People: Lawson Products Inc (LAWS.O)
LAWS.O on Nasdaq
13.85USD
21 May 2013
13.85USD
21 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Ronald Port |
71 | 2007 | Independent Chairman of the Board |
Michael DeCata |
55 | 2012 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Ronald Knutson |
49 | 2012 | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President |
Neil Jenkins |
63 | 2004 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
Michael Tuvell |
41 | 2012 | Senior Vice President - Finance, Controller, Treasurer |
Robert Border |
49 | 2010 | Chief Information Officer, Senior Vice President |
Shon Libby |
43 | 2012 | Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing |
Shane McCarthy |
44 | 2012 | Senior Vice President - Operations |
Christian Wiltrout |
39 | 2012 | Senior Vice President - Supply Chain and Planning |
Andrew Albert |
66 | 2009 | Independent Director |
I. Steven Edelson |
52 | 2009 | Independent Director |
James Errant |
63 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Lee Hillman |
56 | 2004 | Independent Director |
Thomas Postek |
70 | 2005 | Independent Director |
Robert Rettig |
82 | 1989 | Independent Director |
Wilma Smelcer |
63 | 2004 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Ronald Port |
Dr. Ronald B. Port, M.D., is Independent Chairman of the Board of Lawson Products Inc., since April 2007. Dr. Port is a retired physician. Mr. Port has been a director of the Company since 1984. |
Michael DeCata |
Mr. Michael G. DeCata is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Lawson Products, Inc. Mr. DeCata previously served in a consulting capacity for several Private Equity Firms including Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners from 2009 until 2012. Mr. DeCata served as President of The Chefs Warehouse from 2006 until 2009. Prior to 2006, Mr. DeCata held several senior level positions with WW. Grainger, United Rentals and General Electric. Mr. DeCata has served on the Board of Directors of Crescent Electric Supply Company since 2008. |
Ronald Knutson |
Mr. Ronald J. Knutson is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Lawson Products Inc. Mr. Knutson served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. from January 2009 to November 2009. Mr. Knutson served as Vice President, Finance of Ace Hardware Corporation from 2006 through 2007. |
Neil Jenkins |
Mr. Neil E. Jenkins is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Lawson Products Inc. From 2000 to 2003 Mr. Jenkins served as Secretary and Corporate Counsel of the Company. |
Michael Tuvell |
Mr. Michael R. Tuvell is Senior Vice President - Finance, Controller, Treasurer of Lawson Products Inc. Previously, Mr. Tuvell served as Associate Vice President, Finance at ARAMARK Corporation from 2006 until 2008. |
Robert Border |
Mr. Robert O. Border is Chief Information Officer, Senior Vice President of Lawson Products Inc. He served as Senior Vice President, Information Technology from September 2009 to December 2010. Previously, Mr. Border served as the Managing Director, Information Technology at Midwest Generation, a subsidiary of Edison Mission Energy, from 2004 until 2009. |
Shon Libby |
Mr. Shon R. Libby is Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing of Lawson Products Inc. Mr. Libby served as Vice President, Strategic Accounts and Segment Sales from December 2008 to July 2012. Previously, Mr. Libby served as Market Vice President Sales for Corporate Express from 2000 to 2008. |
Shane McCarthy |
Mr. Shane T. McCarthy is Senior Vice President - Operations of Lawson Products Inc. Previously Mr. McCarthy served as Vice President of Warehouse Distribution at Cardinal Health from 2006 until 2008. |
Christian Wiltrout |
Mr. Christian D. Wiltrout is Senior Vice President - Supply Chain and Planning of Lawson Products Inc. Previously, Mr. Wiltrout served as Vice President, Product Strategy and Services for Hagemeyer North America from 2005 to 2008. |
Andrew Albert |
Mr. Andrew B. Albert is Independent Director of Lawson Products Inc. Mr. Albert has served as Managing Director and Operating Partner of Svoboda Capital Partners LLC, a private equity investment firm, since February 2007. From December 2000 through May 2006, Mr. Albert served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nashua Corporation, a manufacturer and converter of specialty paper products and toner. Mr. Albert also served as non-executive Chairman of Nashua’s Board of Directors from December 2006 through September 2009. Mr. Albert serves as a Director on the Boards of Border Construction Specialties, a distributor of specialty construction products; Forsythe Technologies, a technology consulting and sales firm; and Transco, Inc., a diversified industrial company. |
I. Steven Edelson |
Mr. I. Steven Edelson is Independent Director of Lawson Products Inc. Mr. Edelson has served as co-founder and Managing Director of International Facilities Group, a facilities development and management company, since June 1995. Mr. Edelson also serves as Principal and Managing Director of The Mercantile Capital Group, a Chicago based private equity investment firm. Mr. Edelson serves as Director for iTracs Corporation, a portfolio company of Mercantile Capital Partners II. Mr. Edelson has more than 25 years of real estate transaction experience. Currently Mr. Edelson is a Managing Member of the Lake Erie Crushers, a professional minor league baseball team in the independent Frontier League. Mr. Edelson is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Mr. Edelson is the proud recipient of the 2005 Ellis Island Congressional Medal of Honor. |
James Errant |
Mr. James S. Errant is Independent Director of Lawson Products Inc., since 2007. Mr. Errant has developed, owned and operated thirteen restaurants over thirty-eight (38) years from 1973 – 2011. Mr. Errant was involved in all facets of the business including: design and construction, concept and product development, marketing; finance management, and employee management. |
Lee Hillman |
Mr. Lee S. Hillman is Independent Director of Lawson Products Inc. Mr. Hillman has served as President of Liberation Advisory Group and Liberation Management Services, both private management consulting firms, since 2003. Mr. Hillman has served as Chief Executive Officer of Performance Health Systems, LLC, an early-stage business distributing bioDensity™ branded, specialty health and exercise equipment, since January 2009. From February 2006 to May 2008, Mr. Hillman served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Power Plate International. Mr. Hillman has served as a member of the Board of Directors as well as a member of the audit committees of: Health South Corporation, Wyndham International, and RCN Corporation. Currently, he serves as Trustee and member of the audit committee at Adelphia Recovery Trust. |
Thomas Postek |
Mr. Thomas S. Postek is Independent Director of Lawson Products Inc., since 2005. Mr. Postek is a Chartered Financial Analyst currently affiliated with Geneva Investment Management of Chicago since January 2005. Mr. Postek was a partner and principal of William Blair & Company, LLC, a Chicago-based investment firm, from 1986 to 2001. During his tenure at William Blair, Mr. Postek covered various business services as an analyst, including industrial distribution. Mr. Postek is also a director of UniFirst Corporation. |
Robert Rettig |
Mr. Robert G. Rettig is Independent Director of Lawson Products Inc., since 1989. He is Consultant and a Retired Executive Vice President of Illinois Tool Works, Inc., a global industrial company. |
Wilma Smelcer |
Ms. Wilma J. Smelcer is Independent Director of Lawson Poducts Inc., since 2004. She served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Chicago Stock Exchange from 2001 until April 2004. From 2001 through 2006, Ms. Smelcer was a trustee of Goldman Sachs Mutual Fund Complex (a registered investment company). Ms. Smelcer served as Chairman of Bank of America, Illinois from 1998 to 2001. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Ronald Port |
-- |
Michael DeCata |
-- |
Ronald Knutson |
405,588 |
Neil Jenkins |
537,274 |
Michael Tuvell |
-- |
Robert Border |
-- |
Shon Libby |
-- |
Shane McCarthy |
-- |
Christian Wiltrout |
-- |
Andrew Albert |
-- |
I. Steven Edelson |
-- |
James Errant |
-- |
Lee Hillman |
-- |
Thomas Postek |
-- |
Robert Rettig |
-- |
Wilma Smelcer |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Ronald Port |
0 | 0 |
Michael DeCata |
0 | 0 |
Ronald Knutson |
0 | 0 |
Neil Jenkins |
0 | 0 |
Michael Tuvell |
0 | 0 |
Robert Border |
0 | 0 |
Shon Libby |
0 | 0 |
Shane McCarthy |
0 | 0 |
Christian Wiltrout |
0 | 0 |
Andrew Albert |
0 | 0 |
I. Steven Edelson |
0 | 0 |
James Errant |
0 | 0 |
Lee Hillman |
0 | 0 |
Thomas Postek |
0 | 0 |
Robert Rettig |
0 | 0 |
Wilma Smelcer |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
POSTEK THOMAS S |
4,286 | $0.00 |
RETTIG ROBERT GEORGE |
4,286 | $0.00 |
SMELCER WILMA J |
4,286 | $0.00 |
ALBERT ANDREW B |
4,286 | $0.00 |
ERRANT JAMES S |
4,286 | $0.00 |
EDELSON I STEVEN |
4,286 | $0.00 |
PORT RONALD B |
4,286 | $0.00 |
HILLMAN LEE S |
4,286 | $0.00 |
PORT RONALD B |
584,677 | $8.68 |
PORT RONALD B |
596,040 | $0.00 |
SMELCER WILMA J |
500 | $8.80 |
ERRANT JAMES S |
57,145 | $0.00 |
ALBERT ANDREW B |
4,750 | $7.81 |
DECATA MICHAEL G |
5,500 | $7.27 |
RETTIG ROBERT GEORGE |
2,000 | $7.04 |
ALBERT ANDREW B |
10,250 | $7.12 |
ALBERT ANDREW B |
5,515 | $0.00 |
PORT RONALD B |
5,515 | $0.00 |
ERRANT JAMES S |
5,515 | $0.00 |
SMELCER WILMA J |
5,515 | $0.00 |
EDELSON I STEVEN |
5,515 | $0.00 |
POSTEK THOMAS S |
5,515 | $0.00 |
RETTIG ROBERT GEORGE |
5,515 | $0.00 |
HILLMAN LEE S |
5,515 | $0.00 |
KNUTSON RONALD J |
157 | $11.86 |

