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Hugh Wilson
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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Hugh Steve Wilson
Chairman
Hugh Steven Wilson has been a director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of our company since October 20, 2009. Mr. Wilson is a Managing Partner of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC ("TCP"). Prior to joining TCP in 2005, he retired from the international law firm of Latham & Watkins where he was a senior partner and was Global Co-Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group and former Chairman of both the National Litigation Department and the National Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Wilson is Vice Chairman and a director of Burford Capital Limited and a director of Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. He holds a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law 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 2003. He served as a director when we filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in 2004 and throughout the bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Pennington founded Pennington Allen Capital Partners LLC, a private investment and advisory firm, in 2003 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Pennington was the President of IMCO International, Inc. and the Executive Vice President of IMCO Recycling, Inc. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Pennington served as the President of Lennox Worldwide Heat Transfer and Lennox Asia Pacific Ltd. and Executive Vice President of Lennox International 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, a shareholder, and member of the Board of Directors of Holliman, Langholz, Runnels & Dorwart, a private law practice. Mr. Pennington also currently serves as Chairman of Mathey Investments, Inc. and Bliss Industries LLC.
Rodney D. Kent
Chief Executive Officer
Rodney D. Kent is Chief Executive Officer of our company and has held such position since June 1, 2005. Previously, Mr. Kent served as our President and Chief Operating Officer and he held those positions from May 2000 to June 2005. Mr. Kent has served as 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 segment from 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 position since July 2001. Prior to being named Vice President — Finance of our company, Mr. DeKay served as Vice President — Finance of our Bare Wire segment since April 1995. Mr. DeKay served as Vice President — Finance of Omega Wire, Inc. (one of our subsidiaries) from 1988 to 1995 and Controller of Omega Wire, Inc. 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 a director of Prime.
Martin G. Dew
President of IWG High Performance Conductors, Inc.
Martin G. Dew is President of our subsidiary IWG High Performance Conductors, Inc. ("HPC") and has held this position since we acquired HPC in March 2006 and under 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 of our company 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 Wire, Inc. from 1989 to 1995. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Makarushka was employed by Rome Cable Corporation 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, a consulting firm, 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, a manufacturing company. Prior to joining Siegel-Robert, Inc. in 2007, Mr. Gilchrist was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Jackson Products, Inc. from 2003-2007 and the President of VP Buildings from 1995 through 2003. Prior to joining VP Buildings, he also served as the President of Mid-South Industries and the Fusite Division of Emerson Electric. He also serves as a director of Wolverine Tube. 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 served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of MIVA, Inc., an online advertising network, from August 2007 through March 2009. He joined MIVA in December 2006 as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer. He previously served as the President of LWR Advisors from 2004 to 2006, as Special Counsel (and Interim Chief Financial Officer) to the President of Polytechnic University from 2002 to 2004 and as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Special Independent Committee of the Board of Edison Schools from 2002 to 2003. From 2000 to 2002, he served as the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HotJobs.com. Previously, he held senior financial positions at ADVO Inc., Kraft Foods, Inc. and Citigroup Inc. Mr. Robinson also serves on the Board of Directors of Jones Apparel Group and on the Board of Directors of the University of Wisconsin School of Business. Mr. Robinson has a B.A. in economics from the University of Wisconsin and a 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 Group, an investment advisor, at its inception in 1999 and is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of GSC's Corporate Credit and Distressed Investments Group. He was previously with The Blackstone 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 Aeromet Holdings, ATSI Holdings, Kolmar Labs Group, Neucel Specialty Cellulose, Precision Partners, and Safety-Kleen Corp. 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, and he retired in 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 from Xavier University and an MBA (concentration in Marketing) from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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