific Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Union Pacific Corporation |
vice chairman |
Former |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company |
Director |
Former |
| Textron Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Union Pacific Railroad Company |
Vice-Chairman |
Former |
| Kansas State University |
Bachelors Degree, Electrical Engineering |
Former |
Mr. Postl served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennzoil Quaker State Company, a petroleum products company, from May 2000 until October 2002 when he retired. He joined Pennzoil in October 1998 as President and Chief Operating Officer. He is also a director of Centex Corporation and the American Balanced Fund.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Chair |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Northwest Airlines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Centex Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pennzoil-Quaker State Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Pennzoil Limited |
President |
Former |
| Pennzoil-Quaker State Company |
President |
Former |
| Pennzoil Limited |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| AutoZone, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
STEPHEN G. BUTLER
Director since 2002
Mr. Butler was Chairman and Chief Executive of KPMG (accounting firm) from 1996 until 2002 when he retired. He is also a director of ConAgra Foods, Inc. and Ford Motor Company.
Kingsley, 45, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer as well as to the company's Board of Directors in March 2005, having served as Chief Operating Officer since 2004. In April 2006, he was named Chairman of the Board. Prior to joining IDEX, he progressed through a series of increasingly responsible operating positions at Danaher Corporation, including Corporate Vice President and Group Executive for the combined industrial controls and sensors businesses; President of the Industrial Controls group; and President, Motion group - Special Purpose Systems. Kingsley is a member of the Board of Directors of Cooper Industries
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| IDEX Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Scivex Inc. |
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Sapphire Engineering, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| IDEX Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| IDEX Corporation |
President |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Member Management Development and Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Danaher Corporation |
President, Motion Group, Special Purpose Systems |
Former |
| Sapphire Engineering, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Scivex Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| IDEX Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Danaher Corporation |
Corporate Vice President |
Former |
| IDEX Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Scivex Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Sapphire Engineering, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. |
Donham Prof of Business Administration |
Current |
| Power LLC |
|
Current |
| Harvard Business School |
Faculty Chair, Leadership Initiative |
Current |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
Member, Board of Overseers |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Bridgespan Group, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rockefeller Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bryn Mawr College |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Member Management Development and Compensation Committee |
Current |
| Leadership and Company |
Head |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
PhD In Behavioral Sciences |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
MA In Educational Psychology |
Former |
| Bryn Mawr College |
Ab |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Science & Engineering, Inc. |
President, Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Maine Securities Corp |
|
Current |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| American Science & Engineering, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bigbearnetworks.Com |
CEO |
Former |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Technology Group |
Executive Vice President, Manufacturing |
Former |
| The Fairchild Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Manufacturing |
Former |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
member |
Former |
| Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The University of North Carolina |
Doctorate In Inorganic Chemistry |
Former |
| The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Doctorate In Inorganic Chemistry |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
Bachelor's Degree In Chemistry |
Former |
Robert Devlin joined the America's Promise board of directors in November 1998. He is presently chairman of Curragh Capital Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Devlin's career in the financial services business spans 41 years, and includes serving as chairman, president and chief executive officer of American General, one of the nation's largest diversified financial services organizations. Mr. Devlin is a member of the board of directors of Cooper Industries, Houston and LKQ Corporation, Chicago. He is also a trustee of both Boston College and Tulane University and also serves on the executive council for the American Irish Historical Society. Mr. Devlin is also a member of the board of directors and serves on the executive committee for the International Insurance Society, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Tulane University |
Trustee |
Current |
| Boston College |
Trustee |
Current |
| American Irish Historical Society |
Trustee |
Current |
| LKQ Corporation |
Chairman, Curragh Capital Partners |
Current |
| The Lkqremotes Online |
Director |
Current |
| Discover Products, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| International Insurance Society, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| LKQ Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Discover Financial Services LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Member Executive Committee and Management Development and Compensation Committee |
Current |
| American General |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Americangenerallife.Com |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Americangenerallife.Com |
President |
Former |
| American General |
President |
Former |
| American General |
Chairman |
Former |
| America's Promise |
Chairman, Curragh Capital Partners |
Former |
| American General |
Director |
Former |
| American General |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
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