Board of Directors
Roy V. Armes
Chairman of the Board,
Chief Executive Officer and President
Armes has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2007 and as Chairman of the Board since December 2007. He was previously employed at Whirlpool Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, for 31 years, where he gained experience in engineering, manufacturing, global procurement and international operations management. Armes also developed a successful track record at Whirlpool Corporation of developing customer relationships and consumer oriented products. During his career at Whirlpool Corporation, Armes served in positions including: Senior Vice President, Project Management Office; Corporate Vice President and General Director, Whirlpool Mexico; Corporate Vice President, Global Procurement Operations; President/Managing Director, Whirlpool Greater China; Vice President, Manufacturing Technology, Whirlpool Asia (Singapore); and Vice President, Manufacturing & Technology, Refrigeration Products, Whirlpool Europe (Italy). Armes has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Toledo.
Director Since 2007
Thomas P. Capo
Former Chairman of the Board,
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
Capo served as Chairman of the Board of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a vehicle rental company, from October 2003 to November 2010. Capo was a Senior Vice President and Treasurer of DaimlerChrysler Corporation, an automobile manufacturer, from November 1998 until August 2000. From November 1991 to October 1998, he was Treasurer of Chrysler Corporation, an automobile manufacturer. Prior to holding these positions, Capo served as Vice President and Controller of Chrysler Financial Corporation, a finance company. Capo also serves as a director of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. and Lear Corporation. Capo has a B.S. in Accounting and Finance, an M.A. in Economics and an M.B.A. in Finance, each from the University of Detroit Mercy.
Director Since 2007
Steven M. Chapman
Group Vice President,
Emerging Markets & Businesses,
Cummins, Inc.
Chapman is Group Vice President, Emerging Markets & Businesses, for Cummins, Inc. Cummins designs, manufactures and markets diesel engines and related components and power systems. Chapman has been with Cummins since 1985 and served in various capacities, including as President of Cummins’ International Distribution Business, Vice President of International, and Vice President of Southeast Asia and China. Chapman graduated from St. Olaf College with a B.A. in Asian Studies and from Yale University with a M.P.P.M. in Management.
Director Since 2006
John J. Holland
President
Greentree Advisors LLC
Holland is President of Greentree Advisors LLC. Greentree Advisors LLC provides business advisory services. Prior to that, he was the President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of MMFX Technologies Corporation from September 2008 until October 2009. MMFX Technologies is an inventor and manufacturer of nano technology steel. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alternative Energy Sources, Inc., an ethanol producer, from August 2006 until June 2008. Holland previously was employed by Butler Manufacturing Company, a producer of pre-engineered building systems, supplier of architectural aluminum systems and components and provider of construction and real estate services for the nonresidential construction market, from 1980 until his retirement in 2004. Prior to his retirement from Butler, Holland served as Chairman of the Board from 2001 to 2004, as Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2004, and as President from 1999 to 2001. Holland is also a director of SAIA, Inc. (formerly SCS Transportation, Inc.) and also a director of NCI Building Systems, Inc. Holland holds B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Kansas.
Director Since 2003
John F. Meier
Former Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer,
Libbey Inc.
Meier was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Libbey Inc., a producer of glass tableware and china, since 1993. Meier is also a director of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Meier received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Wittenberg University and an M.B.A. degree from Bowling Green State University. He is a trustee emeritus of Wittenberg University.
Director Since 1997
Cynthia A. Niekamp
Senior Vice President
Automotive Coatings Division
PPG Industries, Inc.
Niekamp is Senior Vice President of the automotive OEM coatings business of PPG Industries, Inc., a leading global coatings and specialty products company, a position she has held since 2010. She joined PPG in 2009 as Vice President of the automotive OEM coatings business. Niekamp served as Vice President, President and General Manager of BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems from 2004 to 2008. Prior to joining BorgWarner, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MeadWestvaco Corporation. During her nine years with Mead and Westvaco, Niekamp held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in the company's specialty business units, including the Specialty Paper Division and the Specialty Chemicals Division. From 1990 to 1995, she served as Managing Director, Director of Operations, and Vice President and Director of Planning and Business Development for TRW, Inc.'s Transportation Systems business unit, Technar subsidiary, and Engine and Aftermarket Group, respectively. From 1978 to 1990, she held various management and engineering roles with General Motors. Niekamp earned a B.S. degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., and an MBA from Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Director Since 2011
John H. Shuey
Former Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Amcast Industrial Corporation
Shuey joined Amcast Industrial Corporation, a producer of aluminum components for the automotive industry and plumbing products for the construction industry, in 1991 as Executive Vice President. He was elected President and Chief Operating Officer in 1993, a director in 1994, Chief Executive Officer in 1995, and Chairman in 1997. Shuey served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer through February 2001. Shuey has a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering and an M.B.A. degree, both from the University of Michigan.
Director Since 1996
Richard L. Wambold
Former Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer,
Pactiv Corporation
Wambold was Chief Executive Officer of Reynolds/Pactiv Foodservice and Consumer Products (formerly Pactiv Corporation), a global provider of advanced packaging solutions, from 1999 until January 2011, and was Chairman of the Board from 2000 until November 2010. Wambold holds a B.A. in Government and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas.
Director Since 2003
Robert D. Welding
Former Non-Executive Chairman,
Public Safety Equipment (Int’l) Limited
Welding served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Public Safety Equipment (Int’l) Limited, a manufacturer of highway safety and enforcement products, from January 2009 until his retirement in May 2010. Prior to that, he was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Federal Signal Corporation, a manufacturer of capital equipment, from November 2003 until his retirement in 2008. Prior to holding those positions, Welding was Executive Vice President of BorgWarner, Inc., a U.S. automotive parts supplier, and Group President of BorgWarner’s Driveline Group from November 2002 until November 2003, and was President of BorgWarner’s Transmission Systems Division from 1996 to November 2002. Welding graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, holds an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.
Director Since 2007