People: Teleflex Inc (TFX)

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21 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Benson Smith

65 2011 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Thomas Powell

51 2013 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

Laurence Miller

58 2011 Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Liam Kelly

46 2012 Executive Vice President, President, International

Patricia Barron

70 2011 Lead Independent Director

George Babich

61 2005 Independent Director

William Cook

69 2011 Independent Director

Jeffrey Graves

51 2007 Independent Director

Stephen Klasko

59 2008 Independent Director

Sigismundus Lubsen

69 1992 Independent Director

Stuart Randle

53 2009 Independent Director

Harold Yoh

52 2003 Independent Director

James Zug

72 2004 Independent Director

Jake Elguicze

Treasurer and Vice President Investor Relations

Biographies

Name Description

Benson Smith

Mr. Benson F. Smith serves as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Teleflex Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Smith was the managing partner of Sales Research Group, a research and consulting organization, and also served as the Chief Executive Officer of BFS & Associates LLC, which specialized in strategic planning and venture investing. Prior to that, Mr. Smith worked for C.R. Bard, Inc., a company specializing in medical devices, for approximately 25 years, where he held various executive and senior level positions. Most recently, Mr. Smith served as President and Chief Operating Officer of C.R. Bard from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Smith currently serves on the boards of a variety of academic and health-related organizations. He previously served as a director of Rochester Medical Corporation and Zoll Medical Corporation.

Thomas Powell

Mr. Thomas E. Powell serves as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Teleflex Inc. From March 2012 to February 2013, Mr. Powell was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He joined Teleflex in August 2011 as Senior Vice President, Global Finance. Prior to joining Teleflex, Mr. Powell served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Tomotherapy Incorporated, a medical device company, from June 2009 until June 2011. In 2008, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Textura Corporation, a software provider. From April 2001 until January 2008, Mr. Powell was employed by Midway Games, Inc., a software provider, serving as its Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer from September 2001 until January 2008. Mr. Powell has also held leadership positions with Dade Behring, Inc. (now Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics), PepsiCo, Bain & Company, Tenneco Inc. and Arthur Andersen & Company. He earned a MBA from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University.

Laurence Miller

Mr. Laurence G. Miller serves as Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Teleflex Inc. He has been Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since February 2008 and has also served as Chief Administrative Officer since April 26, 2011. From November 2004 to February 2008, Mr. Miller was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. From November 2001 until November 2004, he was Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel for the Food & Support Services division of Aramark Corporation, a diversified management services company providing food, refreshment, facility and other support services for a variety of organizations.

Liam Kelly

Mr. Liam Kelly serves as Executive Vice President, President, International of Teleflex Inc., since June 2012. From June 2011 to June 2012, he served as President, EMEA. From November 2009 to June 2011, Mr. Kelly served as Executive Vice President, EMEA. From April 2009 to November 2009, he served as Vice President of Marketing, EMEA. Prior to joining Teleflex, Mr. Kelly held various senior level positions with Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc., a medical device company, from October 2002 to August 2009, serving as its Vice President of International Marketing and R&D from August 2006 to February 2009.

Patricia Barron

Ms. Patricia C. Barron serves as Lead Independent Director of Teleflex Inc. She has been a director of Teleflex since 1998 and currently serves as Lead Director and as chair of the Governance Committee. Ms. Barron retired in 2003 after serving, from 2000 to 2003, as a clinical professor at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business of New York University, where she focused on issues of corporate governance and leadership. Prior to 2003, Ms. Barron had a 28 year career in business, which included various positions with Xerox Corporation. Most recently, she was Vice President of Business Operations Support for Xerox in 1998 and President of Engineering Systems from 1994 to 1998. Prior to joining Xerox, Ms. Barron was an associate with McKinsey and Company. Ms. Barron currently serves on the boards of Quaker Chemical Corporation, Ultralife Corporation and United Services Automobile Association. Ms. Barron previously served as a director of Aramark Corporation from 1997 to 2007.

George Babich

Mr. George Babich, Jr., serves as Independent Director of Teleflex Inc., since April 2005. He currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee. Since February 2013, he has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a provider of retail security, labeling and merchandising systems and products. He served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Checkpoint from May 2012 to February 2013. Previously, Mr. Babich had been retired since 2005 after serving for nine years in various executive and senior level positions at The Pep Boys – Manny Moe & Jack, an automotive retail and service chain. Most recently, Mr. Babich served as President of Pep Boys from 2004 to 2005 and as President and Chief Financial Officer from 2002 to 2004. Prior to joining Pep Boys, Mr. Babich held various financial executive positions with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, The Franklin Mint, Pepsico Inc. and Ford Motor Company. Mr. Babich is a director of Checkpoint Systems, Inc.

William Cook

Mr. William R. Cook serves as as Independent Director of Teleflex Inc. He currently serves as chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Cook retired after having served, from 1999 to 2002, as President and Chief Executive Officer of Severn Trent Services, Inc., a water and waste utility company. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Cook was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Betz Dearborn, Inc. Mr. Cook currently serves as a director of Quaker Chemical Corporation and The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Jeffrey Graves

Dr. Jeffrey A. Graves serves as Independent Director of Teleflex Inc., since 2007. He currently serves as a member of the Compensation Committee. Since May 2012, he has been President & Chief Executive Officers of MTS Systems Corporation, a provider of mechanical test systems and position sensors for machine automation. From July 2005 to May 2012, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of C&D Technologies, Inc., a producer of electrical power storage systems. From 2001 to 2005 he was employed by Kemet Corporation, where he served as Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2005, President and Chief Operating Officer from 2002 to 2003 and Vice President of Technology and Engineering from 2001 to 2002. From 1994 to 2001, Dr. Graves was employed by General Electric Company, holding a variety of management positions in its Power Systems Division and in research and development. Prior to joining General Electric, Dr. Graves was employed by Rockwell International and Howmet Corporation, now a part of Alcoa Corporation. Dr. Graves currently serves as a director of MTS Systems Corporation and Hexcel Corporation.

Stephen Klasko

Dr. Stephen K. Klasko serves as Independent Director of Teleflex Inc., since May 2008. He currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee. Dr. Klasko has been Dean of the College of Medicine of the University of South Florida since 2004. In addition, since 2009, Dr. Klasko has been the Chief Executive Officer of USF Health, which encompasses the University of South Florida’s colleges of medicine, nursing and public health. He was a Vice President of USF Health from 2004 to 2009. Dr. Klasko also was the Dean of the College of Medicine of Drexel University from 2000 to 2004.

Sigismundus Lubsen

Mr. Sigismundus W.W. Lubsen serves as Independent Director of Teleflex Inc., since 1992. He currently serves as a member of the Governance Committee. Mr. Lubsen retired in 2002 after serving as a member of the Executive Board of Heineken N.V., a manufacturer of beverage products, from 1995 to 2002. Mr. Lubsen is currently a director of I.F.F. (Nederland) Holding B.V. and Concordia Fund B.V.

Stuart Randle

Mr. Stuart A. Randle serves as Independent Director of Teleflex Inc., since 2009. He currently serves as a member of the Compensation Committee. Since 2004, Mr. Randle has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of GI Dynamics, Inc., a medical device company. From 2003 to 2004, he served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Optobionics Corporation. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Randle held the position of Entrepreneur in Residence of Advanced Technology Ventures, a healthcare and IT venture capital firm. From 1998 to 2001, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Act Medical, Inc. Prior to 1998, Mr. Randle held various senior management positions with Allegiance Healthcare Corporation and Baxter International Inc. Mr. Randle currently serves as a director of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. and is a member of the board of the Advanced Medical Technology Association.

Harold Yoh

Mr. Harold L. Yoh, III, serves as Independent Director of Teleflex Inc., since April 2003. He currently serves as a member of the Governance Committee. Since 1999, Mr. Yoh has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Day & Zimmermann Group, Inc., a global provider of diversified managed services. Prior to that, Mr. Yoh held a variety of other management and leadership positions at Day & Zimmermann, including President of Day & Zimmermann’s Process & Industrial division from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Yoh currently serves as a director of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and various industry associations, including the National Defense Industry Association, where Mr. Yoh previously served as chairman.

James Zug

Mr. James W. Zug serves as Independent Director of Teleflex Inc., since 2004. He currently serves as chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Zug retired in 2000 following a 36 year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a public accounting firm, and Coopers & Lybrand, one of its predecessors. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Zug was Managing Director International for Coopers & Lybrand. He also served as the audit partner for a number of public companies over his career. Mr. Zug currently serves on the boards of Amkor Technology Inc., the Brandywine Group of mutual funds and Allianz Funds. Mr. Zug served on the boards of SPS Technologies, Inc. and Stackpole Ltd. prior to the sale of both of these companies in 2003.

Jake Elguicze

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