Martin R. Benante, age 60, has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 2000. He has been a Director of the Company since 1999. Mr. Benante has been an employee of the Company for more than 34 years, serving at times in increasing levels of managerial responsibility, such as general manager at the Company’s Target Rock division, President of the Company’s Flow Control segment, Vice President of the Company, and then as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company before serving in his present capacity.
As evidenced by the Company’s strong growth during his tenure as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Benante’s in-depth knowledge of Curtiss-Wright’s business segments and the industries in which they operate provides the Company a competitive advantage in continuing to improve long-term performance and increase stockholder value.
Dean M. Flatt, age 62, served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Defense and Space business of Honeywell International Inc. from July, 2005 to July, 2008. Prior to that, he served as President of Honeywell’s Aerospace Electronics Systems business from December 2001 to July 2005, and as President of its Specialty Materials and Chemicals business from July 2000 to December 2001. Since May 2010, he has been a member of the Operating Executive Board of JF Lehman & Company, a private equity investment firm, and is a director of Ducommun Inc. since January 2009 and Industrial Container Services, Inc., since January 2012.
Mr. Flatt has been a Director of Curtiss-Wright since February 2012 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Committee on Directors and Governance. He possesses an in-depth understanding of the aerospace industry from his years at Honeywell, a leading global supplier of aerospace products, and extensive experience in operating management, evaluating new business opportunities, and private equity investing.
S. Marce Fuller, age 52, was President and Chief Executive Officer of Mirant Corporation from July 1999 to October 2005 and a Director of Mirant Corporation from July 1999 to January 2006. Since October 2001, she has served as a Director of Earthlink, Inc. where she is currently the lead director and Chairperson of the Governance Committee.
Ms. Fuller has been a Director of the Company since 2000 and serves as Chairperson of the Executive Compensation Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and the Committee on Directors and Governance. She has an in-depth understanding of the power generation industry, evidenced by 21 years of experience at Southern Energy and Mirant Corporation, where she served in increasing levels of managerial responsibility. In November 2001, Ms. Fuller was named chairperson of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Electricity Advisory Board. Her ability to lead a company at the highest level of management, coupled with her in-depth knowledge of the power generation industry, one of Curtiss-Wright’s largest markets, provides the Company with a valuable resource in seeking new opportunities and platforms for its power generation industry products and services.
Dr. Allen A. Kozinski, age 71, served as Group Vice President, Global Refining of BP plc from 1998 through 2002. Dr. Kozinski, who holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, held several senior positions at BP and Amoco both leading oil and gas companies. He began his professional career as a research engineer at Standard Oil of Ohio.
He has been a Director of the Company since 2007 and serves as Chairman of the Committee on Directors and Governance and as a member of the Finance Committee. Mr. Kozinski has an in-depth understanding of the oil and gas industry, evidenced by his past employment at Amoco Corporation and BP, where he served in increasing levels of managerial responsibility, including business unit manager and then Vice President, Technology, Engineering and International Development at Amoco, and as Group Vice President, Global Refining at BP. His development and process knowledge provides Curtiss-Wright with invaluable insight into opportunities for expansion in the oil and gas industry, which is of increasing significance to the Company’s future growth.
John R. Myers, age 76, served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tru-Circle Corporation from June 1999 to July 2003. From 1993 to 1999 he was a limited partner of Carlisle Enterprises, a private equity group, and since 2005 he has served as an Operating Partner of First Atlantic Capital Corporation, a private equity group. From 1994 to May 2002 he served as a Director of Iomega Corporation.
Mr. Myers has been a Director of the Company since 1996 and serves as a member of the Executive Compensation Committee and the Committee on Directors and Governance. He has extensive managerial experience in operating a business at both the officer and director level, as well as in-depth understanding of the aerospace industry gained while employed by Tru-Circle Corporation, Garrett Aviation Services, and Textron Lycoming Engines., one of the Company’s major markets. His knowledge of the aerospace industry, combined with his public company and private equity experience, afford Curtiss-Wright an important resources in evaluating new opportunities and platforms for its aerospace industry products and services, as well as strengthening the ability of the Company to select strategic acquisitions.
Admiral (Ret.) John B. Nathman, age 64, served as commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command from February 2005 to May 2007, and as Vice Chief of Naval Operations from August 2004 to February 2005. Prior to that, he served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Requirements and Programs at the Pentagon, and as Commander, Naval Air Forces.
Admiral Nathman has been a Director of the Company since 2008 and serves as a member of the Finance Committee and the Committee on Directors and Governance. His strong leadership, coupled with his extensive and in-depth understanding of U.S. defense spending and military products provides Curtiss-Wright the benefit of valuable insights and experience in seeking new opportunities and platforms for its defense industry products and services.
Robert J. Rivet, age 59, was Executive Vice President, Chief Operations and Administrative Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) from October 2008 to February 2011, and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMD from September 2000 until October 2009. Since 2009, he has served as a Director of Globalfoundries, Inc.
He has been a Director of Curtiss-Wright since 2011 and serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Compensation Committee and the Finance Committee. Mr. Rivet has an in-depth understanding of the preparation and analysis of financial statements based upon his 35 years of financial experience. In addition, Mr. Rivet led numerous acquisition and divestiture activities while at AMD and Motorola Corporation. His extensive financial knowledge is an invaluable asset to the Board in its oversight of the integrity of the Company’s financial statements and the financial reporting process. Additionally, his in-depth understanding of high technology industries such as the semiconductor business, and experience in mergers and acquisitions is a valuable resource in the Company’s search for new strategic business opportunities and acquisitions.
Dr. William W. Sihler, age 75, has been the Ronald E. Trzcinski Professor of Business Administration, Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, since 1984. Since 1992 he has served as Director, President, and Treasurer of Southeastern Consultants Group, Ltd.
Dr. Sihler has been a Director of the Company since 1991 and serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee. Dr. Sihler’s in-depth understanding of financial analysis, financial management, risk assessment, developed over 42 years from teaching at the graduate level, is an invaluable asset to the Board in order for it to effectively evaluate risk and oversee financial management for the Company.
Albert E. Smith, age 63, served as Chairman of Tetra Tech, Inc. from March 2006 to January 2008 and has been a director of Tetra Tech since May 2005. He has been a director of CDI Corp. since October 2008, and from 2002 to 2005, served as a member of the Secretary of Defense’s Science Board. Mr. Smith served from September 1999 until June 2005 as an Executive Vice President in charge of the Space Systems Division of Lockheed Martin, which he joined in August 1985.
Mr. Smith, a Director of Curtiss-Wright since 2006, serves as Chairperson of the Finance Committee and a member of the Executive Compensation Committee. Mr. Smith has an in-depth understanding of the aerospace industry, gained from his years at Lockheed Martin, where he served in a series of positions of increasing responsibility in space, launch vehicles and ground systems. His career experience as an electrical engineer, senior operating executive and as a director of other public companies positions him to provide Curtiss-Wright with a competitive advantage in seeking new opportunities and platforms for its aerospace industry products and services.
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