Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Sven Ruder, age 51. Mr. Ruder was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Sauer-Danfoss Inc. on January 1, 2009. He was President of the Motion Controls division of Danfoss A/S from January 2001 through December 2008. Mr. Ruder also serves on the Boards of Directors of Danfoss Turbocor Compressors BV, a privately held joint venture between Danfoss A/S and Turbocorp BV, and of Danfoss Turbocor Compressors, Inc., a subsidiary of Danfoss Turbocor Compressors BV that is engaged in the manufacture of air conditioning and refrigeration compressors.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Danfoss A/S |
President |
Former |
Frederik Lotz, age 39. Mr. Lotz has been Chief Financial Officer of Danfoss A/S since May 1, 2007 and an Executive Vice President of Danfoss A/S since February 1, 2007. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Ferrosan A/S, a Danish corporation in the consumer health care industry, from December 1, 2002 through December 31, 2006.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Danfoss A/S |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer of Danfoss A, S |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Danfoss A/S |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chief Marketing Officer |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
Hans Kirk, age 63, has been a director of the Company since May 3, 2000. He has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Committee of Danfoss A/S for more than the past five years. He is also a director of NIRAS Group, a Danish construction consulting company, and a director of The Danish Technological Institute, an independent institution approved by the Danish authorities to provide technological services to businesses and the community.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officerdanfoss A, S |
Current |
| Danfoss A/S |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Danfoss A/S |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Danfoss A/S |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Danfoss A/S Building Controls Div. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Degussa-Huls Corporation |
Cfo |
Former |
| Degussa-Huls Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chief Accounting Officer |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Secretary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Danfoss A/S |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Danfoss A, S |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Danfoss A/S |
Divisional President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Becker Underwood Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chief Financial Officerbecker, Underwood, Inc. |
Current |
| Inverness Capital Partners, L.P. |
Managing Principal |
Current |
| Danfoss A/S |
|
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Graham Machinery Group |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Graham Packaging Company, L.P. |
CFO |
Former |
| Maytag Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Maytag Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Graham Packaging Company, L.P. |
Senior Group Vice President |
Former |
| Metaldyne Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Ernst & Young |
Senior Manager, Audit, Tax, and Entrepreneurial Services Groups |
Former |
| Metaldyne Corporation |
Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Ernst & Young |
auditor |
Former |
| Graham Machinery Group |
Chairman |
Former |
| Connecticut State University |
BS in Accounting |
Former |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Executive Vice President & President Work Function Division |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
President, Propel Division |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Executive Vice President & President, Controls Division |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Vice President, Mobile Electronics |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Maytag Corporation |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Former |
Sven Murmann, age 38, has been a director of Sauer-Danfoss since April 1994, and Vice Chairman of Sauer-Danfoss Inc. since May 5, 2004. Mr. Murmann is Managing Director of Sauer Holding GmbH, an investment company controlled by the Murmann family, a position he has held since February 2000. He previously served as Manager of Hako Holding GmbH & Co., a global manufacturer of indoor and outdoor cleaning equipment based in Germany from August 2000 to August 2002. He is a member of the Board of Danfoss A/S. Mr. Murmann is the son of Klaus H. Murmann, Chairman Emeritus and a director of the Company, and a brother of Nicola Keim, a director of the Company. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Vice Chairman, Sauer, Danfoss Inc. Managing Director |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Danfoss A/S |
President |
Former |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Director and Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Director of Finance Europe |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Engineering Manager |
Current |
| Friendship Ark Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Treasurer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Investor Relations Administrator |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Nicola Keim, age 45, has been a director of Sauer-Danfoss since April 1990. Ms. Keim, a licensed German lawyer, served as a part-time internal counsel for HypoVereinsbank, a German bank, from 1999 to 2003. Ms. Keim is the daughter of Klaus H. Murmann, Chairman Emeritus and a director of the Company, and a sister of Sven Murmann, Vice Chairman and a director of the Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Lawyer |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Marketing Coordinator |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Danfoss A/S |
|
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chairman of The Board |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Co-Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Committee Member |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Dr. Murmann serves as Chairman of the company. He is Chairman Emeritus of Sauer-Danfoss. From 1987 to 2000 he served as Chairman and CEO of Sauer-Sundstrand, a publicly traded firm on the New York stock exchange (SHS). In the year 2000 the company was renamed Sauer-Danfoss when Sauer-Sundstrand merged with Danfoss Fluid Power. From the merger until May 2004 Klaus Murmann served as Chairman. Dr. Murmann serves as Managing Director of Sauer Holding, a holding company of the Murmann family which is a major shareholder of Sauer-Danfoss. He is serving on several other Boards and is Chairman of PSV AG, the national pension fund of German enterprises.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Greenblock Corporation |
|
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Homecrete Homes Inc |
Chairman |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Danfoss A/S |
|
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Insulated Concrete Walls, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cummins, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Cummins, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| National Association of Manufacturers |
Global Designer |
Current |
| National Association of Manufacturers |
Director |
Current |
| Tower Automotive, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Hillenbrand, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
President and Chief Operating Officercummins Inc. |
Former |
| Cummins, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Cummins, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Jørgen M. Clausen, age 60, has been a director of the Company since May 3, 2000, Chairman of the Company since May 5, 2004, and prior to that served as Vice Chairman of the Company from 2000 to 2004. On October 1, 2008, Mr. Clausen announced his retirement as President and Chief Executive Officer of Danfoss A/S. He will become chairman of Danfoss A/S after Danfoss’ Annual General Meeting to be held in the spring of 2009.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Danfoss A/S |
|
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Compensation Committee Chairman |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cummins, Inc. |
President, Engine Business |
Current |
| Cummins, Inc. |
Chief Technical Officer |
Current |
| Tower Automotive, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Community Education Coalition |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Wtcbn |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Cummins, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Gn Store Nord A/S |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Danfoss A, S |
Former |
| GN Netcom A/S |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| GN Netcom A/S |
President |
Former |
| Danfoss A/S |
President |
Former |
| Gn Netcom, Inc. |
president |
Former |
| Danfoss A/S |
COO |
Former |
| Danfoss A/S |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Gn Store Nord A/S |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Gn Netcom, Inc. |
vice president for business development |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Danfoss A/S |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Danfoss A/S |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Danfoss A/S |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Sauer-Danfoss Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
|
Former |