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Chief Executive Officer of the Company since May 1, 2004. President and Director of the Company since February 2001. Prior thereto Mr. Duda was Vice President-Interconnect Group since March 2000. Prior thereto Mr. Duda was with Amphenol Corporation through November 1998 as General Manager of its Fiber Optic Products Division since 1988.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Methode Electronics, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| DataMate Division |
President & CEO |
Current |
| DataMate Products Group |
President |
Current |
| Optoelectronic Products Division |
President |
Current |
| Automotive Electronic Controls |
President |
Current |
| Methode Electronics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Chief Financial Officer of the Company since May 1, 2004. Vice President, Corporate Finance, of the Company since April 2001. Prior thereto Mr. Koman was Assistant Vice President-Financial Analysis since December 2000. Prior thereto Mr. Koman was with Illinois Central Corporation through March 2000 as Controller since November 1997 and Treasurer since July 1991.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Methode Electronics, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Automotive Operations |
Current |
| Automotive Electronic Controls |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Methode Electronics, Inc. |
Vice President & General Manager, North American Automotive Operations |
Former |
Vice President and General Manager, North American Automotive, of the Company since September 14, 2006. Prior thereto Mr. Glandon was General Manager of Automotive Safety Technologies since August 1, 2001.
Mr. Hornung has served as Chief Executive Officer of Next Testing, Inc. since January 2007. Next Testing provides comprehensive, sport-specific athletic testing programs. From February 2004 through December 2006, Mr. Hornung served as President of the Pacific Cycle Division of Dorel Industries, Inc., a global consumer products company. Prior to the acquisition of Pacific Cycle by Dorel Industries Inc., Mr. Hornung served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Cycle.
Dr. Colgate is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Founding Director of the Institute for Design Engineering and Applications at Northwestern University, where he has served in various professor positions since 1988. From June 1999 until September 2000, Dr. Colgate took a sabbatical leave from Northwestern University to serve as a founder and the President of Cobotics, Inc., which is now part of Stanley Assembly Technologies, a supplier of human interface technologies for the industrial marketplace. His research interests include human-machine systems, especially robotics and haptic interface. Dr. Colgate is currently the holder of the Pentair-Nugent Teaching Professorship, and co-Director of the newly formed Segal Design Institute.
Mr. Skatoff retired in March 2001 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BorgWarner Inc., a manufacturer of highly engineered systems and components for the automotive industry. Prior to joining BorgWarner Inc., Mr. Skatoff was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Premark International, Inc., a diversified consumer products company, from 1991 through 1999. Before joining Premark, Mr. Skatoff was Vice President-Finance of Monsanto Company, a worldwide manufacturer of chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Mr. Shelton retired in December 2003 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FleetPride Inc., an independent heavy-duty truck parts distributor. From 1981 through 2001, Mr. Shelton served in various management positions at AMCOL International Corporation, a supplier of specialty minerals and chemicals, most recently as Senior Vice President from 1995 through 2001 and Chief Financial Officer from 1984 through 2001. Mr. Shelton also served on the board of directors of AMCOL International Corporation for 12 years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Methode Electronics, Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| AMCOL International Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Dr. Dawson currently serves as a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Clemson University, where he has held various professor positions since 1990. Dr. Dawson leads the Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory, which is jointly operated by the Electrical and Mechanical Departments. His research interests include nonlinear control techniques for mechatronic systems, robotic manipulator systems and vision-based systems. Dr. Dawson s work has been recognized by several awards, including the Clemson University Centennial Professorship in 2000.
Ms. Goossen has served as the Vice President for Finance and Administration for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association since 2001. From 1986 through 1999, Ms. Goossen held several management positions with Premark International, Inc., a diversified consumer products company, most recently as Vice President and Treasurer from 1996 through 1999.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Detroit Chinese Business Association |
Chairman & Co-Founder, Amherst Partners Llc, Investment Banking & Turnaround Management |
Current |
| Amherst Partners |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Mbi International |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Current |
| Amherst Partners |
Chairman |
Current |
| Methode Electronics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ricardo Plc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Atlas Oil Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mackinac Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| Association for Corporate Growth |
Member |
Current |
| Society of Manufacturing Engineers |
Member |
Current |
| TRW, Inc. |
|
Former |
| University of Wisconsin |
|
Former |
William C. Croft, Director Mr. Croft is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He currently serves as Director of Methode Electronics Inc. and Chairman of Clemente National Co. Mr. Croft formerly served as Chairman of First Illinois Corp.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Methode Electronics, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Prime Holdings Insurance Services, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
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