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 |
| 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
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
President, Cooper Crouse, Hinds |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Group President, Cooper Tools & Hardware |
Current |
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. |
President, Cooper Bussmann |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
General Manager |
Current |
| Cooper Bussmann, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
President, Cooper B, Line |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Group President,Cooper Power Systems |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Cmo |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President & Finance |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President & Controller |
Former |
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 |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| National Association of Manufacturers |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Paccar Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| GE Lighting |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| GE Lighting |
President |
Former |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Executive Vice President, Operations |
Former |
| American Standard Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Director |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Senior Vice President, Business Dev |
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. |
Senior Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Senior Vice President, Hr |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Personnel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Internal Audit |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Intl Operations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Taxes |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Business Sys |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Honeywell Corporation |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Business Sys |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Investor Relations |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Environ Affairs |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Treasurer & Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Vice President, Public Affairs |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Assistant Treasurer |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Associate General Counsel |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Secretary |
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 |
| Lyondell Chemical Company |
Director |
Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company |
Executive Committee Member |
Current |
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Millennium Chemicals Inc. |
CEO |
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 |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
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 |
| Centex Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Northwest Airlines Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pennzoil-Quaker State Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Pennzoil-Quaker State Company |
President |
Former |
| Pennzoil Limited |
President |
Former |
| Pennzoil Limited |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
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.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Chair |
Current |
| ConAgra Foods, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ford Motor Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| KPMG International |
CEO |
Former |
| KPMG International |
Chief Executive |
Former |
| KPMG International |
Butler was Chairman |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Smith Graham & Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Smith Graham & Company |
Chairman |
Current |
| Funds |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Metropolitan Transit Authority Houston |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board Director |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Member |
Current |
| Smith Graham & Company |
Founder |
Former |
| Smith Graham & Company |
Owner |
Former |
| Dillon Read |
|
Former |
| ONEOK Partners, L.P. |
Member, Board of Directors and Chairman, Audit |
Former |
| Metro |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Visitors |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Texas Southern University |
Bba In Finance |
Former |
Array
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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 |
Linda Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration in the organizational behavior area at the Harvard Business School. She is unit chair of organizational behavior, faculty chair of the Leadership Initiative, and she has chaired numerous HBS executive education programs including the Young Presidents' Organization, Presidents' Seminar, and the High Potentials Program. She was course head during the development of the new Leadership and Organizational Behavior MBA required course. She is the author of Power and Influence Customized Course Module, and Becoming a Manager: How New Managers Master the Challenges of Leadership (2nd edition). She is also author of two e-College course modules: Managing Your Career and Managing Teams, and of award-winning multimedia management development programs High Performance Management, Coaching, and Managing for Performance. Professor Hill's consulting and executive education activities have been in the areas of managing change, managing cross-organizational relationships, globalization, career management, and leadership development. Hill is currently working on two projects: leading in emerging markets and leadership as collective genius in which she explores the relationship between leadership, creativity, and diversity. Organizations with which professor Hill has worked include Cabot Corporation, General Electric, Home Depot, IBM, Molex, the National Bank of Kuwait, Morgan Stanley, and the Royal Bank of Scotland. Professor Hill is currently a member of the Boards of Directors of State Street Corporation and Cooper Industries; the Boards of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, and The Children's Museum, Boston. She is a former member of the Board of Trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation. She is also on the Advisory Board of the Getty Leadership Institute for Museum Management and the Advisory Board of the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program. She is a Trustee of The Bridgespan Group. Dr. Hill did a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Harvard Business School and earned a PhD in behavioral sciences at the University of Chicago. She received her MA in educational psychology with a concentration in measurement and evaluation from the University of Chicago. She has an AB, summa cum laude, in psychology from Bryn Mawr College.
| 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 |
| The Bridgespan Group, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bryn Mawr College |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rockefeller Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
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 |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| 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 |
| Boston College |
Trustee |
Current |
| American Irish Historical Society |
Trustee |
Current |
| Tulane University |
Trustee |
Current |
| LKQ Corporation |
Chairman, Curragh Capital Partners |
Current |
| The Lkqremotes Online |
Director |
Current |
| Discover Financial Services LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| LKQ Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| International Insurance Society, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. |
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 |
| America's Promise |
Chairman, Curragh Capital Partners |
Former |
| American General |
Chairman |
Former |
| American General |
Director |
Former |
| American General |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
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