People: Colfax Corp (CFX)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Mitchell Rales	56		Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Steven Simms	57	2013	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director; President of Colfax Fluid Handling
C. Scott Brannan	54	2010	Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
Ian Brander	51	2011	Chief Executive Officer of Howden
Clay Kiefaber	57	2012	Executive Vice President, Director; Chief Executive Officer of ESAB Global business
A. Lynne Puckett	50	2010	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Lynn Clark	55	2013	Senior Vice President - Global Human Resources
Daniel Pryor	44	2011	Senior Vice President - Strategy & Business Development
Stephen Wittig	50	2011	Senior Vice President - Colfax Business System and Supply Chain Strategy
William Roller	50	2010	Executive Vice President of Colfax Fluid Handling
San Orr	43	2012	Director
Patrick Allender	66	2008	Presiding Independent Director
Thomas Gayner	51	2008	Independent Director
Rhonda Jordan	55	2009	Independent Director
A. Clayton Perfall	54	2010	Independent Director
Rajiv Vinnakota	42	2008	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Mitchell Rales	Mr. Mitchell P. Rales is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Colfax Corp. 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. He 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 Company and has played a key leadership role on Board since that time. He helped create the Danaher Business System, on which the Colfax Business System is modeled, and has provided critical strategic guidance to the Company during its development and growth. In addition, as a result of Mr. Rales' substantial ownership stake in Company, he is well-positioned to understand, articulate and advocate for the rights and interests of the Company’s stockholders.
Steven Simms	Mr. Steven E. Simms is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Colfax Corp. and President of Colfax Fluid Handling subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Simms served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Apex Tools, a joint venture between the Danaher Tool Group and Cooper Tools from July 2010 until February 1, 2013 and is a former Executive Vice President of Danaher Corporation. Mr. Simms held a variety of leadership roles during his 11-year career at Danaher. He became Executive Vice President in 2000 and served in that role through his retirement in 2007, during which time he was instrumental in Danaher's international growth and success. He previously served as Vice President–Group Executive from 1998 to 2000 and as an executive in Danaher's tools and components business from 1996 to 1998. Prior to joining Danaher, Mr. Simms held roles of increasing authority at Black & Decker Corporation and the Quaker Oats Company.
C. Scott Brannan	Mr. C. Scott Brannan is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer of Colfax Corp. Mr. Brannan served on the Colfax Board of Directors and was Chairman of the Audit Committee from 2008 to September 2010. Prior to joining Colfax in his current role‚ he was a partner at Aronson & Company‚ a public accounting firm‚ from 2003 to 2010. He was also previously employed at Danaher Corporation for 12 years in roles of increasing responsibility‚ including Chief Accounting Officer‚ Controller and Vice President of Administration. Prior to Danaher Corporation‚ he spent 8 years with Arthur Andersen & Co. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in accounting from Loyola University Maryland and is a certified public accountant.
Ian Brander	Mr. Ian H. Brander is Chief Executive Officer of Howden, subsidiary of Colfax Corp. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer of Howden, he served as Operations Director beginning in 2008. His experience includes over 20 years at Howden in various roles in technical, project, commercial and general management positions associated with a wide range of products. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Strathclyde.
Clay Kiefaber	Mr. Clay H. Kiefaber is Executive Vice President, Director of the Colfax Corp; Chief Executive Officer of ESAB Global business, subsidiary of the company. Mr. Kiefaber has served on the Colfax Board of Directors since the Company’s IPO in 2008 and was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of Colfax from January 2010 through April 2012. Prior to joining Colfax as an executive in January 2010, he spent nearly 20 years in increasingly senior executive positions at Masco Corporation, a manufacturer of home improvement and building products and a provider of building services. Most recently, he was a Group President, where he was responsible for a $2.8 billion group of building construction components. Prior to becoming a Group President at Masco, Mr. Kiefaber was Group Vice President of Masco Builder Cabinet Group. He previously spent 14 years in increasingly senior positions in Masco’s Merillat Industries subsidiary.
A. Lynne Puckett	Ms. A. Lynne Puckett is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Colfax Corp. Prior to joining Colfax‚ she was a Partner with the law firm of Hogan Lovells US LLP from 1999 to 2010. Her experience includes a broad range of corporate and transactional matters‚ including mergers and acquisitions‚ venture capital financings‚ debt and equity offerings‚ and general corporate and securities law matters. Before entering the practice of law‚ Ms. Puckett worked for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency and a U.S. defense contractor. Ms. Puckett holds a J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law and a B.S. degree from James Madison University.
Lynn Clark	Ms. Lynn H. Clark is Senior Vice President - Global Human Resources of Colfax Corporation. Prior to joining Colfax, she served as senior vice president, global human resources for Mead Johnson Nutrition. Her experience includes work at the board and operating levels, broad human resources leadership capabilities, talent management, organization design and development and M&A. Ms. Clark held roles of increasing responsibility at Bristol-Myers Squibb from 2001 to 2009, and was with Lucent Technologies and Allied Signal Corporation, executing executive development and then serving as human resources leader for headquarters functions between 1993 and 2001. Prior to transferring into human resources, she worked for 15 years in sales and marketing, most recently as a general manager for Drake Beam Morin – a global consulting firm in employee development, retention and transition – in Richmond, Virginia. Ms. Clark started her career as a career counselor at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Ms. Clark has a bachelor of science in education and a master of science in college student personnel from Bowling Green University in Ohio.
Daniel Pryor	Mr. Daniel Alexis Pryor is Senior Vice President - Strategy & Business Development of Colfax Corp. Prior to joining Colfax‚ he was a Partner and Managing Director with The Carlyle Group‚ a global alternative asset manager, where he focused on industrial leveraged buyouts and led numerous portfolio company and follow-on acquisitions. While at The Carlyle Group, he served on the boards of portfolio companies Veyance Technologies, Inc., John Maneely Co., and HD Supply Inc. Prior to The Carlyle Group‚ he spent 11 years at Danaher Corporation in roles of increasing responsibility‚ most recently as Vice President – Strategic Development. Mr. Pryor earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.A. in Economics from Williams College.
Stephen Wittig	Mr. Stephen J. Wittig is Senior Vice President - Colfax Business System and Supply Chain Strategy of Colfax Corp. Prior to joining Colfax, he was the Vice President of Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma for the Masco Cabinet Group of Masco Corporation. His experience includes over 20 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, logistics and supply chain management and held a number of operations positions with Lear Corporation, Preferred Technical Group, Sumitomo Electric and United Technologies. He has also been a member of the adjunct faculty in the School of Management with the University of Michigan where he taught a number of operations management courses. Mr. Wittig is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with a certification from the Juran Institute. He holds his M.S. in Engineering from the University of Michigan and his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute).
William Roller	Mr. William E. Roller is no longer Executive Vice President of Colfax Fluid Handling Inc., subsidiary of Colfax Corp., effective May 15, 2013. He most recently served as Executive Vice President‚ Colfax Americas and was responsible for Colfax’s business in the Americas as well as the global oil & gas and defense solutions organizations. He joined Colfax in 1999 as General Manager‚ Imo Pump. In addition to Imo Pump‚ he managed Zenith Pump‚ LSC and Baric Group upon the acquisition of those businesses. He joined Colfax from Precision Auto Care‚ Inc. where he was Senior Vice President of Manufacturing and Distribution for 2 years. From 1991 until 1997‚ Mr. Roller worked for AMF Industries in several increasingly responsible manufacturing roles. Previous to AMF‚ he spent 4 years with FMC Corporation in various manufacturing roles. Mr. Roller is a graduate of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University‚ with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia Darden School.
San Orr	Mr. San W. Orr, III, is Director of Colfax Corp. He is Partner & Chief Operating Officer of the investment firm BDT Capital Partners, LLC, a position he has held since 2011. Prior to joining BDT Capital in 2009, Mr. Orr spent over ten years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in several positions, including Managing Director, GS Direct, Investment Banking Division, where he advised clients and led transaction teams on mergers and acquisitions, equity, convertible and debt financings. Mr. Orr's background also includes public accounting experience as well as bankruptcy, corporate and securities and finance and tax law.
Patrick Allender	Mr. Patrick W. Allender is Presiding Independent Director of Colfax Corporation. He is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Danaher Corporation, where he served from 1987 until his retirement in 2007. Prior to joining Danaher, Mr. Allender was an audit partner with international accounting firm. Mr. Allender is a director of Brady Corporation, where he is a member of the audit and corporate governance committees and the chairman of the finance committee, and a director of Diebold, Incorporated, where he is a member of the board governance committee and chairman of the audit committee.
Thomas Gayner	Mr. Thomas S. Gayner is Independent Director of Colfax Corporation. He is President and Chief Investment Officer of Markel Corporation, a financial holding company whose principal business markets and underwrites specialty insurance products. Since 1990, Mr. Gayner has served as President of Markel Gayner Asset Management, Inc. Mr. Gayner served as a director of Markel Corporation from 1998 to 2003. Mr. Gayner currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Washington Post Company. Mr. Gayner also serves as a director of 13 funds managed by The Davis Funds.
Rhonda Jordan	Ms. Rhonda L. Jordan is Independent Director of Colfax Corporation. She served as President, Global Health & Wellness, and Sustainability for Kraft Foods Inc. until 2012 and in that role led the development of Kraft’s health & wellness and sustainability strategies and plans for the company, including marketing, product development, technology, alliances and acquisitions. Prior to being named President, Health & Wellness in 2010, she was the President of the Cheese and Dairy business unit of Kraft. From 2006 to 2008 she served as the President of the Grocery business unit of Kraft and from 2004 to 2005 she was the Senior Vice President, Global Marketing of Kraft.
A. Clayton Perfall	Mr. A. Clayton Perfall is Independent Director of Colfax Corporation. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Archway Marketing Services, Inc., a provider of marketing logistics and fulfillment services. From 2001 until 2008 Mr. Perfall served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of AHL Services, Inc. Mr. Perfall also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Union Street Acquisition Corp. from 2006 until 2008. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Snyder Communications, Inc. from 1996 until 2000 and was previously a partner with international accounting firm. Mr. Perfall currently serves on the Boards of Directors of Archway Marketing Services, Inc. and Comstock Holding Companies, Inc., and previously served on the Boards of Directors of inVentiv Health, Inc. from 1999 to 2010, AHL Services, Inc. from 2001 to 2008 and Union Street Acquisition Corp. from 2006 to 2008. He is currently the audit committee chairman for Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. and served as the chair of the audit committee during his time on the board of inVentiv.
Rajiv Vinnakota	Mr. Rajiv Vinnakota is Independent Director of Colfax Corporation. He is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The SEED Foundation, a non-profit educational organization, at which he has served since 1997. Mr. Vinnakota was the chairman of The SEED Foundation board from 1997 until 2006. Prior to co-founding SEED, Mr. Vinnakota was an associate at Mercer Management Consulting. He was also a trustee of Princeton University from 2004 until 2007 and a member of the Executive Committee of the Princeton University Board of Directors from 2006 to 2007, and he served as the national chairman of Annual Giving at Princeton from 2007 until 2009.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Mitchell Rales	--
Steven Simms	15,645,600
C. Scott Brannan	1,041,360
Ian Brander	1,223,230
Clay Kiefaber	3,015,570
A. Lynne Puckett	954,571
Lynn Clark	--
Daniel Pryor	1,165,420
Stephen Wittig	--
William Roller	808,634
San Orr	--
Patrick Allender	--
Thomas Gayner	--
Rhonda Jordan	--
A. Clayton Perfall	--
Rajiv Vinnakota	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Mitchell Rales	0	0
Steven Simms	0	0
C. Scott Brannan	0	0
Ian Brander	0	0
Clay Kiefaber	49,865	1,674,580
A. Lynne Puckett	0	0
Lynn Clark	0	0
Daniel Pryor	0	0
Stephen Wittig	0	0
William Roller	0	0
San Orr	0	0
Patrick Allender	0	0
Thomas Gayner	0	0
Rhonda Jordan	0	0
A. Clayton Perfall	0	0
Rajiv Vinnakota	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS L L C	4,000,000	$42.72
RALES MITCHELL P	10,500	$45.28
RALES MITCHELL P	600	$45.10
RALES MITCHELL P	3,100	$45.10
RALES MITCHELL P	2,100	$45.10
BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS L L C	3,255,206	$0.00
VINNAKOTA RAJIV	1,800	$45.70
GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON	242	$0.00
JORDAN RHONDA L	295	$0.00
ALLENDER PATRICK W	295	$0.00
PERFALL A CLAYTON	322	$0.00
CLARK LYNN H	1,775	$0.00
JORDAN RHONDA L	341	$0.00
PERFALL A CLAYTON	372	$0.00
GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON	279	$0.00
ALLENDER PATRICK W	341	$0.00
BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS L L C	3,255,211	$0.00
ALLENDER PATRICK W	375	$0.00
PERFALL A CLAYTON	409	$0.00
JORDAN RHONDA L	375	$0.00
GAYNER THOMAS SINNICKSON	307	$0.00
ROLLER WILLIAM E	4,380	$32.07
ROLLER WILLIAM E	12,495	$32.40
RALES MITCHELL P	9,000	$29.10
RALES MITCHELL P	3,000	$29.21

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