People: Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (BECN.O)

BECN.O on Nasdaq

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21 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Robert Buck

65 2011 Chairman of the Board

Paul Isabella

57 2011 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Joseph Nowicki

2013 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer

Ross Cooper

47 2006 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Rick Welker

53 2013 Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President

Peter Gotsch

48 2011 Lead Independent Director

Richard Frost

61 2012 Independent Director

James Gaffney

72 2004 Independent Director

Neil Novich

58 2012 Independent Director

Stuart Randle

53 2006 Independent Director

Wilson Sexton

76 2004 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Robert Buck

Mr. Robert R. Buck is Chairman of the Board of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. Mr. Buck joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and was first elected a director in October 2003. He was appointed Chairman of the Board in March 2007 and remained CEO until January 1, 2011. Prior to joining the Company, he served as President-Uniform Rental Division of Cintas Corporation from 1997 to 2003. From 1991 through 1997, he served as Senior Vice President Midwest Region of Cintas. From 1982 through 1991, he served as Senior Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Cintas. Mr. Buck serves as Chairman of Multi-Color Corporation and as a director of Quanex Building Products Corporation, both publicly-traded companies, and as a director of privately-held LVI Services, Inc. and Elkay Manufacturing. Mr. Buck has a B.A. degree from the University of Cincinnati.

Paul Isabella

Mr. Paul M. Isabella is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. Mr. Isabella joined the Company as President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2007 and was promoted to CEO effective January 1, 2011. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Executive Vice President of Cooper Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of electrical and other products, from 2005 to 2007 and Senior Vice President of The Stanley Works, a manufacturer of tools and hardware and a provider of security products, from 1999 to 2005. He began his career with General Electric Company in 1977 and worked in various GE businesses for 22 years. Mr. Isabella has a B.S. degree from State University of New York at Cortland.

Joseph Nowicki

Mr. Joseph M. Nowicki has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., effective March 25, 2013. Mr. Nowicki has been the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) (“Spartan”), a public company, since June 2009. Spartan designs, engineers, manufactures, and distributes specialty chassis, specialty vehicles, truck bodies and aftermarket parts for the recreational vehicle, emergency response, government services, defense, and delivery and service markets. Spartan reported annual sales of $471 million for 2012. Prior to his tenure with Spartan, Mr. Nowicki was with Herman Miller, Inc. from 1992 through 2009 where he held progressive financial roles, lastly as Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer. Mr. Nowicki also held past financial positions with IBM and General Motors. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Canisius College and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Ross Cooper

Mr. Ross D. Cooper is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. Mr. Cooper joined the Company in July 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cooper was a shareholder of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A., a law firm, since 1999. From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Cooper served as outside general counsel to Building Suppliers Corporation, LLC, an organization of roofing and construction materials wholesale distributors. Mr. Cooper received a B.S. in civil engineering from Cornell University and a J.D. from George Washington University Law School.

Rick Welker

Mr. Rick C. Welker is Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. He is no longer Acting Chief Financial Officer effective March 25, 2013. Mr. Welker joined Beacon as Corporate Controller in July 2004, prior to the Company’s IPO, and was promoted to Vice President in February 2006 and to Chief Accounting Officer in November 2011. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. Prior to joining Beacon, Mr. Welker had previous public company experience and held the following executive positions: Senior Vice President-CFO & Secretary of rue21; Vice President-CFO & Treasurer of Woodworkers Warehouse; and Vice President & Controller of Bradlees Department Stores. He started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is part of a small percentage of people who have passed both the CPA and CMA exams in the first sitting. Mr. Welker holds an MBA in International Business from the University of Connecticut.

Peter Gotsch

Mr. Peter M. Gotsch is Lead Independent Director of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., since February 2011. Mr. Gotsch has served as a director since 1997 and Lead Independent Director since 2011. He has been a Managing Director of Svoboda Capital Partners, a private equity firm, since 2011 and was the Managing Partner of Ellipse Capital from 2008-2011. Previously, Mr. Gotsch was a Partner with Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC and employed by its affiliates from 1989 to 2008. Mr. Gotsch serves as a member of the Board of Houston Wire & Cable Company and was previously a director of Hillman Companies, Inc. Mr. Gotsch holds a B.A. degree from St. Olaf College and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University.

Richard Frost

Mr. Richard W. Frost is an Independent Director of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., since July 10, 2012. He retired as Chief Executive Officer for Louisiana-Pacific Corporation in May 2012, having served in that capacity since December 2004. Mr. Frost previously served as Executive Vice President, Commodity Products, Procurement and Engineering from March 2003 to November 2004; Executive Vice President, OSB, Procurement and Engineering from May 2002 to February 2003; and Vice President, Timberlands and Procurement from 1996 to April 2002. He serves on the Board of Tractor Supply Company, the operator of retail farm and ranch stores in the United States with over 1,100 stores in 44 states. Mr. Frost holds dual bachelor's degrees from Louisiana State University and an MBA, Finance from Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

James Gaffney

Mr. James Joseph Gaffney is an Independent Director of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., since July 2004. From 1998 through 2003, he served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Viking Pacific Holdings, Ltd. and Chairman of the Board of Vermont Investments, Ltd., a New Zealand-based conglomerate, and provided consulting services to GS Capital Partners II, L.P. (a private investment fund affiliated with Water Street Corporate Recovery Fund I, L.P. and Goldman, Sachs & Co.), and other affiliated investment funds. Mr. Gaffney also previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Imperial Sugar Company until 2012. He presently serves on public boards as a director of Pool Corporation and Armstrong World Industries, Inc. He serves as a director of privately-held C&D Technologies, Inc. Mr. Gaffney was previously a director of World Color Press Inc. and Carmike Cinemas, Inc. He has a bachelor’s degree from St. John's University and an M.B.A. from New York University.

Neil Novich

Mr. Neil S. Novich is an Independent Director of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., since July 9, 2012. Mr. Novich is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ryerson, Inc., a global metals distributor and fabricator. He joined Ryerson in 1994 as Chief Operating Officer, was named President and CEO in 1995, and then added Chairman to his title in 1999. He remained Chairman and CEO until 2007, when the company was sold. Prior to his time at Ryerson, Novich spent 13 years with Bain & Company, an international management consulting firm, where he was a partner. Mr. Novich serves on the Boards of Hillebrand, Inc., Analog Devices, Inc., and W.W. Grainger, Inc. He has a bachelor's degree in physics from Harvard University and master's degrees in both nuclear engineering and management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Stuart Randle

Mr. Stuart Allen Randle is an Independent Director of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., since February 2006. Since 2004, Mr. Randle has served as President, CEO and Director of GI Dynamics, a healthcare company publicly-traded on the Australian Stock Exchange, and currently also serves as a Director of Teleflex Incorporated and is a member of its Compensation Committee. Previously, Mr. Randle was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Advanced Technology Ventures, a healthcare and IT venture capital firm. From 1998 to 2001, he was President, CEO and a director of Act Medical, Inc. Mr. Randle holds a BS in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.

Wilson Sexton

Mr. Wilson B. Sexton is an Independent Director of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc., since October 2004. Mr. Sexton has been the Chairman of the Board and a director of Pool Corporation since 1993. From January 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Sexton served as Chief Executive Officer of Pool Corporation. Mr. Sexton serves as a board member of Houston Wire & Cable Company. Mr. Sexton is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Robert Buck

943,764

Paul Isabella

2,121,590

Joseph Nowicki

--

Ross Cooper

833,854

Rick Welker

--

Peter Gotsch

--

Richard Frost

--

James Gaffney

--

Neil Novich

--

Stuart Randle

--

Wilson Sexton

--
As Of 29 Sep 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Robert Buck

614,766 9,240,525

Paul Isabella

0 0

Joseph Nowicki

0 0

Ross Cooper

40,549 171,262

Rick Welker

0 0

Peter Gotsch

0 0

Richard Frost

0 0

James Gaffney

0 0

Neil Novich

0 0

Stuart Randle

0 0

Wilson Sexton

0 0
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