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Dresser Inc.

is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Dresser Roots is the longest continuously run manufacturer of rotary positive displacement blowers in the United States. In 1854, Francis and Philander Roots, woolen mill owners in Connersville, Indiana, stumbled upon the principles that drive the rotary positive displacement concept.

Chief Executive Officer
John P. Ryan
Number of Employees 6,500
Contact Information

15455 Dallas Pkwy Ste 1100

Addison, Texas 75001-6771

www.dresser.com

(972) 361-9800

NAICS Code Industrial Valve Manufacturing: 332911

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
John P. Ryan Chief Executive Officer
Darrin F. Whitney Chief Information Officer
James A. Nattier Chief Compliance Officer
Jennifer L. Botter Chief Accounting Officer
J. Scott Matthews Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Linda Rutherford Senior Vice President
Brian White Vice President
Frank P. Pittman Vice President
Jenny Haynes Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications
Mike R. Skelton Vice President, Finance
Scott Coleman Vice President, Corporate Development
Scott Collicutt Vice President, Sales & Marketing
N John Lancaster Managing Director
Gary Stapleton Director, Product Development
Maurice Strawn Director, Product Support Branch Operations, Engine Division
Stewart P. Yee Director, Communications
Chuck Lawton Manager, Product Trng
Mike Sweeney Product Manager
Sandro Esposito Senior Manager, Product
David D. Dolan Secretary & Assoc General Counsel
David M Dolan Associate General Counsel
Richard T Kernan Treasurer
Bernard J. Duroc-Danner Director
David D. Dolan Secretary
Mark T. Schwetschenau Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
David M Leuschen Board of Directors
Francesco Giuliani Board of Directors
Gary L. Rosenthal Board of Directors
Jeffrey K. Quake Board of Directors
Muzzi Mirza Board of Directors
Pierre F. Lapeyre Board of Directors
Stephen Berger Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Dresser Wayne Division President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Redq Regulators President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Dresser, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Dresser, Inc. President Current
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Becker Precision Equipment Board of Directors Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Board of Directors Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com President and Chief Operating Officer of Dresser, Inc Former
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. President and Chief Operating Officer of Dresser, Inc Former
Dresser, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Dresser Wayne Division Vice President Former
Dresser, Inc. Vice President Former
Dresser Wayne Division Accounts Sales Manager Former
Goulds Pumps, Incorporated Team Member Former

Organization Position Status
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Vice President and Chief Information Officer Current
Dresser, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current
Becker Precision Equipment Vice President and Chief Information Officer Current
Redq Regulators Vice President and Chief Information Officer Current
Dresser, Inc. Vice President Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Dresser, Inc. Director, Accounting Services Former
Vartec Telecom, Inc. Senior Director of Information Technology Former
Dresser, Inc. Director Former

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Chief Compliance Officer Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Current
Dresser, Inc. Executive Vice President, Ethics & Compliance Former
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Vice President, Shared Services Former
Baroid Drilling Fluids, Inc. Vice President, Industrial Products Former
Baroid Corporation Former
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Current
Dresser, Inc. Corporate Controller Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Sun Healthcare Group Inc. Senior Vice President of Finance Former
Sun Healthcare Group Inc. Corporate Controller Former
Sun Healthcare Group Inc. Principal Accounting Officer Former

J. Scott Matthews is Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He has served in various roles in the domestic and international oil and gas industry for over 23 years. He started his career in 1969 as a CPA with Arthur Young & Co. and subsequently served with Roy M. Huffington, Inc. in business development, contract negotiation, financing and management of the company's domestic and international LNG and refinery projects. He was a founding partner in an independent oil & gas operating company and later was President and CEO of Compressor Systems, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Dresser, Inc. Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Arthur Young, Inc. CPA Former

Linda Rutherford is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Dresser, Inc. Before joining Dresser in May 2006, she was Vice President and General Counsel for the Network Centric Systems technology business of Raytheon Company, where she had worked since 1999. From 1990 to 1996, she held management positions with First Interstate Bank of Texas, N. A. (Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.), and from 1984 to 1990 she practiced with the law firm of Winstead, McGuire, Sechrest & Minick, P. C.

Organization Position Status
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Dresser, Inc. Current
Redq Regulators Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Dresser, Inc. Current
Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
Dresser, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Becker Precision Equipment Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current
Dresser, Inc. General Counsel Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Raytheon Company Vice President Former
Raytheon Company General Counsel Former
Wells Fargo Bank Na Former

Organization Position Status
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Vice President, Reengineering Current
Redq Regulators Vice President, Reengineering Current
Dresser, Inc. Vice President Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Vice President, Reengineering of Dresser, Inc Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Vice President, Reengineering of Dresser, Inc Current
Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) Vice President, Reengineering Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Caterpillar, Inc. Maintenance Engineer Former

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Vice President Current
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Vice President Former
Dresser, Inc. General Counsel Former
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Associate General Counsel Former

Jenny Haynes is Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications of Dresser, Inc. She joined Dresser in June 2005. Prior to joining Dresser, she was Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications of Odyssey HealthCare, Inc., a nationwide publicly held healthcare services company, from 2003 to 2005 and Vice President of Optical Switch Corp. from 2000 to 2002. She also held various senior level positions with Paging Network, Inc., an international wireless company, from 1992 to 2000, including Vice President of Human Resources and Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications.

Organization Position Status
Consolidatedvalve.Com Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications of Dresser, Inc Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications of Dresser, Inc. Current
Dresser, Inc. Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications Current
Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications of Dresser, Inc Current
Optical Switch Corporation Vice President Former
Odyssey Healthcare Inc. Vice President, Corp Communications Former
Paging Network, Inc. Vice President of Human Resources Former

Organization Position Status
Dresser Wayne Division Vice President, Finance Current
Dresser, Inc. Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Redq Regulators Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Dresser, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current

N. John Lancaster is a Managing Director of Riverstone. Prior to joining Riverstone in 2000, Mr. Lancaster was a Director with The Beacon Group, LLC, a privately held firm specializing in principal investing and strategic advisory services in the energy and other industries. Prior to joining Beacon, Mr. Lancaster was a Vice President with Credit Suisse First Boston's Natural Resources Group in Houston, Texas, where he was involved in transactions for companies in all segments of the energy industry, with an emphasis on oil services and oil and gas exploration and production. Mr. Lancaster began his career in energy-related finance at Bankers Trust, where he served in the corporate finance group and published equity research on companies in the unregulated midstream natural gas and oil service sectors of the energy industry.

Organization Position Status
Consolidatedvalve.Com Managing Director of Riverstone Current
Riverstone Holdings LLC Managing Director Current
Dresser Wayne Division Managing Director of Riverstone Current
Redq Regulators Managing Director of Riverstone Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Managing Director of Riverstone Current
Dresser, Inc. Managing Director Current
Carlyle Holding Corporation Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Magellan Midstream Partner, L.P Director Current
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
Frontier Corporation Director Current
Becker Precision Equipment Board of Directors Current
Titan Specialties Ltd Board of Directors Current
Dresser Wayne Division Board of Directors Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Board of Directors Current
Redq Regulators Board of Directors Current
Magellan Midstream Holdings, L.P. Board of Directors Current
The Stallion Co Director Current
International Logging, Inc. Board of Directors Current
G.A.S. International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Stallionoilfield.Com Board of Directors Current
Riverstone Managing Director Former
Bankers Trust Company Inc. Corporate Finance Group Former
Beacon, Inc Former
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Beacon Group Director Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
The University of Texas B.B.A. Former
The University of Texas at Austin Bba Former

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Director, Product Development Current

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Director, Product Support Branch Operations, Engine Division Current

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Director, Communications Current
First Reserve Corporation Director, Corp Communications Former

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Manager, Product Trng Current

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Product Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Senior Manager, Product Current

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Secretary & Assoc General Counsel Current

David M. Dolan is Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel of Dresser, Inc. Prior to joining the company in 2005, he served as General Counsel of the T-Mobile HotSpot wireless broadband operations of T-Mobile USA, Inc. since 2002; Vice President and General Counsel of MobileStar Network Corporation, a predecessor company, since 2000; Senior Counsel--Corporate Affairs of Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a consumer products company, from 1992 through 1999; and a corporate/securities associate with the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. from 1985 to 1992. Mr. Dolan's practice consists primarily of corporate and securities law.

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Associate General Counsel Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
MobileStar Network Corporation Vice President Former
MobileStar Network Corporation General Counsel Former
Kimberly-Clark Corporation Senior Counsel--Corporate Affairs Former

Richard T. Kernan is Treasurer of Dresser, Inc. Mr. Kernan previously served as International Treasurer of Trinity Industries, Inc.; Assistant Treasurer-International of Dresser Industries; and Treasurer for Dresser-Rand Company. Prior to his joining Dresser-Rand Company in 1987, Mr. Kernan held various financial positions with Abbott Laboratories.

Organization Position Status
Consolidatedvalve.Com Treasurer of Dresser, Inc Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Treasurer of Dresser, Inc Current
Dresser, Inc. Treasurer Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) Treasurer Current
Dresser, Inc. Treasurer Current
Trinity Industries, Inc. International Treasurer Former
Abbott Laboratories Former
Dresser-Rand Company Treasurer Former
Trinity Industries, Inc. Treasurer Former

Bernard J. Duroc-Danner is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Weatherford International Ltd (NYSE: WFT), one of the largest global providers of innovative mechanical solutions, technology and services for the drilling and production sectors of the oil and gas industry. Weatherford operates in over 121 countries and employs more than 34,000 people worldwide. Dr. Duroc-Danner was directly responsible for the 1987 start up of EVI, Inc. in the oilfield service and equipment industry and has directed the growth of EVI and later Weatherford since then to date. EVI's revenues the first year were less than $20 million. In 1998, EVI, Inc. acquired Weatherford Enterra and adopted the new name of Weatherford International, Inc. Today, Weatherford International's revenue base has grown to over $7 billion with a market capitalization of about $20 billion. Along the way, in 2000, Weatherford dividended Grant Prideco to its shareholders, and Grant now trades separately on the New York Stock Exchange. Growth was from inception both organic and acquisitive with industrial fit as its guiding principle. Dr. Duroc-Danner is a director of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a marine contractor and operator of offshore oil and gas properties and production facilities). Dr. Duroc-Danner is also a member of the National Petroleum Council and the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Dr. Duroc-Danner's family has been in the oil business for two generations. Before forming EVI, Inc., Dr. Duroc-Danner held positions at Arthur D. Little Inc. and Mobil Oil Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Wharton (University of Pennsylvania). Dr. Duroc-Danner is married with four children.

Organization Position Status
Weatherford International Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Current
Weatherford International Ltd. President Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Current
Weatherford International Ltd. Chairman Current
Parker Drilling Company Director Current
Cal Dive International, Inc. Director Current
Dresser, Inc. Director Current
National Petroleum Council Board of Directors Current
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. Director Current
Leo Capital Plc Board of Directors Current
Weatherford International Ltd. Director Current
National Petroleum Council Member Current
University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. In Economics Former
Arthur D. Little, Inc. NA Former
Exterran Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Ph.D In Economics Former
Arthur D. Little, Inc. Team Member Former

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Secretary Current

Organization Position Status
Riverstone Senior Managing Director Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Founder and Senior Managing Director of Riverstone Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Founder and Senior Managing Director of Riverstone Current
Dresser Wayne Division Founder and Senior Managing Director of Riverstone Current
Redq Regulators Founder and Senior Managing Director of Riverstone Current
Riverstone Founder Current
Carlyle Holding Corporation Current
Buckeye Director Current
Frontier Corporation Director Current
Becker Precision Equipment Board of Directors Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Board of Directors Current
Dresser Wayne Division Board of Directors Current
Redq Regulators Board of Directors Current
Shelter Bay Energy Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cobalt International Energy, L Board of Directors Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Managing Director Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Managing Director Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Partner Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Partner Former
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Chairman Former
Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Inc. Director Former
Cross Timbers Oil Company Director Former
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth M.B.A Former
Dartmouth College A.B. Degree Former

Francesco Giuliani is a Director of First Reserve, the oldest and largest private equity firm specializing in the energy industry. He joined the firm in September 2006. Previously he was employed as a Senior Executive with General Electric. Most recently, he led the GE Oil and Gas Equipment Business at Nuovo Pignone, a $2.5 billion operation in Florence, Italy. Prior to that time he headed the Honeywell integration effort for GE Energy and spent several years in corporate development at different GE businesses and at Finmeccanica in Rome.

Organization Position Status
Becker Precision Equipment Board of Directors Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Board of Directors Current
Dresser Wayne Division Board of Directors Current
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
First Reserve Corporation Director Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Redq Regulators Board of Directors Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
GE Energy Head of the Honeywell Integration Effort Former
Finmeccanica, Inc Former

Organization Position Status
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Current
Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) Board of Directors Current
Oil States Director Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Oil States International, Inc. Director Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
AXIA Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Former
Wheatley TXT Corp. Chief Executive Officer Former
Rosenthal & Company LLC President Former
AXIA Incorporated President Former
Wheatley TXT Corp. President Former
Vinson & Elkins Llp partner Former
The Sterling Group, LP Principal Former
Wheatley TXT Corp. Chairman Former
AXIA Incorporated Chairman Former
Harvard University J.D. Former
Harvard University A.B. Degrees Former
Harvard Law School graduate Former
Harvard College graduate Former

Jeffrey K. Quake is Vice President of First Reserve, the oldest and largest private equity firm specializing in the energy industry. He joined First Reserve in December 2005. Previously he was an Associate at J.P. Morgan Partners. Prior to J.P. Morgan, he was an investment banking Analyst at Lehman Brothers, Inc.

Organization Position Status
First Reserve Corporation Vice President Current
Redq Regulators Board of Directors Current
Becker Precision Equipment Board of Directors Current
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dresser Wayne Division Board of Directors Current
First Reserve Corporation Board of Directors Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Board of Directors Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Analyst Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. Former
Williams College B.A. degree in Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Navistar International Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Current
Consolidatedvalve.Com Board of Directors Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Dresser Al Rushaid Valve and Instrument Co. (Darvico) Director Current
Dresser, Inc. Director Current
Navistar International Corporation Board of Directors Current
Dresser, Inc. Director, Conferences Former
Navistar International Corporation Controller Former
Navistar International Corporation Principal Accounting Officer Former
Quaker Oats Company Team Member Former

Mr. Mirza is one of the founders of Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC and was a principal in the private equity investing group of Odyssey Partners from 1993 to 1997. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Aviation Technologies, Inc., Dresser, Inc., United Site Services, Inc., Neff Corp, Norcross Safety Products, LLC., and Tri-Star Electronics, Inc. Prior to joining Odyssey, Mr. Mirza was head of the merchant banking group at GE Capital Corporation, where he was responsible for the company's cash flow lending and investing activities. Under Mr. Mirza, GE Capital's merchant banking portfolio managed over 75 investments representing several billion dollars. He had direct involvement and responsibility for a wide range of investments in various industries including retail, industrial manufacturing, business services and apparel. Mr. Mirza spent five years at Marine Midland Bank (1983 - 1988) and was a member of the bank's first LBO finance group. A native of Pakistan, Mr. Mirza is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College and received his MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management.

Organization Position Status
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC One of the Founders Current
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Managing Principal Current
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Norcross Safety Products LLC Board of Directors Current
Aviation Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Neff Motivation Inc. Director Current
United Site Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tri-Star Electronics, Inc Board of Directors Current
Aviation Technologies Director Current
Marine Midland Bank LBO finance group member Former
General Electric Capital Corporation Head of the Merchant Banking Group Former
American Graduate School of International Management MBA Former
Claremont McKenna College graduate Former

Organization Position Status
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Managing Director Former
Riverstone Founder Former

Organization Position Status
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Chief Executive Officer Current
Waukesha Engine Division Dresser Industries Current
Masoneilan Company, Ltd. Current
York Insurance Services Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Dresser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Financial Guaranty Insurance Company Chief Executive Officer Former
General Electric Capital Corporation Executive Vice President Former
Port Authority Executive Director Former
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Executive Director Former
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Co-Founder & Chairman Former
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC General Partner Former
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Director of Corporate Development Former
Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC Principal Former
Financial Guaranty Insurance Company Chairman Former
Brandeis University graduate in History Former
University of Chicago fellowship Former
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