People: Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc (LECO.O)
LECO.O on Nasdaq
58.49USD
19 Jun 2013
58.49USD
19 Jun 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
John Stropki |
62 | 2012 | Executive Chairman of the Board |
Christopher Mapes |
51 | 2012 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Vincent Petrella |
52 | 2005 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer |
Frederick Stueber |
59 | 1996 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
Gretchen Farrell |
50 | 2009 | Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Compliance |
George Blankenship |
50 | 2009 | Senior Vice President and President, Lincoln Electric North America |
Gabriel Bruno |
45 | 2012 | Chief Information Officer, Vice President |
Steven Hedlund |
46 | 2008 | Vice President - Strategy and Business Development |
Thomas Flohn |
52 | 2010 | Vice President and President, Lincoln Electric Europe, Middle East & Africa |
Harold Adams |
73 | 2004 | Lead Independent Director |
Curtis Espeland |
48 | 2012 | Independent Director |
David Gunning |
70 | 1987 | Independent Director |
Stephen Hanks |
62 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Robert Knoll |
71 | 2003 | Independent Director |
G. Russell Lincoln |
66 | 1989 | Independent Director |
Kathryn Lincoln |
58 | 1995 | Independent Director |
William MacDonald |
66 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Hellene Runtagh |
64 | 2001 | Independent Director |
George Walls |
70 | 2003 | Independent Director |
Amanda Butler |
Director - Investor Relations |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
John Stropki |
Mr. John M. Stropki, Jr., is Executive Chairman of the Board of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Prior to serving in his current position, Mr. Stropki served as President and Chief Executive Officer beginning June 2004 and Chairman beginning October 2004. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. Stropki was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Lincoln. From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Stropki was Executive Vice President of Lincoln and President, North America. |
Christopher Mapes |
Mr. Christopher L. Mapes is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. From September 2011 to December 31, 2012, Mr. Mapes served as the Chief Operating Officer of Lincoln. From 2004 to August 2011, Mr. Mapes served as the Executive Vice President of A. O. Smith Corporation (a global manufacturer with a water heating and water treatment technologies business and an electric motor and motor solutions business, both of which have residential, commercial, industrial and consumer applications) and the President of its Electrical Products unit. Prior to joining A.O. Smith, he was the President, Motor Sales and Marketing of Regal Beloit Corporation (a manufacturer of electrical and mechanical motion control products) from 2003 to 2004. From 1990 to 2003, Mr. Mapes was the President, Global OEM Business Group at Superior Essex, Inc. (a wire and cable manufacturer). |
Vincent Petrella |
Mr. Vincent K. Petrella is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. He was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from February 4, 2004 to October 7, 2005; and Vice President, Corporate Controller from 2001 to 2003. |
Frederick Stueber |
|
Gretchen Farrell |
Ms. Gretchen A. Farrell is Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Compliance of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. She has served as Vice President, Human Resources from May 5, 2005 to July 30, 2009; and Vice President, Human Resources of The Lincoln Electric Company since March 5, 2003. |
George Blankenship |
Mr. George D. Blankenship is Senior Vice President and President, Lincoln Electric North America of Lincoln Electric Holding Inc. He was Senior Vice President, Global Engineering from October 7, 2005 to July 30, 2009; Vice President, Global Engineering from May 5, 2005 to October 7, 2005; President, Lincoln Electric North America of The Lincoln Electric Company since July 30, 2009; Senior Vice President; President, Lincoln Cleveland of The Lincoln Electric Company from January 8, 2008 to July 30, 2009; Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations of The Lincoln Electric Company from October 7, 2005 to January 8, 2008; Vice President, Cleveland Operations of The Lincoln Electric Company from June 6, 2005 to October 7, 2005; and Vice President, Engineering and Quality Assurance of The Lincoln Electric Company from 2000 to June 6, 2005. |
Gabriel Bruno |
Mr. Gabriel Bruno is Chief Information Officer, Vice President of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. He was Vice President, Corporate Controller from 2005 to May 1, 2012. |
Steven Hedlund |
Mr. Steven B. Hedlund is Vice President - Strategy and Business Development of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Prior to his service with the Company, Mr. Hedlund was the Vice President, Growth and Innovations with Master Lock, LLC (a security products company) from June 1, 2005 to July 1, 2008. |
Thomas Flohn |
Mr. Thomas A. Flohn is Vice President and President, Lincoln Electric Europe, Middle East & Africa of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. He was Vice President; President, Lincoln Asia Pacific from January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2010; and Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Lincoln Electric Asia Pacific from May 1, 1999 to December 31, 2004. |
Harold Adams |
Mr. Harold L. Adams is Lead Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Mr. Adams has been Chairman Emeritus of RTKL Associates Inc. (an architectural and engineering firm) since 2003, and is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTKL, a position he held from 1967 to 2003. Mr. Adams has been a member of the Board of Directors of Commercial Metals Company since 2004 and Legg Mason, Inc. since 1988. |
Curtis Espeland |
Mr. Curtis E. Espeland is Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Mr. Espeland has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eastman Chemical Company (a chemical, fiber and plastic manufacturer) since 2008. Prior to his service as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Espeland was Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of Eastman Chemical from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Espeland has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eastman Chemical Company (a chemical, fiber and plastic manufacturer) since 2008. Prior to his service as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Espeland was Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer of Eastman Chemical from 2005 to 2008. |
David Gunning |
Mr. David H. Gunning is Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Mr. Gunning is the former Vice Chairman of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (an iron ore and coal mining company formerly known as Cleveland-Cliffs Inc), a position he held from 2001 until his retirement in 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Gunning served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Capital American Financial Corp. Mr. Gunning is also a lawyer and practiced law for many years as a corporate partner with Jones Day. Mr. Gunning has served on the Board of Directors of Development Alternatives, Inc. since before 1993 and MFS Funds, Inc. since 2004. In addition, Mr. Gunning served on the Boards of Directors of Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. from 2001 to 2007, Portman Mining Ltd. From 2005 to 2008 and Southwest Gas Corporation from 2000 to 2004. |
Stephen Hanks |
Mr. Stephen G. Hanks is Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Mr. Hanks is the former President of the Washington Division of URS Corporation (a design, engineering, construction and management solutions company), headquartered in San Francisco, California, a position he held from 2007 until his retirement in 2008. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Hanks served as the President, and from 2001 to 2007, served as the Chief Executive Officer of Washington Group International, Inc. (a design, engineering, construction and management solutions company), which merged with URS Corporation in 2007. Mr. Hanks also formerly served as Washington Group International, Inc.’s Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Mr. Hanks was a member of the Board of Directors of URS Corporation from 2007 until his retirement in 2008. Mr. Hanks also served on the Board of Directors of Washington Group International, Inc. Mr. Hanks currently serves on the Board of Directors of McDermott International, Inc., a position he has held since 2009, and The Babcock & Wilcox Company, a position he has held since July 2010. |
Robert Knoll |
Mr. Robert J. Knoll is Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Mr. Knoll is a former Partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP (an accounting firm), a position he held from 1978 to his retirement in 2000. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Knoll served as National Director of the firm’s Accounting and Auditing Professional Practice with oversight responsibility for the firm’s accounting and auditing consultation process, SEC practice and risk management process. Mr. Knoll brings accounting and auditing experience, with 32 years as a certified public accountant and 22 years as a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP. |
G. Russell Lincoln |
Mr. G. Russell Lincoln is Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Mr. Lincoln is President of N.A.S.T. Inc. (a personal investment firm), a position he has held since 1996. Prior to joining N.A.S.T. Inc., Mr. Lincoln served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Algan, Inc. |
Kathryn Lincoln |
Ms. Kathryn Jo Lincoln is Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Ms. Lincoln is Chair/Chief Investment Officer of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (a non-profit educational institution teaching land economics and taxation), a position she has held since 1996. Ms. Lincoln also served as President of the Lincoln Foundation, Inc. (a non-profit foundation that supported the foregoing Institute until the two entities merged in 2006) from 1999 through 2006. Ms. Lincoln is an Advisory Board Member of the Johnson Bank, Arizona Region, a position she has held since 2006, before which she was a Board Member of Johnson Bank Arizona, N.A. beginning in 2001. |
William MacDonald |
Mr. William E. MacDonald, III, is Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Mr. MacDonald is the former Vice Chairman of National City Corporation (a diversified financial holding company), a position he held from 2001 until his retirement in 2006, where he was responsible for its seven-state regional and national corporate banking businesses, the Risk Management and Credit Administration unit, Capital Markets and the Private Client Group. Mr. MacDonald joined National City in 1968 and, during his tenure, held a number of key management positions, including Senior Executive Vice President of National City Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of National City’s Ohio bank. Mr. MacDonald has been a member of the Board of Directors of American Greetings Corporation since 2007. In addition, Mr. MacDonald served on the Board of Directors of MTC Technologies, Inc. from 2002 to 2008 and The Lamson & Sessions Co. from 2006 to 2007 when, in each case, the boards were dismantled as a result of divestitures. |
Hellene Runtagh |
Ms. Hellene S. Runtagh is Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. Ms. Runtagh was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Berwind Group (a diversified pharmaceutical services, industrial manufacturing and real estate company) in 2001. From 1997 through 2001, Ms. Runtagh was Executive Vice President of Universal Studios (a media and entertainment company). Prior to joining Universal Studios, Ms. Runtagh spent 27 years at General Electric Company (a diversified industrial company) in a variety of leadership positions. Ms. Runtagh has served as a Director on the Board of Directors of Harman International Industries, Inc. since 2008 and NeuStar, Inc. since 2006. In addition, Ms. Runtagh was a member of the Board of Directors of IKON Office Solutions Inc. from 2007 to 2008, Avaya Inc. from 2003 to 2007 and Covad Communications Group from 1999 to 2006. |
George Walls |
General George H. Walls, Jr., is Independent Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. General Walls is the former Chief Deputy Auditor of the State of North Carolina, a position he held from 2001 through 2004. General Walls retired from the U.S. Marine Corps in 1993 with the rank of Brigadier General, after nearly 29 years of distinguished service. General Walls has served on the Board of Directors of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. since 2006. In addition, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Thomas Industries, Inc. from 2003 to 2005 when the board was dismantled as a result of a divestiture. |
Amanda Butler |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
John Stropki |
6,003,360 |
Christopher Mapes |
4,550,620 |
Vincent Petrella |
2,214,320 |
Frederick Stueber |
2,015,930 |
Gretchen Farrell |
-- |
George Blankenship |
1,999,670 |
Gabriel Bruno |
-- |
Steven Hedlund |
-- |
Thomas Flohn |
1,270,260 |
Harold Adams |
-- |
Curtis Espeland |
-- |
David Gunning |
-- |
Stephen Hanks |
-- |
Robert Knoll |
-- |
G. Russell Lincoln |
-- |
Kathryn Lincoln |
-- |
William MacDonald |
-- |
Hellene Runtagh |
-- |
George Walls |
-- |
Amanda Butler |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
John Stropki |
735,000 | 15,752,262 |
Christopher Mapes |
0 | 0 |
Vincent Petrella |
152,000 | 3,151,060 |
Frederick Stueber |
96,402 | 1,343,995 |
Gretchen Farrell |
0 | 0 |
George Blankenship |
91,725 | 1,335,214 |
Gabriel Bruno |
0 | 0 |
Steven Hedlund |
0 | 0 |
Thomas Flohn |
12,500 | 662,755 |
Harold Adams |
0 | 0 |
Curtis Espeland |
0 | 0 |
David Gunning |
0 | 0 |
Stephen Hanks |
0 | 0 |
Robert Knoll |
0 | 0 |
G. Russell Lincoln |
0 | 0 |
Kathryn Lincoln |
0 | 0 |
William MacDonald |
0 | 0 |
Hellene Runtagh |
0 | 0 |
George Walls |
0 | 0 |
Amanda Butler |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
PETRELLA VINCENT K |
100 | $60.08 |
PETRELLA VINCENT K |
600 | $60.15 |
PETRELLA VINCENT K |
13,292 | $59.90 |
PETRELLA VINCENT K |
17,300 | $30.26 |
PETRELLA VINCENT K |
100 | $60.06 |
PETRELLA VINCENT K |
3,108 | $60.05 |
PETRELLA VINCENT K |
100 | $60.12 |
STROPKI JOHN M JR |
19,950 | $59.63 |
STROPKI JOHN M JR |
50 | $60.10 |
STUEBER FREDERICK G |
4,124 | $60.30 |
STROPKI JOHN M JR |
20,000 | $17.72 |
STROPKI JOHN M JR |
5,000 | $60.16 |
STROPKI JOHN M JR |
15,000 | $60.02 |
STROPKI JOHN M JR |
20,000 | $17.72 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
240 | $58.82 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
200 | $58.80 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
12 | $58.74 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
997 | $58.76 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
100 | $58.72 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
420 | $58.79 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
200 | $58.64 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
200 | $58.71 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
100 | $58.84 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
700 | $58.69 |
FARRELL GRETCHEN A |
1,000 | $58.65 |
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