Mr. Reilly became a member of our board of directors in May 2004. Mr. Reilly is the retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Figgie International. Mr. Reilly has more than 30 years of experience in the automotive industry, where he has served as President and CEO of a number of automotive suppliers, including Stant Corporation and Tenneco Automotive. He has also held leadership positions at the former Chrysler Corporation and Navistar, and has served as president of Brunswick Corporation. Mr. Reilly is currently on the board of directors of Material Sciences Corporation, Marshfield Door Systems, Inc. and Timken Company. Mr. Reilly currently serves as Chairman of the Board and a member of the Compensation Committee.
Gordon A. Ulsh was appointed in April 2005 as President and CEO of Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions. He also is a member of the Company's Board of Directors.
Most recently, Mr. Ulsh was Chairman, President and CEO of Texas-based FleetPride Inc., the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck parts. Prior to joining FleetPride in 2001, Mr. Ulsh worked with Ripplewood Equity Partners, providing analysis of automotive industry segments for investment opportunities. Earlier, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Federal-Mogul Corporation in 1999 and as head of its Worldwide Aftermarket Division in 1998. Prior to Federal-Mogul, he held a number of leadership positions with Cooper Industries, including Executive Vice President of its automotive products segment. Mr. Ulsh joined Cooper's Wagner Lighting business unit in 1984 as Vice President of Operations, following 16 years in manufacturing and engineering management at Ford Motor Company.
Mr. Ulsh holds a bachelor's degree from Butler University.
Mr. Aspbury became a member of our board of directors in August 2006. Mr. Aspbury currently is an investor and advisor at Private Client Resources LLC, a privately held company founded in 2001, which provides consolidated financial information for high wealth investment managers and their clients. Since 2002, Mr. Aspbury has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the Fisher Graduate School of International Business of the Monterrey Institute of International Studies. Mr. Aspbury retired from Chase Manhattan Bank in 2000 where he served in a number of capacities, most recently as the London-based Managing Director and Regional Executive for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Mr. Aspbury was a member of Chase Manhattan Corporation's Management Committee. Mr. Aspbury also served in a number of capacities with Chemical Bank until its merger with Chase Manhattan. Mr. Aspbury serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Villanova University and is the Chair of its Finance Committee, as well as Chairman of the Royal Oak Foundation, the U.S. arm of Britain's National Trust. Mr. Aspbury is a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. D'Appolonia became a member of our board of directors in May 2004. Mr. D'Appolonia currently serves as Principal of Nightingale & Associates, LLC, a global management consulting firm providing financial and operational restructuring services to both publicly and privately held middle-market companies. Mr. D'Appolonia is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Systems Inc. In his consulting capacity, Mr. D'Appolonia served as the President of Reorganized Cone Mills Corporation and from October 2003 to May 2005 served as Chief Restructuring Officer of Cone Mills Corporation. From September 2002 to October 2003, Mr. D'Appolonia was President and Director of Moll Industries, Inc. Mr. D'Appolonia previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of McCulloch Corporation, Ametech, Inc., Halston Borghese, Inc. and Simmons Upholstered Furniture Inc. Mr. D'Appolonia is a member of the board of directors of The Washington Group International, Inc. and Kinetic Systems Inc. Mr. D'Appolonia is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
David S. Ferguson became a member of our board of directors in August 2005. Mr. Ferguson is currently the principal of DS Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, a retail consulting business. From September 2000 through July 2003, Mr. Ferguson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wal*Mart Europe. Prior to that, Mr. Ferguson was President and Chief Executive Officer of Wal*Mart Canada from February 1996 to September 2000. Mr. Ferguson was President and Chief Operating Officer as well as a director of Stuart's Department Store from August 1994 through October 1995. Mr. Ferguson is a member of the Board of Directors of Sobeys Inc., a Canadian grocery chain and is a member of the Dean's Advisory Board of the Business School at Morehouse College. Mr. Ferguson is currently on the Board of Advisors of Miller Zell. Mr. Ferguson is a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Paul W. Jennings became a member of our board of directors in September 2006. Since June 2005, Mr. Jennings has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Innospec Inc., an international specialty chemicals company headquartered in England. From November 2002 through his appointment as CEO, Mr. Jennings served as Innospec's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He previously served as CFO from Griffin LLC, a joint venture between Griffin Corporation and Dupont, and from 1986 to 1999 held positions of CFO and Vice President of Finance for various divisions and regions of Courtaulds plc, working in the United States, Europe and Singapore. Mr. Jennings is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Michael P. Ressner became a member of our board of directors in May 2004. Mr. Ressner is a retired Nortel Networks executive who, between 1981 and 2003, served in a number of senior financial and operational management positions. Mr. Ressner was an Adjunct Professor of Applied Financial Management at North Carolina State University between 2002 and 2004. He is currently an advisor with the College of Management at North Carolina State University. Mr. Ressner currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the following companies: Arsenal Digital Solutions, Entrust, Inc., Magellan Health Services, Inc., and Tekelec. Mr. Ressner is Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Carroll R. Wetzel became a member of our board of directors in August 2005. Mr. Wetzel is a retired investment banker. Mr. Wetzel served as Chairman of the Board of Safety Components International, Inc. from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Wetzel currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Laidlow International, Inc. Mr. Wetzel is Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.
Joseph V. Lash became a member of our Board of Directors March 2007. Mr. Lash has been a partner of Tontine Associates, LLC, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based investment partnership, since July 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Lash was a Senior Managing Director of Conway, Del Genio, Gries & Co., LLC, a financial advisory firm from April 2002 to July 2005. From June 1998 to April 2001, Mr. Lash was a Managing Director of JP Morgan Chase & Co., a financial services firm. Mr. Lash also serves as a director of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., an electrical contracting services provider, and Neenah Foundry Company, a metals casting manufacturer.
