People: Preformed Line Products Co (PLPC.O)
PLPC.O on Nasdaq
69.10USD
19 Jun 2013
69.10USD
19 Jun 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Robert Ruhlman |
56 | 2004 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
Eric Graef |
60 | 2007 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance |
William Haag |
49 | 1999 | Vice President - - International Operations |
Dennis McKenna |
46 | 2004 | Vice President - Marketing and Global Business Development |
John Hofstetter |
48 | 2012 | Vice President—Sales and Global Communications Markets |
J. Cecil Curlee |
56 | 2003 | Vice President - Human Resources |
David Sunkle |
54 | 2008 | Vice President - Research and Engineering and Manufacturing |
Caroline Vaccariello |
46 | 2007 | General Counsel, Corporate Secretary |
Barbara Ruhlman |
80 | 1988 | Director |
Randall Ruhlman |
54 | 1998 | Director |
Glenn Corlett |
69 | 2004 | Independent Director |
Richard Gascoigne |
63 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Michael Gibbons |
60 | 2008 | Independent Director |
R. Steven Kestner |
58 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Robert Ruhlman |
Mr. Robert G. Ruhlman is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Preformed Line Products Co. Mr. Ruhlman started with the Company over 35 years ago as an Associate Engineer. Over his years of service with the Company, he has held various positions including Manufacturing Administrator (1985), New Venture Coordinator (1987), Vice President of Corporate Planning (1988), President (1995), Chief Operating Officer (1995) and, most recently, Chief Executive Officer (2000). He is on the Board of Proxisafe. |
Eric Graef |
Mr. Eric R. Graef is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance of Preformed Line Products Co. Mr. Graef was elected Vice President—Finance in December 1999 and Chief Financial Officer in December 2007. |
William Haag |
|
Dennis McKenna |
Mr. Dennis F. McKenna is Vice President - Marketing and Global Business Development of Preformed Line Products Co. Mr. McKenna joined the Company in 1993 as a sales engineer and has served in various international and domestic product management, operations, and general management roles within the Company. |
John Hofstetter |
Mr. John M. Hofstetter is Vice President—Sales and Global Communications Markets of Preformed Line Products Co. He has served a variety of positions in Marketing and Sales since 1988, including General Manager of Sales – Communications Markets and Special Industries, Director – Marketing and Sales Communications Markets, and Director – Global Communications Markets. |
J. Cecil Curlee |
Mr. J. Cecil Curlee, Jr., is Vice President - Human Resources of Preformed Line Products Co. He was hired in 1982 in the position of Personnel Manager at the Albemarle, North Carolina facility. He was promoted to Director of Employee Relations in September 2002. |
David Sunkle |
Mr. David C. Sunkle is Vice President - Research and Engineering and Manufacturing of Preformed Line Products Co. He was elected elected Vice President-Research and Engineering in January 2007. In addition, Mr. Sunkle has taken on the role of the Vice President — Manufacturing since July 2008. Mr. Sunkle joined the Company in 1978. He has served a variety of positions in Research and Engineering until 2002 when he became Director of International Operations. In 2006, Mr. Sunkle rejoined Research and Engineering as the Director of Engineering. |
Caroline Vaccariello |
Ms. Caroline S. Vaccariello is General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Preformed Line Products Co. Ms. Vaccariello was elected General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in January 2007. Ms. Vaccariello joined the Company in 2005 as General Counsel and has led the Company’s legal affairs since that time. Prior to that time, Ms. Vaccariello worked as an attorney for The Timken Company from 2003 to 2005. |
Barbara Ruhlman |
Mrs. Barbara P. Ruhlman is Director of Preformed Line Products Co. Mrs. Ruhlman is the current longest-serving board member, having become a member of the Board in 1988. She has served as President of the Thomas F. Peterson Foundation since 1988, and has been active in her philanthropy for over 50 years. She serves as a member of the Development Committee of the University Hospitals Board of Directors, and in addition, she serves as Chair of the MacDonald Women’s Health Leadership Council. She has been on the Board of the Arthritis Foundation Northeastern Ohio Chapter for 20 years, and also serves on the Hunger Network Board. Finally, she has been a member of the board at Laurel School for over 10 years. |
Randall Ruhlman |
Mr. Randall M. Ruhlman is Director of Preformed Line Products Co. He is President of Ruhlman Motorsports, a racecar company, since 1987. Mr. Ruhlman has managed his own company for over twenty years. As such, he has experience in corporate management, and an understanding of management trends in general. He presents a mature confidence, respect for others, and an openness to other opinions. |
Glenn Corlett |
Mr. Glenn E. Corlett is Independent Director of Preformed Line Products Co. Mr. Corlett is currently Dean Emeritus of The College Of Business at Ohio University. From July 1997 through June 2007, Mr. Corlett was the Dean and the Philip J. Gardner Leadership Professor at The College of Business at Ohio University. Mr. Corlett currently serves as a director and Chairman of the audit committee for Rocky Brands, Inc. Mr. Corlett also serves as a director of the following companies: Integrity Insurance, Copernicus Therapeutics, Inc., |
Richard Gascoigne |
Mr. Richard R. Gascoigne is Independent Director of Preformed Line Products Co. Mr. Gascoigne was Managing Director at Marsh Inc., a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Co. that provides insurance services, from 1995 until his retirement in 2008. Prior to that, he had held numerous positions during his twenty-eight year career at Marsh. Mr. Gascoigne is the Trustee and Fund Development chair for the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland and a Disbursement Committee Member for Bluecoats, Inc. Mr. Gascoigne brings more than 30 years experience in the insurance industry. |
Michael Gibbons |
Mr. Michael E. Gibbons is Independent Director of Preformed Line Products Co. Mr. Gibbons is the founder and Managing Director of Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, an investment bank. Mr. Gibbons serves as Chairman and is a member of the executive committee for Global M&A, Dusseldorf, Germany; on the board of directors, audit committee and chairman of the finance and planning committee for Associated Estates Realty Corporation (AEC), Richmond Hts., Ohio; on the board of trustees and executive committee for Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, Cleveland, Ohio; on the board of trustees for Ohio Israeli Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland, Ohio; and on the visiting committee for Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management, Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Gibbons began his career with McDonald & Company, where he quickly rose to the level of general partner and then senior vice president. |
R. Steven Kestner |
Mr. R. Steven Kestner is Independent Director of Preformed Line Products Co. Since September1979, Mr. Kestner has been an attorney with the law firm Baker & Hostetler LLP, and has been Executive Partner of that firm since January 2004. Mr. Kestner serves on the Board of Trustees for The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Board of Directors for the Greater Cleveland Partnership. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Robert Ruhlman |
2,477,510 |
Eric Graef |
891,985 |
William Haag |
753,227 |
Dennis McKenna |
766,189 |
John Hofstetter |
-- |
J. Cecil Curlee |
415,594 |
David Sunkle |
622,220 |
Caroline Vaccariello |
-- |
Barbara Ruhlman |
-- |
Randall Ruhlman |
-- |
Glenn Corlett |
-- |
Richard Gascoigne |
-- |
Michael Gibbons |
-- |
R. Steven Kestner |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Robert Ruhlman |
22,500 | 290,625 |
Eric Graef |
22,500 | 540,119 |
William Haag |
11,641 | 257,358 |
Dennis McKenna |
5,600 | 132,515 |
John Hofstetter |
0 | 0 |
J. Cecil Curlee |
0 | 0 |
David Sunkle |
239 | 6,935 |
Caroline Vaccariello |
0 | 0 |
Barbara Ruhlman |
0 | 0 |
Randall Ruhlman |
0 | 0 |
Glenn Corlett |
0 | 0 |
Richard Gascoigne |
0 | 0 |
Michael Gibbons |
0 | 0 |
R. Steven Kestner |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
RUHLMAN RANDALL M |
7,526 | $76.30 |
RUHLMAN BARBARA P |
15,052 | $76.30 |
RUHLMAN ROBERT G |
7,526 | $76.30 |
BARBARA P RUHLMAN IRREVOCABLE TRUST |
15,052 | $76.30 |
SUNKLE DAVID C |
3,000 | $35.50 |
SUNKLE DAVID C |
3,000 | $76.98 |
KESTNER R STEVEN |
89 | $69.97 |
GIBBONS MICHAEL E |
196 | $69.97 |
MCKENNA DENNIS F |
4,610 | $0.00 |
SUNKLE DAVID C |
3,760 | $0.00 |
HAAG WILLIAM H III |
4,500 | $0.00 |
GRAEF ERIC R |
5,246 | $0.00 |
HOFSTETTER JOHN M |
3,071 | $0.00 |
RUHLMAN ROBERT G |
25,374 | $0.00 |
CURLEE J CECIL JR |
3,479 | $0.00 |
VACCARIELLO CAROLINE SAYLOR |
3,406 | $0.00 |
GIBBONS MICHAEL E |
218 | $63.08 |
KESTNER R STEVEN |
99 | $63.08 |
HAAG WILLIAM H III |
7,408 | $54.71 |
VACCARIELLO CAROLINE SAYLOR |
2,000 | $35.50 |
VACCARIELLO CAROLINE SAYLOR |
2,000 | $53.37 |
CURLEE J CECIL JR |
846 | $53.76 |
CURLEE J CECIL JR |
846 | $14.33 |
GIBBONS MICHAEL E |
255 | $54.09 |
KESTNER R STEVEN |
115 | $54.09 |

