People: Lindsay Corp (LNN)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Michael Christodolou	51	2003	Independent Chairman of the Board
Richard Parod	59	2000	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
James Raabe	52	2011	Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
Steven Cotariu	54	2010	President - Infrastructure Business
David Downing	57	2011	President - International Operations
Barry Ruffalo	42	2007	President - Irrigation Business
Howard Buffett	58	2003	Independent Director
W. Thomas Jagodinski	56	2008	Independent Director
J. David McIntosh	69	2002	Independent Director
Michael Nahl	71	2003	Independent Director
Michael Walter	63	2009	Independent Director
William Welsh	71	2001	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Michael Christodolou	Mr. Michael N. Christodolou is Independent Chairman of the Board of Lindsay Corp. is the Manager of Inwood Capital Management, LLC, an investment management firm he founded in 2000. From 1988 to 1999, Mr. Christodolou was employed by Barbnet Investment Co., formerly Taylor & Co., an investment consulting firm providing services to certain entities associated with members of the Bass family of Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Christodolou previously served on the Board of Directors of XTRA Corporation from 1998 until 2001 when it was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Mr. Christodolou has been a director of the Company since 1999 and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is also the Chairman of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and serves as a member of both the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.
Richard Parod	Mr. Richard W. Parod is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Lindsay Corp. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Parod served as the Vice President and General Manager of Toro Irrigation, a division of The Toro Company, from 1997 to March 2000. From 1993 to 1997, he was an executive officer of James Hardie Irrigation, serving as President of that company from 1994 to 1997.
James Raabe	Mr. James C. Raabe is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Lindsay Corp. Prior to joining Lindsay and since April 1999, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Select Comfort Corporation. From September 1997 to April 1999, Mr. Raabe served as the Controller for Select Comfort Corporation. From May 1992 to September 1997, he served as Vice President – Finance of ValueRx, Inc., a pharmacy benefit management provider. Mr. Raabe held various positions with KPMG LLP from August 1982 to May 1992.
Steven Cotariu	Mr. Steven S. Cotariu is President - Infrastructure Business of Lindsay Corp. Prior to joining Lindsay and since October 2002, Mr. Cotariu held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility with Pentair, Inc., most recently as Vice President, Marketing for Pentair Technical Products. Previously, Mr. Cotariu held marketing and business development positions with Textron, Inc. and was a consultant with McKinsey & Company.
David Downing	Mr. David B. Downing is President - International Operations of Lindsay Corp. Prior to August 2004, Mr. Downing served as the President of FPM L.L.C., a heat-treating company based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, after joining that company in January 2001 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previously, Mr. Downing served as Vice President and Controller for Thermo-King, which manufactured transport refrigeration equipment.
Barry Ruffalo	Mr. Barry A. Ruffalo is President - Irrigation Business of Lindsay Corp. Prior to joining Lindsay and since February 2007, Mr. Ruffalo was most recently a Director of North American Operations for Joy Global Inc. Prior to that time and since 1996, Mr. Ruffalo held various positions of increasing responsibility with Case New Holland; the last five years were spent in Operations Management within the Tractor and the Hay and Forage divisions for both the Case IH and New Holland brands.
Howard Buffett	Mr. Howard G. Buffett is Independent Director of Lindsay Corp. He is the President of Buffett Farms, a commercial farming operation, and President of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, a private charitable foundation. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Buffett served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The GSI Group, a manufacturer of steel farm bins, commercial storage grain bins and grain silos. Prior to that time, he was the Corporate Vice President, Assistant to the Chairman and a director of the Archer Daniels Midland Company. Mr. Buffett currently serves as a director of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company and has previously served on the Board of Directors of ConAgra Foods, Inc., Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and AgroTech Foods. Mr. Buffett also serves as a United Nations Ambassador Against Hunger and as trustee of various non-profit organizations.
W. Thomas Jagodinski	Mr. W. Thomas Jagodinski is Independent Director of Lindsay Corp. He is the retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Delta and Pine Land Company, a in the cotton seed industry. Mr. Jagodinski was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Delta and Pine Land Company from September 2002 until June 2007 when the company was acquired by another company. From 1991 to 2002, he served in various executive roles at Delta and Pine Land Company including Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Jagodinski served on the Board of Directors and as Audit Committee Chair of Solutia Inc. from 2008 until July 2012 and currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Phosphate Holdings, Inc.
J. David McIntosh	Mr. J. David McIntosh is Independent Director of Lindsay Corp. He is the retired Executive Vice President of The Toro Company, a manufacturer of turf maintenance equipment and precision irrigation systems. Mr. McIntosh served as Group Vice President of Professional and International Business Divisions of The Toro Company from 1996 until August 1998 when he was appointed Executive Vice President. Mr. McIntosh had been employed by The Toro Company for 26 years prior to retiring on January 31, 2002.
Michael Nahl	Mr. Michael C. Nahl is Independent Director of Lindsay Corp. He is the retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Albany International Corp., the world’s manufacturer of custom-designed engineered fabrics called paper machine clothing. Mr. Nahl joined Albany International Corp. in 1981 as Group Vice President, Corporate, served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1983 to 2005 and was appointed as Executive Vice President in 2005. Mr. Nahl retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Albany International Corp. in September 2009. Mr. Nahl currently serves as Managing Director of MCN Asset Management, LLC, a private asset management company, and as Managing Director of Utility Transport LLC, a company that rents power line repair vehicles to companies which service the electrical power industry. Mr. Nahl is a director of GrafTech International Ltd. and Trans World Entertainment Corporation.
Michael Walter	Mr. Michael D. Walter is Independent Director of Lindsay Corp. He is the President of Mike Walter & Associates, a risk management consulting firm providing strategic guidance in general business and economic trends. Prior to forming Mike Walter & Associates in 2006, Mr. Walter served in various leadership positions with ConAgra Foods, a agribusiness conglomerate headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, including his most recent position of Senior Vice President, Economic & Commercial Affairs. Mr. Walter also serves on the Board of Directors of AgroTech Foods and Richardson International. Mr. Walter previously served on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade from 2000 until 2007.
William Welsh	Mr. William F. Welsh, II, is Independent Director of Lindsay Corp. He is the retired Chairman of Election Systems & Software, Inc., a provider of specialized election equipment and software. Mr. Welsh served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Election Systems & Software, Inc. from 1995 to 2002. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Welsh served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Election Systems & Software. Mr. Welsh currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ballantyne Strong Inc.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Michael Christodolou	--
Richard Parod	1,893,020
James Raabe	733,896
Steven Cotariu	590,918
David Downing	654,863
Barry Ruffalo	644,322
Howard Buffett	--
W. Thomas Jagodinski	--
J. David McIntosh	--
Michael Nahl	--
Michael Walter	--
William Welsh	--

As Of 30 Aug 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Michael Christodolou	0	0
Richard Parod	575,000	9,911,740
James Raabe	0	0
Steven Cotariu	0	0
David Downing	52,500	1,314,603
Barry Ruffalo	0	0
Howard Buffett	0	0
W. Thomas Jagodinski	0	0
J. David McIntosh	0	0
Michael Nahl	0	0
Michael Walter	0	0
William Welsh	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
RUFFALO BARRY A	751	$80.85
BUFFETT HOWARD GRAHAM	1,635	$82.20
BUFFETT HOWARD GRAHAM	5,062	$25.35
CHRISTODOLOU MICHAEL N	586	$0.00
MCLNTOSH JAMES DAVID	586	$0.00
WALTER MICHAEL D	586	$0.00
WELSH WILLIAM F II	586	$0.00
NAHL MICHAEL C	586	$0.00
BUFFETT HOWARD GRAHAM	586	$0.00
JAGODINSKI WALTER THOMAS	586	$0.00
MCLNTOSH JAMES DAVID	10,124	$89.04
MCLNTOSH JAMES DAVID	5,062	$23.05
MCLNTOSH JAMES DAVID	5,062	$25.35
CHRISTODOLOU MICHAEL N	1,013	$25.35
CHRISTODOLOU MICHAEL N	1,013	$74.40
PAROD RICHARD W	8,875	$78.65
PAROD RICHARD W	16,147	$0.00
DOWNING DAVID B	7,096	$0.00
RUFFALO BARRY A	2,095	$78.65
RUFFALO BARRY A	1,500	$78.44
COTARIU STEVEN S	790	$78.65
RUFFALO BARRY A	5,134	$0.00
DOWNING DAVID B	2,847	$78.65
RAABE JAMES C	465	$78.65
PAROD RICHARD W	26,100	$74.10

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