People: Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (LECO.O)

LECO.O on Nasdaq

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Stropki, John 58 2004 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Petrella, Vincent 48 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer
Stueber, Frederick 55 1996 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Seif, Richard 2010 Senior Vice President - Global Marketing and Product Development
Farrell, Gretchen 46 2009 Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Compliance
Blankenship, George 46 2009 Senior Vice President; President of Lincoln Electric North America
LeBlanc, David 44 2009 Senior Vice President; President of Lincoln Electric International
Flohn, Thomas 48 2005 Vice President and President, Lincoln Asia Pacific
Battle, Anthony 2010 Vice President - Internal Audit
Adams, Harold 70 2004 Lead Director
Gunning, David 67 1987 Director
Lincoln, G. Russell 62 1989 Director
Lincoln, Kathryn 54 1995 Director
Runtagh, Hellene 61 2001 Director
Knoll, Robert 67 2003 Director
Walls, George 66 2003 Director
Hanks, Stephen 58 2006 Director
MacDonald, William 62 2007 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Stropki, John Mr. John M. Stropki is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Mr. Stropki was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2004 and Chairman in October 2004. From May 2003 to June 2004, Mr. Stropki was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. From May 1996 to May 2003, Mr. Stropki was Executive Vice President of the Company and President, North America of The Lincoln Electric Company.
Petrella, Vincent Mr. Vincent K. Petrella is Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since October 7, 2005; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from February 4, 2004 to October 7, 2005 and Vice President, Corporate Controller from 2001 to 2003.
Stueber, Frederick Mr. Frederick G. Stueber has been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 1996.
Seif, Richard Mr. Richard Seif is the Senior Vice President - Global Marketing and Product Development of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Mr. Seif joined Lincoln in 1971 as a technical sales representative and has held several sales and executive management positions, including Vice President, Marketing, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Electric Canada, and Vice President, Sales and Marketing U.S.A. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and an Master of Business Administration in marketing from Michigan State University.
Farrell, Gretchen Ms. Gretchen A. Farrell has been appointed as Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Compliance of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc effective August 5, 2009. She has served as Vice President, Human Resources of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since May 5, 2005; Vice President, Human Resources of The Lincoln Electric Company since March 1, 2003 and Director, Compensation and Benefits of The Lincoln Electric Company from 1997 to 2003. Ms. Farrell earned a bachelor's degree in political science from The Ohio State University and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Blankenship, George Mr. George D. Blankenship has been appointed as Senior Vice President; President of Lincoln Electric North America of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc effective August 5, 2009. He has served as Senior Vice President, Global Engineering of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since October 7, 2005; Vice President, Global Engineering from May 5, 2005 to October 7, 2005; Senior Vice President; President, Lincoln Cleveland of The Lincoln Electric Company since January 1, 2008; Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations of The Lincoln Electric Company since October 7, 2005; 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.
LeBlanc, David Mr. David M. LeBlanc has been appointed as Senior Vice President; President of Lincoln Electric International of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc effective August 5, 2009. He has served as Vice President of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.; President of Lincoln Electric Europe and Russia since September 1, 2005; Vice President; President, Lincoln Electric Latin America from January 1, 2002 to August 31, 2005.
Flohn, Thomas Mr. Thomas A. Flohn is Vice President of Lincoln Electric Holdings; President, Lincoln Asia Pacific since January 1, 2005; Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Lincoln Electric Asia Pacific from May 1, 1999 to December 31, 2004.
Battle, Anthony Mr. Anthony Battle has been appointed as Vice President, Internal Audit of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. Mr. Battle joined Lincoln as an Audit Manager in 2003 and was promoted to Director, Internal Audit, in 2004. Prior to joining Lincoln, he held a number of management-level positions with the former TRW, Inc. and had also served as Audit Manager with Owens Corning. Mr. Battle earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from John Carroll University and an Executive MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. He is also a graduate of Lincoln's International Business Development Program in conjunction with the Thunderbird School of Global Management. Mr. Battle is a CPA and a member of The Ohio Society of CPAs.
Adams, Harold Mr. Harold L. Adams is Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 2002 and Lead Director since December 2004. Mr. Adams has been Chairman Emeritus of RTKL Associates Inc. (an architectural and engineering firm) since November 2003, and is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of RTKL, a position he held from 1967 to November 2003. His Other Directorships include: Commercial Metals Company and Legg Mason, Inc.
Gunning, David Mr. David H. Gunning is Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 1987. Mr. Gunning is the former Vice Chairman of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (an iron ore and coal mining company), a position he held from April 2001 until his retirement in May 2007. His Other Directorships include: Development Alternatives, Inc. and MFS Funds, Inc.
Lincoln, G. Russell Mr. G. Russell Lincoln is Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 1989. Mr. Lincoln is President of N.A.S.T. Inc. (a personal investment firm), a position he has held since 1996.
Lincoln, Kathryn Ms. Kathryn Jo Lincoln is Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 1995. Ms. Lincoln is Chairman 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 October 2006.
Runtagh, Hellene Ms. Hellene S. Runtagh is Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 2001. 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 1998 through 2000, 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. Her Other Directorships include: Harman International Industries, Inc. and NeuStar, Inc.
Knoll, Robert Mr. Robert J. Knoll is Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 2003. 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.
Walls, George General George H. Walls, Jr. is Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 2003. General Walls is the former Chief Deputy Auditor of the State of North Carolina, a position he held from January 2001 through December 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. His Other Directorships include: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Hanks, Stephen Mr. Stephen G. Hanks is Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since July 2006. Mr. Hanks is the former President of the Washington Division of URS Corporation, and a former member of the Board of Directors of URS Corporation (a design, engineering, construction and management solutions company) headquartered in San Francisco, California, positions he held from November 2007 until his retirement in January 2008. From 2000 to November 2007, Mr. Hanks served as the President, and from 2001 to November 2007, served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, 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.
MacDonald, William Mr. William E. MacDonald, III is Director of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. since 2007. 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 December 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. His Other Directorships include: American Greetings Corporation.

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Stropki, John 478,500 7,597,782
Petrella, Vincent 67,000 679,062
Stueber, Frederick 82,736 1,264,568
Seif, Richard 0 0
Farrell, Gretchen 0 0
Blankenship, George 83,725 1,065,515
LeBlanc, David 10,000 442,388
Flohn, Thomas 12,500 662,755
Battle, Anthony 0 0
Adams, Harold 0 0
Gunning, David 0 0
Lincoln, G. Russell 0 0
Lincoln, Kathryn 0 0
Runtagh, Hellene 0 0
Knoll, Robert 0 0
Walls, George 0 0
Hanks, Stephen 0 0
MacDonald, William 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
PETRELLA VINCENT K 7,480 $0.00
ADAMS HAROLD L 948 $0.00
BLANKENSHIP GEORGE D 4,860 $0.00
WALLS GEORGE H JR 948 $0.00
FLOHN THOMAS A 3,400 $0.00
STUEBER FREDERICK G 6,000 $0.00
LINCOLN KATHRYN JO 948 $0.00
FARRELL GRETCHEN A 2,720 $0.00
LEBLANC DAVID M 5,440 $0.00
GUNNING DAVID HALL 948 $0.00
STROPKI JOHN M 27,220 $0.00
MACDONALD WILLIAM E III 948 $0.00
KNOLL ROBERT J 948 $0.00
LINCOLN G RUSSELL 948 $0.00
HANKS STEPHEN GRANT 948 $0.00
BLANKENSHIP GEORGE D 500 $0.00
LEBLANC DAVID M 565 $0.00
FLOHN THOMAS A 576 $40.85
STROPKI JOHN M 4,047 $40.85
PETRELLA VINCENT K 1,264 $40.85
LEBLANC DAVID M 584 $40.85
FARRELL GRETCHEN A 576 $40.85
STUEBER FREDERICK G 1,149 $40.85
STUEBER FREDERICK G 3,860 $0.00
FLOHN THOMAS A 2,190 $0.00
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