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Board of Directors
Donald Labonte has been President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2008 and was Chief Operating Officer from February 2008 to June 2008. He was President and Chief Operating Officer/Quarry Division from December 2007 to February 2008, and President and Chief Operating Officer/Manufacturing Division from August 2002 to February 2008. Mr. Labonte has been President of Rock of Ages Canada, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, since 1999. From January 2002 to July 2002, he was Vice President/Manufacturing of the Company. From 1998 to 1999, he was Vice President/General Manager of Rock of Ages Canada, Inc. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Labonte was Director of Operations of Rock of Ages Canada, Inc. From 1980 to 1993, Mr. Labonte held various positions in the manufacturing plant at Rock of Ages Canada, Inc. At the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting Mr. Labonte was elected as a director. His current term will expire at the Company's 2011 Annual Meeting.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| Quarry Co |
President |
Current |
| Quarry Co |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
General Manager |
Former |
Kurt M. Swenson has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since 1984. From 1984 to June 30, 2008 he also served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. Prior to the Company's initial public offering in 1997, Mr. Swenson had been the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Swenson Granite Company, Inc. from 1974 to September of 1997. Mr. Swenson currently serves as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Swenson Granite Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company engaged in the granite curb and landscaping business. Swenson Granite Company, LLC may be deemed an affiliate of the Company. He is also a director of the National Building Granite Quarries Association, an industry association of United States-based dimension granite quarriers. Mr. Swenson's current term as a director will expire at the Company's 2009 Annual Meeting.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Chairman of The Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Swenson Granite Company LLC |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Polycor Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| National Building Granite Quarries Association, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| McLeod Belting Company |
Director |
Current |
| Swenson Granite Company LLC |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Swenson Granite Company LLC |
Director |
Former |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Vice President Cfo & Treasurer |
Current |
| University of Vermont |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Current |
| Green Mountain Power Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Chittenden Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
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| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Executive Vice President Administration |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Staff Engineer |
Current |
| University of Vermont |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Civil Engineering |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Senior Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Current |
| Wpi Group, Inc |
Vice President |
Former |
| Wpi Group, Inc |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Wpi Group, Inc |
Secretary |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Vice President, Administration |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
V.P. of Manufacturing |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director, Customer Service |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
V.P. of Wholesale Sales |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
V.P. of Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation-Quarries Division |
Vice President, Sales, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Founder |
Current |
Charles M. Waite has been a director of the Company since 1985. Since 1989, Mr. Waite has been managing partner of Chowning Partners, a financial consulting firm that provides consulting services to New England companies. Mr. Waite's current term as a director of the Company will expire at the 2007 annual meeting.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director of the Company |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director, Product |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director, Product |
Former |
"Pamela G. Sheiffer has been a director of the Company since June 2004. Since 1997, she has been President of P. Joyce Associates,
Inc., a consulting firm specializing in retail and apparel sectors, plus providing services to the investment community. Prior to that,
Ms. Sheiffer held various senior management positions in the retail and apparel industry including Senior Vice President of May
Department Stores. She has been a director of New York & Company (NYSE: NWY), a specialty retailer of fashion oriented,
moderately priced women’s apparel, since August 2006, and a Trustee of the American Management Association since June 2007.
She is currently Vice Chairman of Learning Lenders, New York City’s largest educational nonprofit with over 12,000 volunteers in
New York City schools. Ms. Sheiffer’s current term as a director will expire at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting."
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director of the Company |
Current |
| American Management Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| New York & Company, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Learning Leaders |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Source Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Source Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
B.A. In Political Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Management Association |
President, Memorials Division |
Current |
| The Bigelow Company |
Owner, Managed |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director of the Company |
Current |
| American Management Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Vice Chairman |
Current |
| American Management Association |
Trustee |
Current |
| Maumee Valley Memorials Inc. |
President |
Former |
| The Bigelow Company |
President |
Former |
| Strategic-LP |
Chief |
Former |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| American Management Association |
Trustee |
Former |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Marketing Officer |
Former |
| The Bigelow Company |
Principal |
Former |
| Babson College |
Trustee |
Former |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| The Bigelow Company |
Director |
Former |
| Babson College |
Masters In Finance and Economics |
Former |
| Babson College |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director Precision Granite Products |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Mausoleum and Feature Memorials Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director, Tourism |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Cemetery Sales Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Manager |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
|
Current |
| Nathan Research, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Pennzoil-Quaker State Company |
President |
Former |
| Nathan Research, Inc. |
President and Coo of the Memorials Division of Roc |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
David S. Hooker |
Current |
Frederick E. Webster, Jr., Ph.D. has been a director of the Company since October 1997. He was a Professor of Management at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration of Dartmouth College from 1965 until 2002 and is now a Professor Emeritus. He is also a management consultant and lecturer. He is also a director of Image Max, Samuel Cabot, Inc. and Diamond Phoenix Corp. Mr. Webster's current term as a director of the Company will expire at the 2008 annual meeting.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Samuel Cabot, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| ImageMax, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Diamond Phoenix Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fundquest Incorporated |
President |
Current |
| Fundquest Incorporated |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Rock of Ages Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Pegasus Solutions, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| First Data Corporation |
President |
Former |
| The BISYS Group, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Gomez, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| The BISYS Group, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| The BISYS Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Pfpc, Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
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