People: Hardinge Inc (HDNG.O)
HDNG.O on Nasdaq
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17 Jun 2013
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17 Jun 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Richard Simons |
57 | 2012 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Edward Gaio |
59 | 2008 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President |
James Langa |
54 | 2011 | Senior Vice President - Asia Operations |
Douglas Tifft |
58 | 2000 | Senior Vice President - Administration |
Daniel Burke |
71 | 2012 | Lead Independent Director |
Douglas Greenlee |
64 | 1999 | Independent Director |
J. Philip Hunter |
69 | 1992 | Independent Director |
Robert Lepofsky |
67 | 2012 | Independent Director |
John Perroti |
51 | 2003 | Independent Director |
Mitchell Quain |
61 | 2004 | Independent Director |
R. Tony Tripeny |
53 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Richard Simons |
Mr. Richard L. Simons is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Hardinge Inc. Mr. Simons has served as Hardinge's President and Chief Executive Officer since May, 2008 and became Chairman of the Board in February, 2012. Mr. Simons served as the Company's Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer from March to May, 2008. Prior to rejoining Hardinge in 2008, he was Vice President and Corporate Controller at Carpenter Technology, a publicly-traded specialty steel manufacturer (2005-2008). Mr. Simons originally joined Hardinge in 1983, holding the positions of Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of Hardinge Inc. (2000-2005); Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer in 1999 and various other financial management roles (1983-1998). He previously served on the Company's Board of Directors from February, 2001 to July, 2005. Mr. Simons has a M.B.A. degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology and is also a certified public accountant. |
Edward Gaio |
Mr. Edward J. Gaio is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Hardinge Inc. He served as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, September 2006 - February 2008; Vice President, Finance of Agilysys, Inc., 2005 - July 2006; Vice President and Controller of Agilysys, Inc., 1999 - 2005. |
James Langa |
Mr. James P. Langa is Senior Vice President - Asia Operations of Hardinge Inc. He served as Vice President—Global Engineering, Quality and Strategic Sourcing September 2008 - April 2011; Vice President/General Manager—North American Operations January, 2008 - September 2008; Vice President/General Manager North American Machine Operations, June 2007 - January 2008; Director, Original Equipment Sales & Marketing for Wellman Products Group (Division of Hawk Corporation) 2006-2007 and Focus Factory Manager for Wellman Products Group, 2005-2006. |
Douglas Tifft |
Mr. Douglas C. Tifft is Senior Vice President - Administration of Hardinge Inc. He served as Vice President—Administration 1998 - 1999; Vice President—Employee Relations since 1988. Various other Company positions 1978 - 1988. |
Daniel Burke |
Mr. Daniel J. Burke is Lead Independent Director of Hardinge Inc., since February 14, 2012. Mr. Burke has served since 1988 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Swift Glass Co., Inc., a privately-held fabricator of glass component parts. He has a B.S. degree from Georgetown University. Mr. Burke is Lead Independent Director for the Hardinge Board of Directors. He is Chairman of Hardinge's Compensation Committee, Chairman of Hardinge's Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. |
Douglas Greenlee |
Mr. Douglas A. Greenlee is Independent Director of Hardinge Inc. Mr. Greenlee is the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Way Station, Inc., a not-for-profit behavior health organization in which he has held various other positions since 2003. Mr. Greenlee was employed by the Company as Vice President, Business Development from June, 1992 to April, 1999. He is an attorney, certified public accountant and former owner of Harpers Ferry Wood Products. Mr. Greenlee has a juris doctorate degree from Georgetown University and practiced law in Winchester, Virginia for 17 years, focusing primarily in taxation, employee benefits and corporate law. Mr. Greenlee is Chairman of Hardinge's Investment Committee and a member of the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees. |
J. Philip Hunter |
Mr. J. Philip Hunter is Independent Director of Hardinge Inc. Mr. Hunter retired in 2006 as a partner in Sayles & Evans, a law firm in Elmira, New York, where he was a partner for 38 years. Mr. Hunter has a juris doctorate degree from Cornell University. He is Hardinge's Secretary and a member of the Company's Investment and Nominating and Governance Committees. Mr. Hunter has particular knowledge in legal, regulatory and human resource affairs that strengthen the Board's collective ability to manage the Company. |
Robert Lepofsky |
Mr. Robert J. Lepofsky is Independent Director of Hardinge Inc., since February 15, 2012. Mr. Lepofsky has been Chairman of Westcliff Capital Group, a private holding and investment management company since November 2006. He was formerly a director of Brooks Automation, Inc., a publicly-traded global provider of automation, vacuum and instrumentation solutions for multiple markets including semiconductor manufacturing, life sciences and clean energy from 2005 until his retirement in 2010 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from October 2007 through September 2010. Mr. Lepofsky served as a director of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., a broadly diversified private company from April 1995 until November 2006 and was the Interim President and CEO of Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc. from January 2005 until November 2006. He held various positions with Helix Technology Corporation, a publicly-traded producer of innovative vacuum systems, including Chairman of the Board (2005-2006), President, CEO and Executive Director (1989-2005), President and Executive Director (1988-1989), President, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director (1987-1988) and other senior management roles (1980-1987). He has a BS degree from Drexel Institute of Technology and holds an Advanced Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors, a national director education organization. Mr. Lepofsky was a director of Moldflow Corporation, a publicly-traded developer of software solutions for the plastics industry from December, 2003 until its sale to Autodesk Corp. in May, 2008. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Avantair, Inc., a publicly-traded company, since 2007 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in November, 2010. |
John Perroti |
Mr. John J. Perroti is Independent Director of Hardinge Inc. Mr. Perrotti is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gleason Corporation, a privately-held manufacturer of gear production equipment headquartered in Rochester, New York. He also serves as a director of Gleason Corporation and has held various other positions with the company including President and Chief Operating Officer (2005), Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (2002-2004), Treasurer (1997-2004) and Vice President–Finance (1995-2002). Mr. Perrotti was formerly a practicing certified public accountant at KPMG. Mr. Perrotti has a M.B.A. degree from the University of Rochester. In addition to offering his perspective as Chief Executive Officer of a manufacturing company, Mr. Perrotti is also qualified to serve as a director because he is an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by SEC rules and, as such, serves as Chairman of Hardinge's Audit Committee. |
Mitchell Quain |
Mr. Mitchell I. Quain is Independent Director of Hardinge Inc. Since January 1, 2012, Mr. Quain has been a Senior Advisor to Carlyle Group, Inc. Mr. Quain was a Partner of One Equity Partners, a private investment firm (2010-2011). He was a Senior Director of ACI Capital Corp (2006-2010). Mr. Quain was Chairman of Register.Com, Inc., an internet services provider (2002-2005), and from 1997 to 2001 he was employed with ABN AMRO and its predecessors in several capacities including Vice Chairman. Mr. Quain has a M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Business School. Mr. Quain is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Magnetek, Inc. a publicly-traded manufacturer of digital power and motion control systems; a director of Titan International, Inc. a publicly-traded supplier of wheel and tire assemblies; a director of Astro-Med, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty printers and medical equipment; a director of RBC Bearings Inc., a specialty bearings manufacturer; and a director of Handy and Harman Ltd., a diversified industrial manufacturing company. He is a member of Hardinge's Compensation, Investment and Nominating and Governance Committees. Mr. Quain's 35 years of investment and analysis experience with industrial companies, his working knowledge of capital markets gained from his experiences as an investment banker, his knowledge and experience as a Chartered Financial Analyst and his service as a director of other publicly-traded manufacturers, offer a perspective to the Board of Directors. |
R. Tony Tripeny |
Mr. R. Tony Tripeny is Independent Director of Hardinge Inc., since February 15, 2012. Mr. Tripeny is Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Corning Incorporated, a publicly-traded global, technology-based corporation headquartered in Corning, New York that operates in five market segments—display technologies, environmental technologies, telecommunications, life sciences and special materials. He has held various other positions with the company including Vice President/Corporate Controller/Principal Accounting Officer (2009), Vice President/Corporate Controller (2005-2009), Division Vice President/Operations Controller (2004-2005), Group Controller, Corning Telecommunications Business (2003-2004) and various other financial roles (1985-2002). He has a B.S. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Tripeny is also a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Richard Simons |
1,474,550 |
Edward Gaio |
590,373 |
James Langa |
601,360 |
Douglas Tifft |
552,566 |
Daniel Burke |
-- |
Douglas Greenlee |
298,275 |
J. Philip Hunter |
-- |
Robert Lepofsky |
-- |
John Perroti |
-- |
Mitchell Quain |
-- |
R. Tony Tripeny |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Richard Simons |
17,000 | 49,941 |
Edward Gaio |
8,666 | 99,200 |
James Langa |
0 | 0 |
Douglas Tifft |
23,334 | 275,917 |
Daniel Burke |
0 | 0 |
Douglas Greenlee |
0 | 0 |
J. Philip Hunter |
0 | 0 |
Robert Lepofsky |
0 | 0 |
John Perroti |
0 | 0 |
Mitchell Quain |
0 | 0 |
R. Tony Tripeny |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
TIFFT DOUGLAS C |
3,500 | $12.70 |
GAIO EDWARD J |
6,000 | $13.55 |
TIFFT DOUGLAS C |
1,850 | $12.89 |
GAIO EDWARD J |
900 | $12.89 |
SIMONS RICHARD L |
8,311 | $10.61 |
GAIO EDWARD J |
3,960 | $10.61 |
MALONE DOUGLAS J |
817 | $10.61 |
LANGA JAMES P |
3,805 | $10.61 |
TIFFT DOUGLAS C |
3,034 | $10.61 |
QUAIN MITCHELL I |
5,841 | $0.00 |
LEPOFSKY ROBERT J |
5,841 | $0.00 |
BURKE DANIEL J |
4,381 | $0.00 |
HUNTER J PHILIP |
4,381 | $0.00 |
PERROTTI JOHN J |
4,381 | $0.00 |
TRIPENY R TONY |
4,381 | $0.00 |
GREENLEE DOUGLAS A |
4,381 | $0.00 |
SIMONS RICHARD L |
20,000 | $0.00 |
GAIO EDWARD J |
5,000 | $0.00 |
LANGA JAMES P |
10,000 | $0.00 |
TIFFT DOUGLAS C |
4,500 | $0.00 |
MALONE DOUGLAS J |
3,500 | $0.00 |
TIFFT DOUGLAS C |
4,050 | $9.12 |
TIFFT DOUGLAS C |
5,688 | $9.16 |
GAIO EDWARD J |
7,500 | $8.62 |
QUAIN MITCHELL I |
2,392 | $0.00 |

