People: Trex Company Inc (TREX.N)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Ronald Kaplan |
61 | 2010 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer |
James Cline |
61 | 2008 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President |
William Gupp |
53 | 2009 | Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, Secretary |
F. Timothy Reese |
60 | 2008 | Vice President - Operations |
Christopher Gerhard |
40 | 2012 | Vice President - Sales |
Adam Zambanini |
36 | 2011 | Vice President - Marketing |
Jay Gratz |
60 | 2010 | Lead Independent Director |
Paul Brunner |
77 | 2003 | Independent Director |
Michael Golden |
59 | 2013 | Independent Director |
Frank Merlotti |
62 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Richard Posey |
66 | 2009 | Independent Director |
Patricia Robinson |
60 | 2000 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Ronald Kaplan |
Mr. Ronald W. Kaplan is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Trex Company, Inc., since May 5, 2010. From January 2008 to May 2010, Mr. Kaplan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. From February 2006 through December 2007, Mr. Kaplan served as Chief Executive Officer of Continental Global Group, Inc., a manufacturer of bulk material handling systems. For 26 years prior to this, he was employed by Harsco Corporation, an international industrial services and products company, at which he served in a number of capacities, including as Senior Vice President-Operations, and, from 1994 through 2005, as President of Harsco’s Gas Technologies Group, which manufactures containment and control equipment for the global gas industry. He received a B.A. in economics from Alfred University and an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. |
James Cline |
Mr. James E. Cline is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trex Company Inc., since March 2008. Mr. Cline served from July 2005 through December 2007 as the President of Harsco GasServ, a subsidiary of Harsco Corporation and a manufacturer of containment and control equipment for the global gas industry. From January 2008 through February 2008, in connection with the purchase of Harsco GasServ by Taylor-Wharton International LLC, which is owned by Windpoint Partners Company, Mr. Cline served as a consultant to the buyers by providing transition management and financial services. From April 1994 through June 2005, Mr. Cline served as the Vice President and Controller of Harsco GasServ. Mr. Cline served in various capacities with Huffy Corporation from June 1976 to February 1994, including as the Director of Finance of its True Temper Hardware subsidiary, a manufacturer of lawn care and construction products with nine manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada and Ireland. Mr. Cline received a B.S.B.A. degree in accounting from Bowling Green State University. |
William Gupp |
Mr. William R. Gupp is Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of Trex Company, Inc. since October 2009. From May 2001 to October 2009, Mr. Gupp served as Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. From March 1993 to May 2001, Mr. Gupp was employed by Harsco Corporation, an international industrial services and products company, most recently as Senior Counsel and Director-Corporate Development. From August 1985 to March 1993, Mr. Gupp was employed by the law firm of Harter, Secrest & Emery. Mr. Gupp received a B.S. degree in accounting from Syracuse University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. |
F. Timothy Reese |
Mr. F. Timothy Reese is Vice President - Operations of Trex Company Inc., since February 2008. From March 2007 through January 2008, Mr. Reese served as Operations Director for the Americas Region of DuPont Teijin Films, a DuPont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership and producer of polyester films. From 1979 to March 2007, Mr. Reese served in various positions with DuPont, including Global Director, Business and Integrated Operations, DuPont High Performance Films, from November 1995 through November 1998; Director/Plant Manager, Global Operations, Cyrel® Packaging Graphics Products, from December 1998 through May 2000; Director, Global Operations and Six Sigma Champion, Cyrel® Packaging Graphics Products, from June 2000 through February 2001; and Director/Plant Manager in multiple assignments from March 2001 through February 2007, including in Corporate Operations, Human Resources and DuPont Chemical Solutions Enterprise. Mr. Reese served in the U.S. Navy and received a B.S. in ocean engineering with an emphasis on mechanical engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. |
Christopher Gerhard |
Mr. Christopher P. Gerhard is Vice President - Sales of Trex Company, Inc., since June 22, 2012. From May 2006 through June 2012, Mr. Gerhard served in a number of capacities at the Company, most recently as Director, Field Sales. From 2002 to May 2006, Mr. Gerhard served in various capacities with Kraft Foods North America, a manufacturer of food and beverages, most recently as Southeast Region Customer Category Manager. Mr. Gerhard received a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina—Greensboro, and a Masters in Science from Ohio University. |
Adam Zambanini |
Mr. Adam D. Zambanini is Vice President - Marketing of Trex Company Inc., since January 2011. From September 2005 through December 2010, Mr. Zambanini served in a number of capacities at the Company, most recently as Director, Marketing. From January 2000 through September 2005, Mr. Zambanini was employed by Rubbermaid Commercial Products, most recently as Product Manager. Mr. Zambanini received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Penn State University, and a M.B.A. degree from Averett University. |
Jay Gratz |
Mr. Jay M. Gratz is Lead Independent Director of Trex Company, Inc. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer of VisTracks, Inc., an application enabling platform service provider, since March 2010, and a director of such company since April 2010. Mr. Gratz was a partner in Tatum LLC, a national executive services and consulting firm that focuses on the needs of the Office of the CFO between February 2010 and March 2010. From October 2007 through February 2010, Mr. Gratz was an independent consultant. From 1999 through October 2007, Mr. Gratz served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ryerson Inc., a metals processor and distributor, and as President of Ryerson Coil Processing Division from November 2001 until October 2007. Mr. Gratz served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Inland Steel Industries, a steel company, from 1994 through 1998, and served in various other positions, including Vice President of Finance, within that company since 1975. Mr. Gratz is a Certified Public Accountant. He received a B.A. degree in economics from State University of New York in Buffalo and an M.B.A. degree from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management. |
Paul Brunner |
Mr. Paul A. Brunner is an Independent Director of Trex Company Inc., since February 2003. Mr. Brunner is President and Chief Executive Officer of Spring Capital Inc., a merchant bank, which he founded in 1985. From 1982 to 1985, Mr. Brunner served as President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Operations of Asea-Brown Boveri, a multi-national Swiss manufacturer of high technology products. In 1967, he joined Crouse Hinds Company, a manufacturer of electronics and electronic equipment, and through 1982 held various positions with that company, including President and Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, and Director of Mergers and Acquisitions. Mr. Brunner served as a director of Johnson Controls, Inc. from 1983 through 2007, and as Chairman of its Audit Committee from 1989 to 2005. From 1959 to 1967, he worked for Coopers & Lybrand, an international accounting firm, as an audit supervisor. Mr. Brunner is a Certified Public Accountant. He received a B.S. degree in accounting from the University of Buenos Aires and an M.B.A. degree in management from Syracuse University. |
Michael Golden |
Mr. Michael F. Golden is Independent Director of Trex Company, Inc., since February 12, 2013. Mr. Golden currently serves as Co-Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Smith and Wesson Holding Corporation, a manufacturer of firearms and firearms-related products and accessories, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of such company from December 2004 until his retirement in September 2011. Mr. Golden was employed in various executive positions with the Kohler Company, which manufactures kitchen and bath plumbing fixtures, furniture, tile, engines, and generators, and operates resorts, from February 2002 until December 2004, with his most recent position being the President of its Cabinetry Division. Mr. Golden was the President of Sales for the Industrial/Construction Group of the Stanley Works Company, which manufactures tools and hardware, from 1999 until 2002; Vice President of Sales for Kohler’s North American Plumbing Group from 1996 until 1998; and Vice President, Sales and Marketing for a division of The Black & Decker Corporation, which manufactures tools and hardware, where he was employed from 1981 until 1996. Mr. Golden also serves on the Board of Directors of Infinity Resources Holding Company. He received a B.S. degree in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University and a M.B.A. degree from Emory University. |
Frank Merlotti |
Mr. Frank H. Merlotti, Jr., is an Independent Director of Trex Company Inc., since February 2006. Mr. Merlotti has served as President of the Coalesse business unit of Steelcase, Inc., a manufacturer of office furniture and furniture systems, since October 2006, and as President of Steelcase North America from September 2002 through September 2006. Mr. Merlotti served as President and Chief Executive Officer of G&T Industries, a manufacturer and distributor of fabricated foam and soft-surface materials for the marine, office furniture and commercial building industries, from August 1999 to September 2002. From 1991 through 1999, Mr. Merlotti served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Metropolitan Furniture Company, a Steelcase Design Partnership company. From 1985 through 1999, Mr. Merlotti served as General Manager of the Business Furniture Division of G&T Industries. |
Richard Posey |
Mr. Richard E. Posey is an Independent Director of Trex Company, Inc., since May 6, 2009. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Moen Incorporated, a manufacturer of faucets, for six years before retiring in 2007. Prior to joining Moen, Mr. Posey was President and Chief Executive Officer of Hamilton Beach / Proctor Silex, Inc., a manufacturer of small kitchen appliances, for five years. Mr. Posey began his career at S.C. Johnson & Son, a supplier of cleaning and other household products, where for 22 years he served in a series of increasingly responsible management positions, both overseas and in the U.S., culminating with Executive Vice President, Consumer Products, North America. Mr. Posey is a Founding Trustee, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering Foundation. He received a B.A. degree in English from The University of Southern California and an M.B.A. degree from The University of Michigan. |
Patricia Robinson |
Ms. Patricia B. Robinson is an Independent Director of Trex Company Inc., since November 2000. Ms. Robinson has been an independent consultant since 1999. From 1977 to 1998, Ms. Robinson served in a variety of positions with Mead Corporation, a forest products company, including President of Mead School and Office Products, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Planning, President of Gilbert Paper, Plant Manager of a specialty machinery facility and Product Manager for new packaging product introductions. She received a B.A. degree in economics from Duke University and an M.B.A. degree from the Darden School at the University of Virginia. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Ronald Kaplan |
3,726,350 |
James Cline |
1,593,930 |
William Gupp |
1,378,870 |
F. Timothy Reese |
1,599,650 |
Christopher Gerhard |
-- |
Adam Zambanini |
-- |
Jay Gratz |
-- |
Paul Brunner |
-- |
Michael Golden |
-- |
Frank Merlotti |
-- |
Richard Posey |
-- |
Patricia Robinson |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Ronald Kaplan |
159,921 | 3,918,120 |
James Cline |
108,000 | 2,351,490 |
William Gupp |
29,161 | 545,547 |
F. Timothy Reese |
55,352 | 1,359,440 |
Christopher Gerhard |
0 | 0 |
Adam Zambanini |
0 | 0 |
Jay Gratz |
0 | 0 |
Paul Brunner |
0 | 0 |
Michael Golden |
0 | 0 |
Frank Merlotti |
0 | 0 |
Richard Posey |
0 | 0 |
Patricia Robinson |
0 | 0 |
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GUPP WILLIAM R |
100 | $45.14 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
100 | $45.33 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
71 | $45.43 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
200 | $45.51 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
200 | $45.55 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
100 | $45.54 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
100 | $47.69 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
300 | $47.78 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
100 | $47.62 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
1,614 | $13.44 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
100 | $47.65 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
461 | $47.08 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
100 | $47.70 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
200 | $47.64 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
24 | $47.57 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
200 | $47.61 |
POSEY RICHARD E |
71 | $47.08 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
100 | $47.80 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
382 | $47.08 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
813 | $53.50 |
KAPLAN RONALD W |
7,269 | $53.50 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
100 | $55.51 |
GUPP WILLIAM R |
624 | $55.00 |
KAPLAN RONALD W |
3,054 | $55.00 |
KAPLAN RONALD W |
85 | $55.52 |

