Christopher J. Steffen has been Chairman of the Board since December 2003 and a director since October 2003. Mr. Steffen currently serves as a director of W. R. Grace & Co. and Accelrys, Inc. Mr. Steffen has been an advisor to Wall Street Management and Capital, Inc., a boutique business financial advisory firm, since 2002. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Steffen served as the Vice Chairman and director of Citicorp and its principal subsidiary, Citibank, N.A. In 1993, Mr. Steffen served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eastman Kodak. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Steffen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and director of Honeywell, Inc. Mr. Steffen previously served as a Chairman of the board of directors of Veltri Metal Products, Inc.
Michael D. Burger was appointed as a director in February 2010. Mr. Burger is currently President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Cascade Microtech, Inc., which provides electrical measurement and semiconductor testing technology. He served as a director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Merix Corporation from April 2007 until February 2010. From November 2004 until joining Merix Corporation, Mr. Burger served as a director and President of the Components Business of Flextronics Corporation, a leading provider of advanced design and electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers. Prior to Flextronics, from 1999 to November 2004, Mr. Burger was employed by ZiLOG, Inc., a supplier of devices for embedded control and communications applications. From May 2002 until November 2004, Mr. Burger served as ZiLOG's President and a member of its board of directors.
Timothy L. Conlon has been a director, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since October 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Conlon was President and Chief Operating Officer of Berg Electronics Corp. from January 1997 through October 1998. Mr. Conlon also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Berg Electronics Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berg Electronics Corp., from October 1993 through January 1997. Mr. Conlon is a member of the board of trustees of Maryville University and an advisor to Celerant Consulting.
Robert F. Cummings, Jr., has been a director since January 2003. In 2010, Mr. Cummings became Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at JP Morgan Chase & Co. He currently serves as a director of Corning Incorporated and Saratoga Investment Corp. Mr. Cummings joined GSC Group, Inc. ("GSC"), a privately held money management firm, in 2002 where he served as Senior Managing Director until he retired in July 2009. Mr. Cummings served as a member of the board of directors of RR Donnelley & Sons Company from 2003 to 2007. Before joining GSC, Mr. Cummings was with Goldman, Sachs & Co. for 28 years, where he was a member of the Corporate Finance Department.
Kirby A. Dyess, was appointed as a director in February 2010. Ms. Dyess served as a director of Merix Corporation from 2002 until February 2010. She is a principal in her own early stage investment firm, Austin Capital Management LLC. She served as Vice President of Intel Corporation and Director of Operations for Intel Capital from April 2001 until her retirement in December 2002. She served as Vice President and Director of New Business Development of Intel Corporation from January 1997 to April 2001 and was Corporate Vice President and Director of Human Resources worldwide from 1993 to 1996. Ms. Dyess also serves on the boards of directors of Portland General Electric and Itron, Inc., as well as privately held companies Prolifiq Software, Inc. and Compli, Inc.
Peter Frank, was appointed as a director in April 2010. Mr. Frank joined GSC in 2001 and currently serves as President and Senior Managing Director. In addition, Mr. Frank is a member of the investment committees for GSC's Recovery Funds, European Corporate Debt and European Mezzanine Funds. From 2005 until 2008, he served as the Senior Operating Executive for GSC's Recovery Funds. Prior to 2001, Mr. Frank was the Chief Executive Officer of Ten Hoeve Bros., Inc. and was an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He serves on the boards of directors of several privately held companies, including as Chairman of the boards of directors of Kolmar Labs Group, Inc., Scovill Fasteners Inc. and Worldtex, Inc.
Jack D. Furst was a director of the Company from 1996 to February 2003 and resumed his position as a director of the Company in February 2005. Mr. Furst has been affiliated with HM Capital Partners LLC ("HM Capital"), a private equity firm, since 1989, the year in which it was formed (as Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, Incorporated). Until 2008, he was a Partner in HM Capital and was involved in all aspects of the firm's business, including originating, structuring and monitoring HM Capital's investments. Mr. Furst has over 20 years of experience in leveraged acquisitions and private investments. Prior to joining HM Capital, Mr. Furst served as a Vice President and subsequently a Partner of Hicks & Haas from 1987 to 1989. From 1984 to 1986, Mr. Furst was a merger and acquisitions/corporate finance specialist for The First Boston Corporation in New York. Before joining First Boston, Mr. Furst was a Financial Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Furst has served as a member of the boards of directors of Activant Solutions, Inc., Home Interior and Gifts, Inc. and Regency Energy Partners in the previous five years.
Edward Herring has been a director since August 2006. Mr. Herring is a Partner at HM Capital, which he joined in 1998. Mr. Herring currently serves as a director of several privately held companies, including BlackBrush Oil & Gas, L.P., TexStar Midstream Services, LP, TriDimension Energy, LP, Swett & Crawford Group Inc. and Advanced H2O LLC, and is on the executive board of Capital for Kids. Mr. Herring previously served as a director of Regency Energy Partners LC and Swift & Company. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Herring attended Harvard Business School and earned a Masters in Business Administration degree. From 1993 to 1996 Mr. Herring was an investment banker with Goldman, Sachs & Co.
William C. McCormick was appointed as a director in February 2010. He served as a director of Merix Corporation from 1997 until February 2010 and as Chairman of the board of directors of Merix Corporation from 2007 until February 2010. Mr. McCormick currently serves on the boards of several privately held companies, including the Advisory Board of Aequitas Capital Management and as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of UCA Holdings, Inc. Mr. McCormick served on the board of directors of EnergyConnect Group, Inc. (formerly Microfield Group, Inc.) from 2004 until 2010, including as Chairman from 2006 to 2010. Mr. McCormick served as Chairman of the board of Precision Castparts Corp. from October 1994 until his retirement in 2003 where he was also Chief Executive Officer from August 1991 until retiring from that position in August 2002.
Dominic J. Pileggi, was appointed as a director in February 2012. Mr. Pileggi is currently Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors of Thomas & Betts Corporation, which is a manufacturer of electrical, electronic, mechanical and utility products. He has held such positions since 2004 and 2006, respectively. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Pileggi held various other senior executive positions with Thomas & Betts Corporation. From 1998 to 2000, he was President of the Electro-Mechanical Solutions Division of the Viasystems Group, Inc. From 1995 to 1998, he held senior executive positions with Casco Plastic, Inc. and Jordan Telecommunications. Mr. Pileggi held various executive positions with Thomas & Betts Corporation from 1979 through 1994. He also serves as a director of Exide Corporation and served as a director of the Lubrizol Corporation from 2005 to 2011.
John K. Pruellage has been a director since February 2011. Mr. Pruellage is currently a Member and Chairman of the law firm Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C. and has been practicing law for over 30 years. Mr. Pruellage is a member of several boards of directors including Banterra Corporation and Fred Weber Corporation. He is Chairman of the board of trustees of Saint Louis University and a member of the boards of trustees of the United Way of St. Louis and the St. Louis Zoo Foundation. He also serves on the boards of directors of the Regional Business Council and the Boy Scouts of America Greater St. Louis Area Council.
David M. Sindelar has been a director since August 2001 and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since July 2001. He also served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 1997 through June 2001. Previously, Mr. Sindelar served as Chief Executive Officer of International Wire Group, Inc. and LLS Corp. He also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Berg Electronics Corp. Mr. Sindelar is a member of the board of trustees of Saint Louis University and is Chairman of the board of directors of St. Anthony's Medical Center.
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