People: Woodward Governor Co (WGOV.O)

WGOV.O on Nasdaq

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Gendron, Thomas 48 2008 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Weber, Robert 55 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Benning, Dennis 68 2009 President - Airframe Systems
Glass, Martin 52 2009 President - Turbine Systems
Lauffer, Gerhard 48 2009 President - Electrical Power Systems
Preiss, Chad 44 2009 President - Engine Systems
Fawzy, A. Christopher 40 2009 Corporate Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Meyer, Steven 49 2009 Corporate Vice President - Human Resources
Barkley, Harlan 56 2009 Corporate Vice President - Information Technology
Rudolph, James 48 2009 Corporate Vice President - Sourcing
Joyce, Michael 69 Lead Director
Halbrook, John 63 2008 Director
Yonker, Michael 67 1993 Director
Donovan, Paul 62 2000 Director
Rulseh, James 54 2002 Director
Cohn, John 55 2002 Director
Petrovich, Mary 46 2002 Director
Rittenberg, Larry 63 2004 Director
Sega, Ronald 56 2008 Director

Biographies

Name Description
Gendron, Thomas Mr. Thomas A. Gendron is Chairman of the Board of Woodward Governor Company since January 23, 2008; Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company since July 1, 2005; previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from September 2002 until July 1, 2005 and as Vice President, Industrial Controls from February 1999 until September 2002. Mr. Gendron has been a director of the Company since 2005.
Weber, Robert Mr. Robert F. Weber, Jr., is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Woodward Governor Company since August 2005. Prior to August 2005, Mr. Weber was employed at Motorola, Inc. for 17 years, where he held various positions, including Corporate Vice President and General Manager — EMEA Auto. Prior to this role, Mr. Weber served in a variety of financial positions at both a corporate and operating unit level with Motorola.
Benning, Dennis Mr. Dennis M. Benning is President, Airframe Systems of Woodward Governor Company since October 2009; Group Vice President, Airframe Systems October 2008 through September 2009; Group Vice President, Engine Systems September 2007 through September 2008; Vice President, Center of Excellence Industrial Controls December 2002 through August 2007; General Manager, Center of Excellence Industrial Controls July 2002 through November 2002; Director of Operations, Aircraft Engine Systems January 2002 through June 2002.
Glass, Martin Mr. Martin V. Glass is President, Turbine Systems of Woodward Governor Company since October 2009; Group Vice President, Turbine Systems September 2007 through September 2009; Vice President of the Aircraft Engine Systems Customer Business Segment December 2002 through August 2007; Director of Sales, Marketing, and Engineering February 2000 through December 2002.
Lauffer, Gerhard Mr. Gerhard Lauffer is President, Electrical Power Systems of Woodward Governor Company since October 2009; Group Vice President, Electrical Power Systems September 2007 through September 2009; Vice President and General Manager Electronic Controls March 2002 through August 2007; Managing Director Leonhard-Reglerbau GmbH 1991 through March 2002 when it was acquired by Woodward.
Preiss, Chad Mr. Chad R. Preiss is President, Engine Systems of Woodward Governor Company since October 2009; Group Vice President, Engine Systems October 2008 through September 2009; Vice President, Sales, Service, and Marketing, Engine Systems December 2007 through September 2008; and Vice President, Industrial Controls September 2004 through December 2007. Prior to this role, Mr. Preiss served in a variety of engineering and marketing/sales management roles, including Director of Business Development, since joining Woodward in 1988.
Fawzy, A. Christopher Mr. A. Christopher Fawzy is Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of Woodward Governor Company since October 2009; Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary June 2007 through September 2009. Mr. Fawzy became the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer in August 2009. Prior to joining Woodward, Mr. Fawzy was employed by Mentor Corporation, a global medical device company. He joined Mentor in 2001 and served as Corporate Counsel, then General Counsel in 2003, and was appointed Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in 2004.
Meyer, Steven Mr. Steven J. Meyer is Corporate Vice President, Human Resources of Woodward Governor Company since October 2009; Vice President, Human Resources from November 2006 through September 2009; Director, Global Human Resources from November 2002 Through October 2006; Director, Human Resources for Industrial Controls from July 1997 through October 2002. Prior to joining Woodward, Mr. Meyer was employed by PG&E Corporation and Nortel in a variety of roles in human resources.
Barkley, Harlan Mr. Harlan G. Barkley is Corporate Vice President, Information Technology of Woodward Governor Company since October, 2009; Vice President, Information Technology April 2009 through September 2009; Director, Global Information Technology from November 2002 through March 2009; Prior to joining Woodward in October 1999, Mr. Barkley was employed by Sundstrand Corporation/Hamilton Sundstrand for 19 years in a variety of leadership roles in information technology.
Rudolph, James Mr. James D. Rudolph is Corporate Vice President, Sourcing of Woodward Governor Company since October 2009; Vice President, Global Sourcing from April 2009 through October 2009; Director of Global Sourcing from April 2005 through April 2009; Director of Engineering for Industrial Controls from March 2000 through April 2005; Prior to this role Mr. Rudolph served in a variety of engineering, operations and sales roles since joining the company in 1984.
Joyce, Michael Mr. Michael H. Joyce is Lead Director of the Woodward Governor Company. Mr. Joyce has been a Director of the Company since 2000. Mr. Joyce retired as President and Chief Operating Officer of Twin Disc, Inc. on July 31, 2006. Mr. Joyce retired as a director of The Oilgear Company in December 2006.
Halbrook, John Mr. John A. Halbrook has been Director of Woodward Governor Company since 1991. He was Chairman of the Board of the Company until January 23, 2008; previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company until July 1, 2005. Other directorships: AMCORE Financial, Inc. and HNI Corporation.
Yonker, Michael Mr. Michael T. Yonker is Director of Woodward Governor Company since 1993. He is Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of Portec, Inc., which had operations in the construction equipment, materials handling, and railroad products industries. Other directorships: Modine Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Emcor Group, Inc. Mr. Yonker retired as a director of Proliance, Inc. in 2006.
Donovan, Paul Mr. Paul Donovan is Director of Woodward Governor Company since 2000. He is Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wisconsin Energy Corporation. Other directorships: AMCORE Financial, Inc. and CLARCOR, Inc.
Rulseh, James Mr. James R. Rulseh is Director of the Woodward Governor Company since 2002. He is Chief Operating Officer, Tulip Corporation, a private manufacturing company, which he joined in October 2009. Prior to joining Tulip Corporation, Mr. Rulseh served as Regional Vice President — Americas, of Modine Manufacturing Company. Other directorships: Proliance International, Inc.
Cohn, John Mr. John D. Cohn is Director of Woodward Governor Company since 2002. He is Senior Vice President, European Business Planning and Execution, of Rockwell Automation, Inc., a global provider of industrial automation power, control, and information solutions.
Petrovich, Mary Ms. Mary L. Petrovich is Director of Woodward Governor Company since 2002. She is General Manager of AxleTech International, a division of General Dynamics Corporation, following its acquisition of AxleTech in January 2009. Prior to the acquisition, Ms. Petrovich was the Chief Executive Officer of AxleTech. AxleTech is a supplier of off-highway and specialty vehicle drive train systems and components.
Rittenberg, Larry Mr. Larry E. Rittenberg is Director of Woodward Governor Company since 2004. He holds a PhD, CIA, CPA, Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting & Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Rittenberg served as Chairman of The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) from 2004 to 2009. COSO is a voluntary private sector organization dedicated to improving the quality of financial reporting through business ethics, effective internal controls, and corporate governance.
Sega, Ronald Dr. Ronald M. Sega is Director of Woodward Governor Company since April 29, 2008. Dr. Sega is Vice President for Energy, Environment, and Applied Research with the Colorado State University (“CSU”) Research Foundation. Prior to joining CSU, Dr. Sega served as Under Secretary for the U.S. Air Force. In addition, as a former NASA astronaut, Dr. Sega is a two-time shuttle veteran. Other directorships: Rentech, Inc.

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Gendron, Thomas 408,666 6,556,966
Weber, Robert 50,000 362,259
Benning, Dennis 43,626 967,223
Glass, Martin 12,000 255,126
Lauffer, Gerhard 11,250 289,894
Preiss, Chad 0 0
Fawzy, A. Christopher 0 0
Meyer, Steven 0 0
Barkley, Harlan 0 0
Rudolph, James 0 0
Joyce, Michael 0 0
Halbrook, John 400,075 20,269,580
Yonker, Michael 0 0
Donovan, Paul 0 0
Rulseh, James 0 0
Cohn, John 0 0
Petrovich, Mary 0 0
Rittenberg, Larry 0 0
Sega, Ronald 0 0
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