People: Spartan Motors Inc (SPAR.OQ)

SPAR.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market

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1 Aug 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Hugh Sloan

71 2010 Independent Chairman of the Board

John Sztykiel

56 2002 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Lori Wade

49 2013 Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer

Thomas Gorman

60 2009 Chief Operating Officer

Thomas Kivell

59 2009 Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

William Foster

70 2011 Vice President

Richard Current

67 2008 Independent Director

Richard Dauch

52 2010 Independent Director

Ronald Harbour

55 2009 Independent Director

Kenneth Kaczmarek

72 2003 Independent Director

Andrew Rooke

55 2012 Independent Director

Greg Salchow

2012 Director of Investor Relations & Treasury

Biographies

Name Description

Hugh Sloan

Mr. Hugh W. Sloan Jr. is Independent Chairman of the Board of Spartan Motors Inc. He has been a Director since 2007 and has served as Chairman of the Board since 2010. From 1998 to 2008, Mr. Sloan served as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Woodbridge Foam Corporation. For more than 20 years, Mr. Sloan held various management positions with Woodbridge, including President of the company's automotive group. Mr. Sloan is also a Director of Manulife Financial Corporation. Mr. Sloan is also a Director of Wescast Industries, an automotive supplier whose stock trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

John Sztykiel

Mr. John E. Sztykiel is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Spartan Motors Inc. He has been a Director since 1988. Mr. Sztykiel has been Spartan Motors' President since December 1992 and Chief Executive Officer since June 2002. He was the Chief Operating Officer from December 1992 to June 2002. Mr. Sztykiel joined the Company as Director of Marketing in 1985, when Spartan Motors had $10 million in sales, and has been instrumental in its growth, evolution and diversification Prior to joining the Company Mr. Sztykiel was employed in various capacities by Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys) and Eaton Corporation. Mr. Sztykiel serves on the Board of Directors of the Lansing Economic Area Partnership, the Public Relations Committee of the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association, the Michigan State University Athletic Director Advisory Council and was past president of the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers’ Association (FAMA) Board.

Lori Wade

Ms. Lori L. Wade has been appointed as the Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of Spartan Motors, Inc., effective March 22, 2013. She has served as the Company’s Executive Director of Finance since February, 2008. Prior to her employment by the Company, she served as Worldwide Sarbanes-Oxley Manager, Logistics Center Controller, and various other financial management positions during her more than 21 years at Eaton Corporation.

Thomas Gorman

Mr. Thomas W. Gorman is Chief Operating Officer of Spartan Motors Inc., since June 24, 2009. When he joined Spartan Motors, Mr. Gorman had over 26 years of experience in management, operations, and manufacturing in the automotive systems industry, most recently serving as President of Business Development and Engineering with Fluid Routing Solutions in Southfield, Michigan. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of North American operations for Northville based ZF Lemforder Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Gorman was employed by automotive and systems component maker Dana Corporation, for over 17 years.

Thomas Kivell

Mr. Thomas T. Kivell is Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Spartan Motors Inc. He joined the Company as Vice President and General Counsel in November of 2008. Mr. Kivell joined Spartan from GE Aviation, where he served as general counsel to its Digital Systems business unit, and its predecessor, Smiths Aerospace, since 1996. During his tenure there, he was the senior legal staff member responsible for the Electronic Systems unit of Smiths Aerospace, and served as the sole attorney for Smiths Aerospace in the United States over a four-year period. In 2002, he was a founder of a new legal and compliance department for Smiths Aerospace, unifying several other legal and compliance departments. Prior to his position with GE Aviation and Smiths Aerospace, he was co-owner and CEO of a general design and contracting firm. Mr. Kivell also founded and managed a private law practice. In his career, he has also served in legal counsel and contract management positions for Armored Vehicle Technologies Associated, a joint venture between General Dynamics Land Systems and FMC Corporation, and with General Dynamics Land Systems. Before beginning his legal career, Mr. Kivell was a project engineer for tracked military vehicle programs. Mr. Kivell also serves as a Vice President and as Secretary of Spartan Motors, Inc.

William Foster

Mr. William F. Foster is Vice President of Spartan Motors Inc. Mr. Foster was a director of Spartan Motors, Inc. from 1978 to 2011. Mr. Foster, a firefighter for approximately 30 years, is a founder of Spartan Motors and has served as its Vice President since 1976. From 1965 to 1975, Mr. Foster served as a designer draftsman for Diamond Reo Trucks, Inc.

Richard Current

Mr. Richard R. Current is Independent Director of Spartan Motors Inc., since July 2008. From November 1999 to December 2010, Mr. Current, a CPA, served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Neogen Corporation. Prior to joining Neogen, Mr. Current served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Integral Vision, Inc. from 1994 to 1999 and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Shane Group, Inc., a privately held company, from 1991 to 1994. Prior to this, Mr. Current practiced with the public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP for 24 years. He served as Managing Partner from 1986 to 1991 at its Lansing, Michigan office. Mr. Current has 19 years experience as a Chief Financial Officer of two separate public companies and one private company.

Richard Dauch

Mr. Richard F. Dauch is Independent Director of Spartan Motors Inc., since February 18, 2010. In 2011, Mr. Dauch became President and CEO of Accuride Corporation, a manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components. Prior to that, Mr. Dauch served as President and CEO of global mechanical fastener supplier, Acument Global Technologies, Inc. He held prior leadership roles during a 13-year career at American Axle & Manufacturing, a global supplier of driveline, drive train and chassis systems, as well as at United Technologies Carrier Corporation, after concluding an 11-year career in the United States Army. Mr. Dauch is a member of the board of directors of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, the Michigan Manufacturers Association, and the St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Foundation. He also serves on the board of directors and is president of the West Point Army Football Club. Mr. Dauch is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the MIT "Leaders For Manufacturing" program.

Ronald Harbour

Mr. Ronald Harbour is Independent Director of Spartan Motors Inc., since April 2009. Mr. Harbour serves as Managing Partner, North American Automotive Practice for Oliver Wyman, a global management consulting firm. He was the President of Harbour Consulting prior to its acquisition by Oliver Wyman in 2007. Over his 30 years of experience as a management consultant, Mr. Harbour has gained a deep and broad knowledge of the automotive industry and particular in the various unique management and operational issues facing participants in the industry.

Kenneth Kaczmarek

Mr. Kenneth Kaczmarek is Independent Director of Spartan Motors Inc., since 2003. Mr. Kaczmarek brings nearly four decades of automotive and heavy-truck industry experience to the Board of Directors. Prior to joining the Board of Directors, Mr. Kaczmarek was an independent consultant to the automotive industry from 1996 to 2000. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Kaczmarek had various executive responsibilities, including service as President of Volvo Truck Finance during its start-up phase. From 1981 to 1994, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Finance of Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corporation.

Andrew Rooke

Mr. Andrew M. Rooke is Independent Director of Spartan Motors, Inc., since February 22, 2012. Mr. Rooke currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Manitex International, Inc., a manufacturer of engineered lifting equipment, a position he has held since 2007. From 2002 until 2006 Mr. Rooke served as Vice President of Finance for GKN Sinter Metals, a Tier 1 supplier of components to the auto industry, and, from 1999 until 2002, as Finance Director of various GKN off highway and auto components divisions. Mr. Rooke holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of York, England, and is a Chartered Accountant.

Greg Salchow

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