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Mr John Richels Mr John Richels is a Vice Chairman at Devon Energy Corp since December 2014. Mr Richels was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2010, having previously served as President of the Company since 2004. Prior to that, Mr Richels served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Devon Canada Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company. He joined the Company in 1998 when the Company acquired Canadian-based Northstar Energy Corporation. Prior to that Mr Richels served as Managing and Chief Operating Partner of the Canadian-based national law firm, Bennett Jones. Mr Richels holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from York University and a law degree from the University of Windsor. Mr Richels served as a director of Northstar Energy Corporation from 1993 to 1996. He also served as Vice-Chairman of the board of governors of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
Ms Mary P. Ricciardello Ms Mary P. Ricciardello served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Reliant Energy, Inc. from January 2001 to August 2002, and immediately prior to that served as its Senior Vice President and Comptroller from September 1999 to January 2001 and as its Vice President and Comptroller from 1996 to September 1999. Ms Ricciardello also served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Reliant Resources, Inc. from May 2001 to August 2002. Reliant principally provides electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale customers. Ms Ricciardello’s current principal occupation is as a certified public accountant, and she has not held a principal employment since leaving her positions with Reliant Energy, Inc. and Reliant Resources, Inc. in August 2002. Ms Ricciardello is also a director of Devon Energy Corp since December 2007 and several non-profit organizations. Ms Ricciardello also served as a director of U.S. Concrete, Inc. from 2003 until August 2010. Ms Ricciardello brings to our Board extensive accounting experience and experience from service on the boards of multiple public companies.
Mr Vance D. Coffman Dr Vance D. Coffman has been a director of 3M Company, a consumer and office products and services company, since 2002 and he has been a director of Deere & Company, a farm and construction machinery company, since 2004. He serves on the Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees of 3M and the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees of Deere. Dr Coffman was also director of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a pharmaceutical company, and a member of its Audit, Governance and Compliance Committees, from 1998 to 2007. Dr Coffman was the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation, an aerospace and defense company, from 1998 to 2005, and was ex officio member of all board committees. From 1997 to 1998, he was Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin. He is currently on the Board of Trustees of the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation, the Advisory Board of Stanford University and the Board of Governors of the Iowa State University Foundation. Dr Coffman has been a Member of the National Academy of Engineering since 1997 and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Astronautical Society since 1989 and 1997, respectively.
Mr John Mulligan Mr John J. Mulligan, 46, will replace Mr. Scovanner as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective April 1, 2012. He is a Director at McDonald's Corporation since 2015. From that date until his planned retirement in November 2012, Mr. Scovanner will continue to be employed by Target in a non-executive officer capacity.
Ms Mary Dillon Mary N. Dillon was appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of U.S. Cellular effective June 1, 2010. Prior to that, Ms. Dillon had been employed as Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer of McDonald's Corporation, a global restaurant company (NYSE: MCD), since October 2005. Prior to joining McDonald's, Ms. Dillon had been employed by PepsiCo Corporation, a global beverage company (NYSE: PEP), for approximately five years, most recently as President of its Quaker Foods Division from September 2004 to September 2005.
Ms Derica W. Rice Mr Derica W. Ricean is an independent director at Target Corp since September 12, 2007. Board of Eli Lilly & Co elected Derica as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective May 1, 2006, for a term of office expiring on the date of the next following annual meeting of the board of directors to be held in April 2007. Mr. Rice joined Lilly in 1990 and has held a range of finance and general management positions in the company. Before assuming the position of vice president and controller in 2003, Mr. Rice held the positions of general manager of Lilly's United Kingdom affiliate, executive director of finance for European operations, and director of finance for Lilly Canada, among others. Executive Vice President, Global Services (since January 2010) and Chief Financial Officer (since May 2006).
Ms Mary E. Minnick Ms Mary E. Minnick is a Partner of Lion Capital, a consumer-focused private investment firm, a position she has held since May 2007. Mrs Minnick is a director at Target Corp since August 12, 2005. Prior to joining Lion Capital, she completed a 23-year career with The Coca-Cola Company, a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, in February 2007. At Coca-Cola, she served in a variety of global executive positions including Executive Vice President and President of Marketing, Strategy and Innovation and Chief Operating Officer of Asia responsible for 38 countries.
Mr James Johnson James A. Johnson, 68, Director Since: May 1999. Career Highlights: Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC, merchant banking and private equity firm (April 2001 – Present). Johnson Capital Partners, a private investment company. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (January 2000 – March 2001). Consultant (March 2001 – Present). Fannie Mae: Chairman of the Executive Committee (1999). Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (February 1991 – 1998). Vice Chairman (1990 – February 1991). Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement: Chairman Emeritus, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Member, American Friends of Bilderberg. Honorary Trustee, The Brookings Institution.
Mr Stephen W. Sanger Mr. Sanger served as the chairman of General Mills, Inc., a packaged food producer and distributor located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from May 1995 until he retired in May 2008. Mr. Sanger joined General Mills in 1974 and, progressing through a variety of positions, was named president in 1993 and chief executive officer in 1995. Mr. Sanger received a bachelor's degree in History from DePauw University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan. Mr. Sanger is also a director of Pfizer Inc and Wells Fargo and Co senice 2003. He is an Independent Director at Pfizer Inc.
Ms Anne M. Mulcahy Ms Anne M. Mulcahy is Lead Independent Director at Johnson and Johnson, age 59, served as Chairman of the Board of Xerox Corporation from 2002 until 2010 and served as Chief Executive Officer from 2001 through June 2009. From May 2000 through July 2001, she was President and Chief Operating Officer of Xerox. Mrs. Mulcahy has served as a Director of the Company since January 2008. She is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and also serves on the Executive Committee. Mrs. Mulcahy began her Xerox career as a field sales representative and assumed positions with increasing responsibility in sales and senior management. She was Vice President for Human Resources before becoming Chief Staff Officer and later Corporate Senior Vice President. She is a Director of Target Corporation, Johnson & Johnson and the non-profit organization Save the Children, where she serves as Board Chairman. Mrs. Mulcahy was a Director of Citigroup, Inc., until May 2010. Having served as Chairman and CEO of a large, global manufacturing and services company with one of the world's most recognized brands and track record for innovation, Ms. Mulcahy presents to our Board valuable insight into organizational and operational management issues crucial to a large public company, as well as a strong reputation for leadership in business innovation and talent development. She is an independent director at Target Corp since 1997.
Mr Robert Silberman Mr. Robert S. Silberman has been Chairman of the Board since February 2003 and Chief Executive Officer since March 2001. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Silberman served in a variety of senior management positions at CalEnergy Company, Inc., including as President and Chief Operating Officer. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Silberman was Assistant to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Paper Company. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Silberman served in several senior positions in the U.S. Department of Defense, including as Assistant Secretary of the Army. Mr. Silberman has been a Director of Strayer since March 2001. He serves on the Board of Directors of Covanta Holding Company. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Phillips Exeter Academy and on the Board of Visitors of The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Mr. Silberman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Silberman holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Dartmouth College and a master’s degree in international policy from The Johns Hopkins University.
Ms Teri L. List-Stoll Ms. List-Stoll has served on Danaher’s Board of Directors since September 2011. She was originally proposed to the Nominating and Governance Committee for election as a director by a third party recruiting firm. She has been Senior Vice President and Treasurer of The Procter & Gamble Company since 2009, and has served in a series of progressively more responsible positions in the Procter & Gamble accounting and finance organization since joining the company in 1994. Prior to joining Procter & Gamble, Ms. List-Stoll was employed by the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche for almost ten years. Currently she serves as Board member at Microsoft since October 2014.
Mr John Schwieters John T. Schwieters, age 72, director since 2005. Senior Advisor of Perseus LLC since 2009 and Vice Chairman of Perseus LLC from April 2000 until 2009; Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen’s Mid-Atlantic region 1989 to 2000; head of Arthur Andersen’s tax practice from 1974 to 1989. Mr. Schwieters is a director of the Danaher Corporation and Smithfield Foods, Inc. In the past five years, Mr. Schwieters has also served as a director of Manor Care, Inc. and Union Street Acquisition Corp.
Mr Alan Spoon Alan G. Spoon, age 60, has been a director of IAC since February 2003. Since May 2000, Mr. Spoon has been General Partner at Polaris Venture Partners, a private investment firm that provides venture capital and management assistance to development-stage information technology and life sciences companies. Mr. Spoon was Chief Operating Officer and a director of The Washington Post Company from March 1991 through May 2000 and served as President from September 1993 through May 2000. Prior to that, he held a wide variety of positions at The Washington Post Company, including President of Newsweek from September 1989 to May 1991. Mr. Spoon has served as a member of the board of directors of Danaher Corporation from July 1999 to the present and as a member of the boards of directors of Getty Images and TechTarget, Inc. at certain times during the past five years. In his not-for-profit affiliations, Mr. Spoon is a member of the Board of Regents at the Smithsonian Institution (formerly Vice Chairman) and a member of the MIT Corporation.
Mr Steven M. Rales Mr. Rales is a co-founder of Danaher and has served on Danaher’s Board of Directors since 1983, serving as Danaher’s Chairman of the Board since 1984. He was also CEO of the Company from 1984 to 1990. In addition, for more than the past five years he has been a principal in private business entities in the areas of manufacturing and film production.
Mr Walter G. Lohr Mr. Lohr has served on Danaher’s Board of Directors since 1983. He has been a partner of Hogan Lovells, a global law firm, for over five years and has also served on the boards of private and non-profit organizations. Prior to his tenure at Hogan Lovells, Mr. Lohr served as assistant attorney general for the state of Maryland.
Mr Mitchell Rales Mitchell P. Rales (55) is a co-founder of Colfax and has served as a director of the Company since its founding in 1995. He is the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Rales has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Danaher Corporation since 1983 and as Chairman of Danaher’s Executive Committee since 1984. Mr. Rales has been a principal in a number of private business entities with interests in manufacturing companies and publicly traded securities for over 25 years. Mr. Rales was instrumental in the founding of our Company and has played a key leadership role on our Board since that time. Mr. Rales helped create the Danaher Business System, on which the Colfax Business System is modeled, and he has provided critical strategic guidance in the Company’s growth.
Mr Donald J. Ehrlich Mr. Ehrlich has served on Danaher’s Board of Directors since 1985. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Schwab Corp., a manufacturer of fire-protective safes, files, cabinets and vault doors, from January 2003 until his retirement in July 2008, and has also served on the boards of private and non-profit organizations.
Mr Thomas P. Joyce Thomas P. Joyce is President and Chief Executive Officer of Danaher Corporation, a position he assumed in September 2014.he was appointed Executive Vice President in May 2006. He has served in a variety of general management positions since joining Danaher in 1990, including most recently as Vice President and Group Executive of Danaher from December 2002 until May 2006.
Ms Linda Hefner Filler Ms. Hefner has served on Danaher’s Board of Directors since 2005. Since May 2007, she has served as Executive Vice President of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (an operator of retail stores and warehouse clubs) and since April 2009 as Chief Merchandising Officer for Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart. From May 2004 through December 2006, Ms. Hefner served as Executive Vice President - Global Strategy for Kraft Foods Inc., a manufacturer and seller of branded foods and beverages.