People: WABCO Holdings Inc (WBC)
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18 Jun 2013
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18 Jun 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Jacques Esculier |
53 | 2009 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Ulrich Michel |
50 | 2007 | Chief Financial Officer |
Nick Rens |
48 | 2013 | Vice President - Trailer Systems, Aftermarket & Driveline Controls |
Michael Thompson |
44 | 2012 | Vice President - Compression & Braking |
Nikhil Varty |
48 | 2012 | Vice President - Mergers & Acquisitions, President, Americas |
Jason Campbell |
36 | 2013 | Controller |
Christopher Harrison |
46 | 2013 | Chief Human Resources Officer |
Vincent Pickering |
44 | 2010 | Chief Legal Officer, Secretary |
Michael Smith |
69 | 2012 | Lead Independent Director |
Jean-Paul Montupet |
65 | 2012 | Director |
G. Peter D'Aloia |
68 | 2007 | Independent Director |
John Fiedler |
74 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Juergen Gromer |
67 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Kenneth Martin |
58 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Mary Petrovich |
49 | 2011 | Independent Director |
Donald Stebbins |
55 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Christian Fife |
42 | 2013 | Director of Investor Relations |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Jacques Esculier |
Mr. Jacques Esculier is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of WABCO Holdings Inc. He has served as Chief Executive Officer and director since July 2007. In May 2009, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to July 2007, Mr. Esculier served as Vice President of Trane and President of its Vehicle Control Systems business, a position he had held since January 2004. Prior to holding that position, Mr. Esculier served in the capacity of Business Leader for the Trane Commercial Systems' Europe, Middle East, Africa, India & Asia Region from 2002 through January 2004. Prior to joining Trane in 2002, Mr. Esculier spent more than six years in leadership positions at AlliedSignal/Honeywell. He was Vice President and General Manager of Environmental Control and Power Systems Enterprise based in Los Angeles, and Vice President of Aftermarket Services-Asia Pacific based in Singapore. |
Ulrich Michel |
Mr. Ulrich Michel is Chief Financial Officer of WABCO Holdings Inc., since July 2007. Prior to July 2007, Mr. Michel served as Chief Financial Officer of Trane's Vehicle Control Systems business, a position he had held since April 2005. Prior to holding that position, Mr. Michel served in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer for the Trane Commercial Systems' Europe, Middle East, Africa & India Region from 2003 through April 2005. Prior to joining Trane in 2003, Mr. Michel spent more than six years in financial leadership positions at AlliedSignal/Honeywell with areas of focus including mergers and acquisitions, the Specialty Chemicals business, and the Control Products business in Europe. Before joining AlliedSignal/Honeywell, Mr. Michel spent eight years at Price Waterhouse. |
Nick Rens |
Mr. Nick Rens is Vice President - Trailer Systems, Aftermarket & Driveline Controls of WABCO Holdings Inc., since January 2013. He is Vice President, Aftermarket, a position he has held since 2008 and Vice President, Trailer Systems, since 2005. Previously, Mr. Rens worked for three years as regional trailer sales leader for southern and western Europe based in Claye Souilly, France. Since 1999, Mr. Rens has also been Managing Director of WABCO Belgium where he held several sales leadership roles both in the Aftermarket and Original Equipment (OE) sales organizations. Mr. Rens has worked at the Company for almost his entire career, having joined the company in 1989 as a product line specialist. |
Michael Thompson |
Dr. Michael E. Thompson has been appointed as Vice President - Compression & Braking of WABCO Holdings Inc., effective March 19, 2012. Previously, Dr. Thompson held the position of Vice-President Car Systems & Investor Relations since April 2009. Between July 2007 and April 2009, Dr. Thompson served as Vice President, Strategy and Investor Relations. Prior to July 2007, Dr. Thompson served as Vice President, Marketing and Strategy of Trane's Vehicle Control Systems business, a position he held since August 2005. Prior to joining Trane, Dr. Thompson held positions of increasing responsibility at Honeywell Aerospace from October 1999 through July 2005 ultimately serving as the division's Vice President of Marketing. Prior to joining Honeywell, Dr. Thompson was a consultant with McKinsey & Company from June 1996. |
Nikhil Varty |
Mr. Nikhil Madhukar Varty is Vice President - Mergers & Acquisitions, President, Americas of WABCO Holdings Inc., since February 2012. Prior to this, Mr. Varty served as Vice President, Compression & Braking since July 2007. Prior to July 2007, Mr. Varty served as Vice President, Compression and Braking of Trane's Vehicle Control Systems business, a position he has held since January 2005. Prior to holding that position, Mr. Varty served in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer of Trane's Vehicle Control Systems business. Prior to joining Trane in June 2001, Mr. Varty had more than 10 years of national and international senior level finance roles with Great Lakes Chemical Corp., AlliedSignal/Honeywell and Coopers & Lybrand. |
Jason Campbell |
Mr. Jason Campbell is appointed as the Controller of Wabco Holdings Inc. He joined the Company in 2008. He has served as the Company’s Director of Investor Relations since 2011. In 2012 he also assumed the role of Finance Leader Americas. Prior to that, he served as Manager of Financial Reporting and Investor Relations. Mr. Campbell is a Certified Public Accountant. |
Christopher Harrison |
Mr. Christopher Harrison is Chief Human Resources Officer of WABCO Holdings Inc., since February 2013. Prior to February 2013, Mr. Harrison served as Vice President, Human Resources for TE Connectivity a position he held since April 2011. Prior to April 2011, Mr. Harrison served as the Vice President, Human Resources for ITT Corporation from October 2010. Prior to holding that position, Mr. Harrison spent fourteen years from 1996 at Stanley, Black & Decker where he held a broad range of roles of increasing responsibility in product development, operations management, product portfolio optimization and Human Resources. These roles included Vice President HR & Business Transformation for EMEA region from March 2007 to August 2008, Vice President, HR & Acquisition Integration for EMEA region from September 2008 to June 2009, President, Stanley Proto Industrial Tools from July 2009 to January 2010, culminating in Mr. Harrison's position as Vice President, Acquisition Integration which he held from September 2009 through September 2010. |
Vincent Pickering |
Mr. Vincent Pickering is Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of WABCO Holdings Inc., since September 2010. Prior to joining WABCO, Mr. Pickering served as the Associate General Counsel for the Worldwide Licensing and Pricing Division of Microsoft Corp., for eight years. Prior to working at Microsoft, Mr. Pickering worked both in-house and in private practice, representing companies across a diverse range of industries that include the telecommunications and energy sectors. |
Michael Smith |
Mr. Michael T. Smith is an Independent Director of WABCO Holdings Inc., since July 2007. He will commence as Lead Independent Director of the Company effective May 25, 2012. Mr. Smith served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Hughes Electronics Corporation from 1997 to 2001, before retiring in 2001. Prior to his election to those positions, Mr. Smith had been Vice Chairman of Hughes Electronics and Chairman of the Hughes Aircraft Company. Mr. Smith joined Hughes Electronics in 1985 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer after spending nearly 20 years with General Motors in a variety of financial management positions. In 1992 he was elected Vice Chairman of Hughes Electronics and President of Hughes Missile Systems Group, and in 1995 he was elected Chairman of Hughes Aircraft Company. Mr. Smith was also a member of the board of directors of Alliant Techsystems until 2009. Mr. Smith is a member of the board of directors of Ingram Micro, Inc., Teledyne Technologies, Inc. and Flir Systems, Inc. |
Jean-Paul Montupet |
Mr. Jean-Paul L. Montupet has been appointed as Director of WABCO Holdings Inc., effective April 1, 2012. He was appointed to the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee on May 25, 2012. Mr. Montupet has been an Executive Vice President of Emerson Electric Co. since 1990, and is also an advisory Director of Emerson and President of Emerson Europe. In addition, Mr. Montupet is a director of Lexmark International, Inc. and PartnerRe Ltd. |
G. Peter D'Aloia |
Mr. G. Peter D'Aloia is an Independent Director of WABCO Holdings Inc., since July 2007. Mr. D’Aloia served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Standard Companies Inc., a position he held since 2000, before retiring in 2008. Before joining American Standard, Mr. D’Aloia worked for Honeywell where he most recently served as Vice President—Business Development. He spent 27 years with Honeywell’s predecessor company, AlliedSignal, in diverse finance management positions. During his career with AlliedSignal, he served as Vice President—Taxes; Vice President and Treasurer; Vice President and Controller; and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Engineered Materials Sector. Early in his career, he worked as a tax attorney for the accounting firm, Arthur Young and Company. Mr. D’Aloia is a director of FMC Corporation and ITT Corporation. |
John Fiedler |
Mr. John F. Fiedler is an Independent Director of WABCO Holdings Inc., since September 2007. Mr. Fiedler served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of BorgWarner Inc. from 1995 to 2003, before retiring in 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Fiedler served as President and Chief Operating Officer of BorgWarner, Inc. Before joining BorgWarner in 1994, Mr. Fiedler was an Executive Vice President with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, culminating a 29-year career with the company by its North American tire division. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of Mohawk Industries, Snap-On Corporation and AirTran Airways. He is also a member of the Kent State Foundation Commission, an advisor to the Board of Trustees of the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI and a member of the Board of Advisors of Prism Funds. |
Juergen Gromer |
Dr. Juergen W. K. Gromer is an Independent Director of WABCO Holdings Inc., since July 2007. Dr. Gromer is the retired President and CEO of Tyco Electronics, a position which he held from April 1999 until December 31, 2007. Dr. Gromer formerly held senior management positions from 1983 to 1998 at AMP (acquired by Tyco in April 1999) including Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Services, President of the Global Automotive Division, and Vice President of Central and Eastern Europe, and General Manager of AMP Germany. Dr. Gromer has over 20 years of AMP and Tyco Electronics experience, serving in a wide variety of regional and global assignments. Before working for Tyco Electronics and AMP, Dr Gromer held management positions at ZF Friedrichshafen, ITT and Procter & Gamble. Dr. Gromer serves as a member of the boards of directors of TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics) and Marvell Technology Group Inc. Dr. Gromer served as a director of RWE Rhein Ruhr AG from 2000 to 2009. He is also Chairman of the Board of the Society for Economic Development of the District Bergstrasse/Hessen, a member of the Advisory Board of Commerzbank, and a director and Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany. |
Kenneth Martin |
Mr. Kenneth J. Martin is an Independent Director of WABCO Holdings Inc., since July 2007. Mr. Martin served as the Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chairman of Wyeth (formerly American Home Products) from 2000 to 2007, before retiring in 2007. Mr. Martin joined American Home Products in 1984 as Assistant Director of Corporate Compliance and subsequently held the positions of Assistant Vice President of Finance for American Home Food Products. In 1989, he was appointed Vice President and Comptroller of American Home Products Corporation. In 1992, he became Executive Vice President for American Home Food Products. Two years later, he was promoted to Executive Vice President of Whitehall-Robins Healthcare and in 1995, President of American Home Food Products. He was named President of Whitehall-Robins Healthcare in 1997 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals in 1998. In 2000, he was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wyeth and in 2002, he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. |
Mary Petrovich |
Ms. Mary L. Petrovich has been appointed as an Independent Director of WABCO Holdings Inc., since November 1, 2011. She has been serving as a senior advisor to private equity with the Carlyle Group and American Security Partners since June 2011. Prior to this role, Ms. Petrovich served as General Manager of AxleTech International, a supplier of off-highway and specialty vehicle drive train systems and components, after its acquisition by General Dynamics in December 2008. Ms. Petrovich served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AxleTech International from 2001 through the December 2008 sale of the company to General Dynamics. Prior to AxleTech, in 2000, Ms. Petrovich was President of the Driver Controls Division of Dura Automotive, possessing management responsibility for 7,600 employees. Ms. Petrovich is also a director at the following public companies: Woodward, Inc.; GT Advanced Technologies Inc. and Modine Manufacturing Company. |
Donald Stebbins |
Mr. Donald J. Stebbins is an Independent Director of WABCO Holdings Inc., since September 2007. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Visteon Corporation, Donald J. Stebbins is responsible for leading Visteon’s long-term strategy and overseeing the company’s global operations and administrative functions. Mr. Stebbins joined Visteon in 2005 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and was elevated to Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2008 and to Chairman effective December 1, 2008. He has more than 20 years of leadership experience and a solid history of performance in managing global business issues. He has served on Visteon’s board of directors since December 2006. Mr. Stebbins is also a director of ITT Corporation. Mr. Stebbins joined Visteon from Lear Corp., where he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Lear’s operations in Europe, Asia and Africa. Prior to this position, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Lear’s operations in the Americas. Stebbins joined Lear in 1992 as Vice President and Treasurer. He held various financial positions of increasing responsibility with Lear, including a 1997 promotion to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Previous to Lear, Mr. Stebbins held positions at Bankers Trust Company and Citibank. |
Christian Fife |
Mr. Christian Fife is appointed as the Director of Investor Relations of Wabco Holdings Inc. Mr. Fife, has served as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis since joining the Company in 2008. Prior to joining WABCO, Mr. Fife held a variety of financial management roles at General Electric. He has worked in a multitude of different industries and countries and is fluent in several languages. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Jacques Esculier |
12,090,300 |
Ulrich Michel |
2,352,150 |
Nick Rens |
-- |
Michael Thompson |
-- |
Nikhil Varty |
1,707,050 |
Jason Campbell |
-- |
Christopher Harrison |
-- |
Vincent Pickering |
-- |
Michael Smith |
-- |
Jean-Paul Montupet |
-- |
G. Peter D'Aloia |
-- |
John Fiedler |
-- |
Juergen Gromer |
-- |
Kenneth Martin |
-- |
Mary Petrovich |
-- |
Donald Stebbins |
-- |
Christian Fife |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Jacques Esculier |
207,924 | 10,969,800 |
Ulrich Michel |
6,700 | 372,418 |
Nick Rens |
0 | 0 |
Michael Thompson |
0 | 0 |
Nikhil Varty |
79,987 | 2,920,440 |
Jason Campbell |
0 | 0 |
Christopher Harrison |
0 | 0 |
Vincent Pickering |
0 | 0 |
Michael Smith |
0 | 0 |
Jean-Paul Montupet |
0 | 0 |
G. Peter D'Aloia |
0 | 0 |
John Fiedler |
0 | 0 |
Juergen Gromer |
0 | 0 |
Kenneth Martin |
0 | 0 |
Mary Petrovich |
0 | 0 |
Donald Stebbins |
0 | 0 |
Christian Fife |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
MARTIN KENNETH J |
733 | $75.12 |
STEBBINS DONALD J |
733 | $75.12 |
FIEDLER JOHN F |
733 | $75.12 |
PETROVICH MARY L |
733 | $75.12 |
GROMER JUERGEN W K |
733 | $75.12 |
D ALOIA G PETER |
733 | $75.12 |
SMITH MICHAEL T |
733 | $75.12 |
MONTUPET JEAN PAUL L |
733 | $75.12 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
3,500 | $48.64 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
3,500 | $75.41 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
2,022 | $77.75 |
CAMPBELL JASON |
193 | $76.72 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
29,500 | $46.87 |
CAMPBELL JASON |
1,500 | $11.75 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
30,022 | $48.64 |
CAMPBELL JASON |
1,307 | $76.71 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
10,947 | $76.69 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
10,947 | $48.64 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
36,500 | $48.64 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
28,000 | $77.10 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
36,500 | $75.49 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
29,500 | $77.71 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
54,777 | $46.87 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
54,777 | $78.03 |
ESCULIER JACQUES |
23,333 | $77.94 |

