People: Drew Industries Inc (DW.N)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Leigh Abrams

70 2009 Chairman of the Board

Scott Mereness

41 2013 President, Chief Operating Officer; President of Lippert Components, Inc. and Kinro, Inc.

Jason Lippert

40 2013 Chief Executive Officer, Director; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lippert Components, Inc. and Kinro, Inc.

Joseph Giordano

43 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer

James Gero

68 2011 Lead Independent Director

Brendan Deely

47 2011 Independent Director

Frederick Hegi

68 2002 Independent Director

John Lowe

73 2005 Independent Director

David Reed

65 2003 Independent Director

Edward Rose

72 2011 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Leigh Abrams

Mr. Leigh J. Abrams is Chairman of the Board of Drew Industries Inc. He was Chief Executive Officer from March 1984 to December 31, 2008 and President from March 1984 until May 2008. Since April 2001, Mr. Abrams has also been a director of Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc., a publicly-owned company engaged in origination of mortgages and provides various mortgage service solutions to the mortgage and real estate markets, and Lead Director of Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. since June 2004. Mr. Abrams is a Certified Public Accountant.

Scott Mereness

Mr. Scott T. Mereness is President, Chief Operating Officer of Drew Industries Inc. and President of Lippert Components, Inc. and Kinro, Inc., subsidiaries of Drew Industries Inc. He has been appointed as President, Chief Operating Officer of the company, effective May 10, 2013. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lippert Components, Inc. from February 2003 to July 2010, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kinro, Inc. from February 2010 to July 2010, Vice President of Operations of Lippert Components, Inc., from February 2001 to February 2003, and was Vice President of Kinro, Inc., from January 2009 until February 2010. Mr. Mereness was Regional Vice President for Manufactured Housing for Lippert Components, Inc., from 1999 to 2001.

Jason Lippert

Mr. Jason D. Lippert is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Drew Industries Inc. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lippert Components, Inc. and Kinro, Inc., subsidiaries of the Company. He has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the company effective May 10, 2013. He was President of Lippert Components, Inc. from February 2003 to July 2010 and President of Kinro from January 2009 to July 2010, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lippert Components, Inc., from May 2000 until February 2003, and served as Regional Director of Operations of Lippert Components, Inc. from 1998 until 2000. Mr. Lippert has been Chairman of Lippert Components, Inc. since January 2007, and Chairman of Kinro, Inc. since January 2009.

Joseph Giordano

Mr. Joseph S. Giordano III, is Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of Drew Industries Inc. He was Corporate Controller from May 2003 to May 2008. From July 1998 to August 2002, Mr. Giordano was a Senior Manager at KPMG LLP, and from August 2002 to April 2003, Mr. Giordano was a Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Giordano is a Certified Public Accountant.

James Gero

Mr. James F. Gero is Lead Independent Director of Drew Industries Inc. He is a private investor. Since 2004, Mr. Gero has also served as Chairman of the Board of Orthofix International, N.V., a publicly-owned international supplier of orthopedic devices for bone fixation and stimulation, and as a director of Intrusion.com, Inc., a publicly-owned supplier of security software.

Brendan Deely

Mr. Brendan J. Deely is Independent Director of Drew Industries Inc. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of L&W Supply Corporation, a subsidiary of USG Corporation, since 2004, and senior vice president of USG Corporation since 2008. USG Corporation, a publicly-owned company, is a manufacturer and distributor of high-performance building systems. L&W Supply branches stock and deliver building materials nationwide. For more than five years prior thereto, Mr. Deely held various executive positions with USG Corporation and its subsidiaries. Mr. Deely also serves on the board of directors of the National Safety Council, and serves on the board of directors of Lincoln Park Community Shelter in Chicago, Illinois.

Frederick Hegi

Mr. Frederick B. Hegi Jr., is Independent Director of Drew Industries Inc. He is a founding partner of Wingate Partners, a private equity firm, including the indirect general partner of Wingate Partners II, L.P. Since May 1982, Mr. Hegi has served as President of Valley View Capital Corporation, a private investment firm. Mr. Hegi is a director of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc., a publicly-owned regional bank. From 1996 until December 2011, Mr. Hegi served as Chairman of the Board of United Stationers, Inc., a publicly-owned wholesale distributor of business products. From 1986 until its acquisition in 2007, Mr. Hegi was a director of Lone Star Technologies, Inc., a diversified publicly-owned company engaged in the manufacture of tubular products.

John Lowe

Mr. John B. Lowe, Jr., is Independent Director of Drew Industries Inc. He has been Chairman of TDIndustries, Inc., a national mechanical/electrical/plumbing construction and facility service company, since 1981. From January 1981 to January 2005, Mr. Lowe also served as Chief Executive Officer of TDIndustries. Mr. Lowe is Chairman of the Board of Zale Corporation, a publicly-owned specialty retailer of jewelry, and is a director of KDC Platform, LLC, engaged in real estate development.

David Reed

Mr. David A. Reed is Independent Director of Drew Industries Inc. He is President of Causeway Capital Management LLC, manager of a investment partnership. Mr. Reed retired as Senior Vice Chair for Ernst & Young LLP in 2000 where he held several senior U.S. and global operating, administrative and marketing roles in his 26-year tenure with the firm. He served on Ernst & Young LLP’s Management Committee and Global Executive Council from 1991-2000. From 2006 until November 2011, Mr. Reed was a director of Penson Worldwide, Inc., a publicly-owned company engaged in providing flexible technology-based processing solutions to the investment industry. From 2005 until its acquisition in 2007, Mr. Reed was a director of Lone Star Technologies, Inc., a diversified publicly-owned company engaged in the manufacture of tubular products.

Edward Rose

Mr. Edward W. Rose, III, is Independent Director of Drew Industries Inc. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors from March 1984 to December 31, 2008, and Lead Director from January 2009 to November 2011. For more than the past five years, Mr. Rose has been President and sole stockholder of Cardinal Investment Company, Inc., an investment firm.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Leigh Abrams

1,152,270

Scott Mereness

2,880,830

Jason Lippert

4,116,090

Joseph Giordano

1,182,090

James Gero

--

Brendan Deely

--

Frederick Hegi

--

John Lowe

--

David Reed

--

Edward Rose

78,226
As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Leigh Abrams

155,000 2,807,130

Scott Mereness

101,500 1,497,832

Jason Lippert

125,000 1,837,245

Joseph Giordano

0 0

James Gero

0 0

Brendan Deely

0 0

Frederick Hegi

0 0

John Lowe

0 0

David Reed

0 0

Edward Rose

25,000 40,600
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