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Mark Holdsworth Chairman
Lane Pennington Vice-Chairman
Rodney Kent Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Holler Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Donald Dekay Vice President - Finance
Martin Dew President of IWG High Performance Conductors, Inc.
Chrysant Makarushka Vice President - Purchasing and Logistics
Peter Blum Director
David Gilchrist Director
Lowell Robinson Director
David Robbins Director
John Walsh Director
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Mark Holdsworth
Chairman
Mark Holdsworth has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of our company since March 24, 2005 and has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Holdsworth is a Managing Partner of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC and is one of the firms founding members. Prior to joining the firm in 1996, Mr. Holdsworth was a Vice President, Corporate Finance of US Bancorp Libra, a high-yield debt securities investment banking firm. He also serves as a generalist in Corporate Finance at Soloman Brothers, Inc. Mr. Holdsworth is currently Vice Chairman of EaglePicher Corporation and a director of Parsons Corporation. He is also a national trustee of the Boys & Girls Club of America. He received a B.A. in Physics at Pomona College, a B.S. with honors in Engineering in Applied Science (concentration in Mechanical Engineering) from the California Institute of Technology, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Lane Pennington
Vice-Chairman
William Lane Pennington has been the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of our company since March 28, 2005, and has been a director of our company since February of 2003. He served as a director when we filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy code and throughout the bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Pennington founded Whiterock Affiliates, LLC (now Pennington Allen Capital Partners, LLC), a private investment and advisory firm in 2003 and serves as Chief Executive Officer. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Pennington served as President of Lennox Worldwide Heat Transfer and Lennox Asia Pacific Ltd. and Executive Vice President of Lennox International Inc. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Pennington was the President of IMCO International, Inc. and the Executive Vice President of IMCO Recycling, Inc. Mr. Pennington also held several senior executive positions from 1988 to 1997 with Hilti International Corporation, a global manufacturer and direct sales company, including President of Hilti Asia Pacific, Ltd. based in Hong Kong and as President of Hilti, Ltd. in Toronto, Ontario. He previously served as a partner, as a shareholder, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Holliman, Langholz, Runnels and Dorwart, a private law practice.
Rodney D. Kent
Chief Executive Officer
Rodney D. Kent is Chief Executive Officer of our company and has held such positions since June 1, 2005. Previously, Mr. Kent served as our President and Chief Operating Officer and he held that position from May 2000 to June 1, 2005. Mr. Kent also serves as a director of our company and has been a director since June 1995. He served as a director when we filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and throughout the bankruptcy proceedings. Prior to being named as President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Kent served as President of our Bare Wire division since April 1995. Mr. Kent also serves as director of Oneida Financial Corp. and Chairman of the Board and director of Prime Materials Recovery, Inc. ("Prime")
Glenn J. Holler
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Glenn J. Holler was named Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of our company in July 2001, and Secretary of our company in October 2004. He also served as Vice President - Finance from August 1996 through July 2001. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Holler was employed by Vigoro Industries, inc. as Vice President, Finance from 1994 to 1996. From 1983 to 1994, Mr. Holler held several positions at Moog Automotive, Inc. including Vice President - Finance and Senior Vice President - Finance.
Donald F. Dekay
Vice President - Finance
Donald F. DeKay is Vice President - Finance of our company and has held such positions since July 2001. Prior to being named Vice President -Finance of our company, Mr. DeKay served as Vice President - Finance of our Bare Wire division since April 1995. Mr. DeKay served as Vice President - Finance of Omega from 1988 to 1995 and Controller of Omega from 1983 to 1988. Prior to joining our company, Mr. DeKay was employed by Price Waterhouse from 1978 to 1983. Mr. DeKay also serves as director of Prime Materials Recovery, Inc.
Martin G. Dew
President of IWG High Performance Conductors, Inc.
Martin G. Dew is President of IWG High Performance Conductors, Inc. and has held this position with High Performance Conductors since it was acquired by International Wire Group, Inc. in March 2006 and at its previous owner, Phelps Dodge Corporation, since 1999. Mr. Dew joined HPC in 1986 as an Inside Sales Representative and continued his career development serving as Sales Supervisor, Regional Sales Representative, Product Manager and Vice President of Sales.
Chrysant E. Makarushka
Vice President - Purchasing and Logistics
Chrysant E. Makarushka is Vice President - Purchasing and Logistics, and has held such position since July 2000. Prior to being named Vice President - Purchasing and Logistics, Mr. Makarushka served as Director of Metals Management for our company from 1995 to 2000. Mr. Makarushka served as Director of Procurement and Human Resources for Omega from 1989 to 1995. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Makarushka was employed by Rome Cable from 1981 to 1989.
Peter Blum
Director
Peter Blum has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Blum has served as the President of Blum Consulting, LLC since 2002. Prior to 2002, Mr. Blum was a Managing Principal of Towers Perrin. He was a consultant for the Wharton Center for Applied Research. In addition, he served as the Business Development Manager and Research and Development Manager for British Oxygen Company. Mr. Blum received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgy and Materials Science from Lehigh University, and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
David M. Gilchrist Jr.
Director
David M. Gilchrist, Jr. has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Gilchrist currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Siegel-Robert, Inc. Prior to joining Siegel-Robert, Inc. in 2007, Mr. Gilchrist was previously the Chief Executive Office of Jackson Products, Inc. from 2003-2007 and the President of VP Buildings from 1996 through 2003. Prior to joining VP Buildings, he also served as the President of Mid-South Industries and Fusite Division of Emerson Electric. He also serves as a director of Wolverine Tube and Jackson Products. Mr. Gilchrist received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from St. Francis College.
Lowell W. Robinson
Director
Lowell W. Robinson has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Robinson has been Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of MICA, an online advertising network, since December 2006. He was previously President of LWR Advisors, which provides strategic and financial consulting services since 2004. From 2002-2004, he served as Special Counsel to the President of Polytechnic University and from 2002-2003, he was also Chairman of the Audit Committee and Special Independent Committee of the Board of Edison Schools. Previously, he held senior financial positions at ADVO Inc., Citigroup Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. and YAHOO/HOTJOBS. Mr. Robinson also serves on the Board of Directors of Jones Apparel Group. and on the Board of Trustees of Diversified Investment Advisors. Mr. Robinson has a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
David H. Robbins
Director
David H. Robbins has been a director of our company since November 9, 2006. Mr. Robbins joined GSC Partners at its inception in 1999 and is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing control distressed debt investments. Previously, Mr. Robbins was with The Blackston Group, in the Principal Investment and Mergers and Acquisitions Groups, where he worked on a variety of private equity and advisory transactions, Mr. Robbins is on the Board of ATSI Holdings and Waddington North America, Inc. Mr. Robbins graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S. degree in Economics.
John T. Walsh
Director
John T. Walsh has been a director of our company since October 20, 2004. Mr. Walsh served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Columbian Chemicals Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Phelps Dodge Corporation, from 1996 through 2001. Mr. Walsh also held several senior executive positions with Columbian Chemicals Company prior to 1996. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from St. Bonaventure University, an M.S. in Organic Chemistry form Xavier University and an MBA (concentration in Marketing) from Fairleigh Dickenson University.
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