People: MTS Systems Corp (MTSC.OQ)
MTSC.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market
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2 Aug 2013
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2 Aug 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
David Anderson |
65 | 2011 | Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board |
Jeffrey Graves |
51 | 2012 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Susan Knight |
58 | 2011 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President |
Kristin Trecker |
47 | 2012 | Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President |
Mark Losee |
55 | 2012 | Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer |
Steven Mahon |
51 | 2011 | Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel |
William Bachrach |
50 | 2013 | Senior Vice President - Sensors |
Arthur Baker |
44 | 2011 | Senior Vice President - Test |
David Johnson |
57 | 2013 | Director |
Chun Hung Yu |
63 | 2013 | Director |
Jean-Lou Chameau |
60 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Brendan Hegarty |
70 | 1998 | Independent Director |
Emily Liggett |
57 | 2010 | Independent Director |
William Murray |
52 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Barb Samardzich |
54 | 2001 | Independent Director |
Gail Steinel |
56 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
David Anderson |
Mr. David J. Anderson is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of MTS Systems Corp., since August 25, 2011. Director of Modine Manufacturing Company (developer and manufacturer of thermal management systems and components) and a member of its Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Audit Committee since 2010; Director of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (metals recycler and steel manufacturer) and Chair of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Committee member since 2009; Co-Vice Chairman of Sauer-Danfoss, Inc. (developer and manufacturer of fluid power and electronic components and systems for mobile equipment applications) from 2008 until June 2009; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Sauer-Danfoss Inc. from 2002 until he retired in January 2009; held various senior management positions with Sauer-Danfoss Inc. from 1984 to 2008; prior to 1984, held various positions in sales, marketing and applications engineering within several manufacturing and distribution businesses. Mr. Anderson served on the boards of directors of the National Fluid Power Association and the National Fluid Power Association Education and Technology Foundation, chairing each in 2008 and 2009. |
Jeffrey Graves |
Dr. Jeffrey A. Graves, PH.D., is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of MTS Systems Corp. He is President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of C&D Technologies, Inc. (a manufacturer, marketer and distributer of electrical power storage systems for the standby power storage market) from July 2005 until May 2012; various executive positions at Kemet Electronics Corporation (a manufacturer of high-performance capacitor solutions) from July 2001 to January 2005, including Chief Executive Officer; various leadership positions with General Electric Company’s Power Systems Division and Corporate Research & Development Center from 1995 to 2001; prior to 1995, held various positions of increasing responsibility at Rockwell International Corporation and Howmet Corporation. Dr. Graves has served as a director of Teleflex Incorporated and Hexcel Corporation since 2007, and he served on the board of Technitrol, Inc. from January 2006 through May 2007. |
Susan Knight |
Ms. Susan E. Knight is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of MTS Systems Corp. She was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from October 2001 to October 2011. She has Prior experience in executive and management positions with Honeywell Inc. from 1977 to 2001. |
Kristin Trecker |
Ms. Kristin E. Trecker is Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President of MTS Systems Corp. She served as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer from February 2012 to August 2012. Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Lawson Software, Inc. from 2006 to July 2011. |
Mark Losee |
Mr. Mark D. Losee is Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of MTS Systems Corp. He serves as Director of IT from January 2012 to September 2012. Global Account Executive for Johnson Controls, Inc. from August 2009 to January 2012. Vice President, IT and Shared Services for Medtronic, Inc. for more than five years prior to his departure in August 2009. |
Steven Mahon |
Mr. Steven G. Mahon is Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel of MTS Systems Corp. Mr. Mahon has practiced in the fields of litigation, compliance and commercial and corporate law for 25 years. Steve was previously a partner at Doherty, Rumble & Butler, and at Ryan Mahon & Brown, P.A. in the Twin Cities. He served as Vice President & Assistant General Counsel for Alliant Techsystems Inc., from January 2003 to September 2011. In that position, he was the Chief Legal Officer and Vice President of Contracts for ATK Aerospace Systems, an operating segment of ATK. A Colonel in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, Steve has practiced law in a variety of roles on active duty and in the U.S. Army Reserve. His posting was as the Judge Advocate (IMA) for U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army in Heidelberg, Germany. He has both a BA and MA degree from Creighton University, an MA degree from the U.S Army War College, and earned his J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law. |
William Bachrach |
Dr. William E. Bachrach has been appointed as Senior Vice President - Sensors of MTS Systems Corp. Dr. Bachrach joins MTS from ROAM Data, a mobile applications, hardware and payment gateway service provider, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to ROAM Data, Dr. Bachrach was the President of Murata Power Solutions (formerly C&D Technologies Power Systems), a subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Company Ltd of Japan, a $180 million supplier of board mounted power and power electronics, from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that time, Dr. Bachrach held various management and business leadership positions with WAY Systems, KEMET Electronics Corporation, InphoMatch and the General Electric Company. Dr. Bachrach earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University; a Ph.D. and M.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Northwestern University; and an M.S. in the Management of Technology from the Sloan School of Management, MIT. |
Arthur Baker |
Mr. Arthur R. Baker III, is Senior Vice President - Test of MTS Systems Corp. He was Vice President and General Manager of the Test Segment during October 2011. Vice President of Engineering and Operations from May 2010 to September 2011. Vice President of Engineering from August 2005 to April 2010. He began his career with MTS in 2005 as the Director of Engineering for Test following a decade at Rohm and Haas (Rodel) in a Engineering and Technology roles. He has a Ph. D. from Cornell University in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. |
David Johnson |
Mr. David D. Johnson has been appointed as Director of MTS Systems Corporation, effective June 14, 2013. He is Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Molex Incorporated. Mr. Johnson has served in his current role with Molex, a global electronic components company, since 2005. Prior to 2005, he was the Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer at Sypris Solutions, Inc. and also worked for Molex Incorporated and KPMG. |
Chun Hung Yu |
Mr. Chun Hung Yu has been appointed as Director of MTS Systems Corporation, effective June 14, 2013. He is Vice President, Global Channel Services and Special Projects, International Operations of 3M Company. Mr. Yu has held numerous positions at 3M, a diversified technology company, including thirteen years as the President, China Region and 3M China from 2000 – 2013. His other roles include the President of 3M Taiwan and the Director, Asset Management, 3M Asia Pacific. He has lived and worked in China for the majority of his 44 years with the company. |
Jean-Lou Chameau |
Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau is Independent Director of MTS Systems Corporation. He is President, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) since September 2006; Provost and Vice President at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) June 2001 to August 2006; Dean of the College of Engineering and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar from 1997 to June 2001; Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies from 1995 to 1997; President of Golder Associates, Inc. (a provider of ground engineering, earth, and environmental services) from 1994 to 1995; Director of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech from 1991 to 1994; Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Purdue University from 1980 to 1991. Mr. Chameau currently serves as Trustee, Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology; Director of John Wiley & Sons and of Safran; member of InterWest Partners Advisory Committee; member of the Executive Committee, Council on Competitiveness; and member of the Academic Research Council, Singapore. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the French Académie des Technologies. |
Brendan Hegarty |
Dr. Brendan C. Hegarty is an Independent Director of MTS Systems Corp., since 1998. He is Director of Colm Campbell Company, Inc. (holding company of SAE Power, Inc., a manufacturer of switching power supplies) since 1994; Chief Executive Officer of NanoMagnetics (start-up nanotechnology company located in the United Kingdom) from 2001 to 2002; consultant with NanoMagnetics until he retired in 2003; Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Seagate Technology (manufacturer of computer disk drives) from 1993 to 1998; Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Seagate Technology from 1989 to 1993; Vice President of Thin Film Head Operations for Control Data Corporation (computer hardware and software company) from 1988 to 1989; and management and executive positions with IBM (computer hardware and software company) from 1967 to 1987. |
Emily Liggett |
Ms. Emily Maddox Liggett is an Independent Director of MTS Systems Corp., since May 15, 2010. She is President and Chief Executive Officer of NovaTorque, Inc. (manufacturer of high-efficiency electric motor systems) since 2009; President and Chief Executive Officer of Apexon, Inc. (provider of supply chain optimization software solutions for global manufacturers) from 2004 to 2007; President and Chief Executive Officer of Capstone Turbine Corporation (provider of microturbine systems for clean, continuous distributed energy generation) from 2002 to 2003; and various management and executive roles at Raychem Corporation (manufacturer of materials, electronics, telecom and energy products acquired by Tyco International in 1999) from 1984 to 2001, including Corporate Vice President of Raychem and Managing Director of Tyco Ventures. Ms. Liggett currently serves on the board of directors of the Purdue University School of Engineering Advisory Board. She has served on the board of directors of Immersion Corporation, a public company, within the last five years. |
William Murray |
Mr. William V. Murray is Independent Director of MTS Systems Corp. He is Chief Executive Officer of Envoy Medical Corporation (manufacturer of implantable hearing devices) since June 2012; Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 2011 to May 2012; President and Chief Executive Officer of ReShape Medical, Inc. (an early stage medical device company developing a non-surgical treatment for obesity) from 2008 until he voluntarily resigned effective December 10, 2010; President and Chief Executive Officer of Murray Consulting, Inc. (provider of executive management consulting and interim executive management services in the medical technology/life science industries) from 2006 to 2007; Division President of Molecular Biology at Applied Biosystems, Inc. (now part of Life Technologies) (life science tools company) from 2005 to 2006; Group President of Respiratory Technologies of VIASYS Healthcare, Inc. (now part of CareFusion) from 2003 to 2004; held various senior executive positions at Medtronic, Inc. (a medical products company) from 1992 to 2003, including President Pacing Business; held various product development and engineering management positions at Medtronic, Inc. from 1985 to 1992; and design engineer at Motorola, Inc. from 1983 to 1985. |
Barb Samardzich |
Ms. Barb J. Samardzich is an Independent Director of MTS Systems Corp., since 2001. She is Vice President, Product Development, Ford of Europe for Ford Motor Company (car and truck manufacturer) since September 2011; Vice President of Global Product Programs of Ford Motor Company from January 2011 to September 2011; Vice President of Powertrain Engineering of Ford Motor Company from 2005 to 2010; Executive Director - Small FWD and RWD Vehicles of Ford Motor Company from 2002 to 2005; Chief Engineer for the Automatic Transmission Engineering Operations of Ford Motor Company from 2000 to 2002; Quality Director for the Small and Medium Vehicle Center of the European operations of Ford Motor Company from 1999 to 2000; Chief Program Engineer for F650/F750 Ford trucks of Ford Motor Company from 1998 to 1999; previously held various positions in the Powertrain division of Ford Motor Company from 1990 to 1998; and various engineering, sales and marketing positions in the Commercial Nuclear Fuel Division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation from 1981 to 1990. |
Gail Steinel |
Ms. Gail P. Steinel is an Independent Director of MTS Systems Corporation. She is Owner of Executive Advisors (provider of leadership development services and strategic/profit improvement consulting) since 2007; Executive Vice President, Consumer, Industrial & Technology business unit at BearingPoint (a global technology and management consulting company) from 2002 to 2007; and progressive management experience at Arthur Andersen (provider of audit, tax and consulting services), where her final position was Global Managing Partner of the Business Consulting Division, from 1979 to 2002. Ms. Steinel serves on several boards, including the Board of Trustees of Federal Realty Investment Trust and is Chairperson of its Audit Committee. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
David Anderson |
-- |
Jeffrey Graves |
1,747,360 |
Susan Knight |
756,743 |
Kristin Trecker |
544,399 |
Mark Losee |
-- |
Steven Mahon |
1,012,210 |
William Bachrach |
-- |
Arthur Baker |
551,227 |
David Johnson |
-- |
Chun Hung Yu |
-- |
Jean-Lou Chameau |
-- |
Brendan Hegarty |
-- |
Emily Liggett |
-- |
William Murray |
1,430,670 |
Barb Samardzich |
-- |
Gail Steinel |
-- |
As Of 28 Sep 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
David Anderson |
0 | 0 |
Jeffrey Graves |
0 | 0 |
Susan Knight |
144,500 | 1,731,596 |
Kristin Trecker |
0 | 0 |
Mark Losee |
0 | 0 |
Steven Mahon |
0 | 0 |
William Bachrach |
0 | 0 |
Arthur Baker |
0 | 0 |
David Johnson |
0 | 0 |
Chun Hung Yu |
0 | 0 |
Jean-Lou Chameau |
0 | 0 |
Brendan Hegarty |
0 | 0 |
Emily Liggett |
0 | 0 |
William Murray |
0 | 0 |
Barb Samardzich |
0 | 0 |
Gail Steinel |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
YU CHUN HUNG |
818 | $0.00 |
JOHNSON DAVID D |
818 | $0.00 |
KNIGHT SUSAN E |
359 | $58.59 |
KNIGHT SUSAN E |
1,066 | $0.00 |
BAKER ARTHUR R III |
132 | $58.59 |
BAKER ARTHUR R III |
390 | $0.00 |
HELLWIG JOACHIM |
566 | $0.00 |
BAKER ARTHUR R III |
168 | $58.59 |
BAKER ARTHUR R III |
500 | $0.00 |
TRECKER KRISTIN E |
188 | $57.58 |
MAHON STEVEN G |
1,114 | $0.00 |
KNIGHT SUSAN E |
1,224 | $0.00 |
LOSEE MARK |
82 | $57.58 |
MAHON STEVEN G |
375 | $57.58 |
LOSEE MARK |
250 | $0.00 |
BAKER ARTHUR R III |
225 | $57.58 |
GRAVES JEFFREY A |
1,076 | $57.58 |
BAKER ARTHUR R III |
667 | $0.00 |
TRECKER KRISTIN E |
557 | $0.00 |
HELLWIG JOACHIM |
667 | $0.00 |
KNIGHT SUSAN E |
412 | $57.58 |
GRAVES JEFFREY A |
3,200 | $0.00 |
GRAVES JEFFREY A |
919 | $57.78 |
GRAVES JEFFREY A |
2,734 | $0.00 |
CHAMEAU JEAN LOU |
3,000 | $59.70 |

