People: Woodward Inc (WWD.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Thomas Gendron	52	2011	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Robert Weber	58	2011	Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Martin Glass	57	2011	President - Airframe Systems
Sagar Patel	46	2011	President - Aircraft Turbine Systems
Chad Preiss	47	2009	President - Engine Systems
James Rudolph	51	2011	President - Industrial Turbomachinery Systems
A. Christopher Fawzy	43	2009	Corporate Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
James Rulseh	57	2011	Lead Independent Director
John Cohn	58	2002	Independent Director
Paul Donovan	65	2000	Independent Director
John Halbrook	67	2008	Independent Director
Mary Petrovich	49	2002	Independent Director
Larry Rittenberg	66	2004	Independent Director
Ronald Sega	59	2008	Independent Director
Gregg Sengstack	54	2011	Independent Director
Michael Yonker	70	1993	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Thomas Gendron	Mr. Thomas A. Gendron is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Woodward Inc. Mr. Tom Gendron has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since January 2008, and has been President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since July 2005. Mr. Gendron previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from September 2002 until July 2005, and as Vice President and General Manager of Industrial Controls from June 2001 until September 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Gendron served as Vice President of Industrial Controls from April 2000 through May 2001, and as Director of Global Marketing and Industrial Controls’ Business Development from February 1999 through March 2000. Overall, Mr. Gendron has served with Woodward for over 20 years in both the aircraft and industrial businesses, providing leadership in sales, marketing, business development, and product support management.
Robert Weber	Mr. Robert F. Weber, Jr., is Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of Woodward, Inc. He served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 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.
Martin Glass	Mr. Martin V. Glass is President - Airframe Systems of Woodward Inc. He serves as President, Turbine Systems October 2009 through April 2011; 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.
Sagar Patel	Mr. Sagar A. Patel is President - Aircraft Turbine Systems of Woodward, Inc. Prior to this role, Mr. Patel was employed at General Electric for 18 years, most recently serving as President, Mechanical Systems, GE Aviation, from March 2009 through June 2010. He served as President, Aerostructures, GE Aviation from July 2008 through July 2009 and as President and General Manager, MRS Systems, Inc., BE Aircraft Engines, from October 2005 through June 2008.
Chad Preiss	Mr. Chad R. Preiss is President - Engine Systems of Woodward, Inc. He was 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.
James Rudolph	Mr. James D. Rudolph is President - Industrial Turbomachinery Systems of Woodward Inc. He serves as the President, Industrial Turbomachinery since April 2011; Corporate Vice President, Global Sourcing October 2009 through April 2011; Vice President, Global Sourcing April 2009 through October 2009; Director of Global Sourcing April 2005 through April 2009; Director of Engineering for Industrial Controls March 2000 through April 2005. Prior to March 2000, Mr. Rudolph served in a variety of engineering, operations and sales roles since joining the company in 1984.
A. Christopher Fawzy	Mr. A. Christopher Fawzy is Corporate Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Woodward, Inc. He serves as the Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer 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.
James Rulseh	Mr. James R. Rulseh is Lead Independent Director of the Woodward, Inc. Mr. James Rulseh is President of JRR & Associates, LLC, an independent manufacturing consulting company focused on operations improvement and operational leadership excellence. Prior to May 2011, Mr. Rulseh served as the Chief Operating Officer, Tulip Corporation, a private manufacturing company, since 2009. Prior to joining Tulip Corporation, Mr. Rulseh served in the following capacities for Modine Manufacturing Company, an NYSE listed company that is a diversified in thermal management technology and solutions: Special Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer, from January 2009 to October 2009; Regional Vice President — Americas, and an officer of Modine Manufacturing Company, from October 2007 to January 2009; Regional Vice President — Asia and an officer of Modine Manufacturing Company, from November 2006 to October 2007; Group Vice President and an officer of Modine Manufacturing Company, from April 2001 to November 2006; Managing Director of the Automotive Business Unit of Modine Europe, from 1998 to March 2001. Prior to 1998, Mr. Rulseh had held various other positions with Modine beginning in 1977.
John Cohn	Mr. John D. Cohn is Independent Director of Woodward, Inc. Mr. John Cohn has served as Senior Vice President, Asia Business Planning and Execution, of Rockwell Automation, Inc., a global provider of innovative industrial automation and information products, services and solutions, since September 1, 2011. In this capacity, Mr. Cohn supports development of regional and country level business strategies for approximately $1 billion of Rockwell Automation sales. Additionally, Mr. Cohn leads business development activities, vertical industry business plans, and other market expansion opportunities to generate incremental revenue. Prior to accepting this position in August 2011, Mr. Cohn served at Rockwell Automation as Senior Vice President, European Business Planning and Execution from March 2009 to August 2011, and as Senior Vice President, Strategic Development and Communications, for Rockwell Automation from 1999 to 2009.
Paul Donovan	Mr. Paul Donovan is Independent Director of Woodward, Inc. Mr. Paul Donovan retired in 2004 as special advisor to the Chairman of Wisconsin Energy Corporation. Mr. Donovan had previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Wisconsin Energy Corporation from August 1999 until June 2003. Prior to joining Wisconsin Energy Corporation, Mr. Donovan was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sundstrand Corporation, a manufacturer of aerospace and industrial products, from June 1988 to August 1999. Prior to June 1988, he held a variety of financial positions, including with Allied Signal and Ford Motor Company. Other public company directorships: AMCORE Financial, Inc. (1998 - 2010); CLARCOR, Inc. (since 2000).
John Halbrook	Mr. John A. Halbrook is Independent Director of Woodward, Inc. Mr. John Halbrook retired as Chairman of the Board of the Company in January 2008, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from November 1993 until July 2005. Mr. Halbrook has served in various other executive positions with the Company, including Chief Operating Officer and President. Prior to joining Woodward, Mr. Halbrook garnered broad experience in finance and accounting, budgeting, marketing, strategic planning and operations through positions with Worthington Pumps, McGraw Edison, Turbodyne, General Electric, and General Dynamics. Through his tenure as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Woodward, Mr. Halbrook brings to the Board insight into the Company’s operations and an understanding of the complex issues facing Woodward’s business segments and the markets in which the Company competes. Mr. Halbrook has been a director of the Company since 1991. Other public company directorships: AMCORE Financial, Inc. (1997 - 2010); HNI Corporation (2004-2010).
Mary Petrovich	Ms. Mary L. Petrovich is Independent Director of Woodward, Inc. Ms. Mary Petrovich 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 has experience with mergers, acquisitions and the integration of acquired businesses in the automotive, off-highway and transportation industries. This experience, together with her operational experience with Six Sigma lean manufacturing techniques and supply chain management, and her experience in evaluating new business opportunities, provides the Board with knowledge in its oversight of Woodward’s operational efficiency and recent acquisitions. Ms. Petrovich has been a director of the Company since 2002. Other public company directorships: GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (since July 2011); Modine Manufacturing Company (since July 2011); WABCO (since November 2011).
Larry Rittenberg	Mr. Larry E. Rittenberg, Ph.D., CPA is Independent Director of Woodward, Inc. Dr. Larry Rittenberg, PhD, CPA and CIA, has been Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin since August 2011. He was the Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting & Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin until his retirement from that position in August 2011. Dr. Rittenberg has been on the faculty at the University since 1976, and served as the chair of the accounting department for 11 years. Dr. Rittenberg continues to teach auditing, enterprise risk management, governance and control, and has served in leadership positions across a number of professional organizations, including the American Institute of CPAs, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and the American Accounting Association (AAA), where he served as VP of Finance and established the first audit committee within the AAA. Dr. 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. He also served as a financial advisor providing counsel on Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance to the Audit Committee and Board of Petro China, the publicly listed company in China.
Ronald Sega	Dr. Ronald M. Sega, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Woodward, Inc., since April 29, 2008. Dr. Ronald Sega was appointed Vice President and Enterprise Executive for Energy and the Environment at Colorado State University (“CSU”) and The Ohio State University effective September 1, 2010. Dr. Sega held the position of Vice President for Energy, Environment, and Applied Research with the CSU Research Foundation through August 2010. Prior to joining CSU, Dr. Sega served as Under Secretary for the U.S. Air Force from August 2005 to August 2007. As Under Secretary, Dr. Sega led a team that developed a comprehensive energy strategy emphasizing supply, demand, and culture with results in 2006 of $100 million in energy-related savings and cost avoidance and receipt of the overall Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management for the U.S. Government. As Under Secretary, Dr. Sega’s role also included the Department of Defense (“DOD”) Executive Agent for space, and the Air Force Service Acquisition Executive for space programs. From August 2001 until August 2005, Dr. Sega was Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Office of the Secretary of Defense, which is the Chief Technology Officer for the DOD. From July 1996 to August 2001, he served as Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Dr. Sega is a former NASA astronaut and veteran of two shuttle missions. He retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserves in the rank of Major General.
Gregg Sengstack	Mr. Gregg C. Sengstack is Independent Director of Woodward, Inc., since September 21, 2011. Mr. Gregg Sengstack has been President of Franklin Electric Co. Inc., since December 2011. Franklin Electric is in the production and marketing of systems and components for the movement of water and automotive fuels. Prior to his promotion, Mr. Sengstack was President of Franklin Electric’s International Water Systems and Fueling Group since 2005, and was Chief Financial Officer for Franklin Electric from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Sengstack joined Franklin Electric in 1988 and he has worked on numerous acquisitions in the U.S. and overseas during his career.
Michael Yonker	Mr. Michael T. Yonker is Independent Director of Woodward, Inc., since 1993. Mr. Michael T. Yonker retired as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Portec, Inc., a manufacturer of engineered products for the construction, railroad, and materials handling industries, in June 1998. Prior to Portec, Mr. Yonker served as Corporate Vice President of PT Components, with responsibility for operational management of its industrial gear business, from 1982 to 1988, and worked with FMC Corporation in corporate strategic planning, marketing and operational management of various of its engineered industrial products businesses from 1971 to 1981. Mr. Yonker has a technical understanding of engineered products and their applications, and has experience with industrial markets and customers.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Thomas Gendron	3,621,190
Robert Weber	1,180,500
Martin Glass	1,205,830
Sagar Patel	854,474
Chad Preiss	--
James Rudolph	--
A. Christopher Fawzy	--
James Rulseh	--
John Cohn	--
Paul Donovan	--
John Halbrook	1,313,630
Mary Petrovich	--
Larry Rittenberg	--
Ronald Sega	--
Gregg Sengstack	--
Michael Yonker	--

As Of 29 Sep 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Thomas Gendron	498,666	10,043,030
Robert Weber	52,500	432,885
Martin Glass	12,750	463,037
Sagar Patel	0	0
Chad Preiss	0	0
James Rudolph	0	0
A. Christopher Fawzy	0	0
James Rulseh	0	0
John Cohn	0	0
Paul Donovan	0	0
John Halbrook	400,075	20,269,580
Mary Petrovich	0	0
Larry Rittenberg	0	0
Ronald Sega	0	0
Gregg Sengstack	0	0
Michael Yonker	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
HALBROOK JOHN A	6,000	$37.50
HALBROOK JOHN A	4,000	$37.01
DONOVAN PAUL N	2,500	$36.77
GENDRON THOMAS A	12,886	$37.90
DONOVAN PAUL N	9,038	$0.00
HALBROOK JOHN A	3,000	$39.50
PREISS CHAD ROBERT	19,500	$39.00
COHN JOHN D	9,000	$13.50
COHN JOHN D	10,000	$39.13
PREISS CHAD ROBERT	27,000	$7.74
GENDRON THOMAS A	44,000	$7.74
COHN JOHN D	1,000	$11.86
GENDRON THOMAS A	31,114	$38.95
GENDRON THOMAS A	53,689	$39.38
GENDRON THOMAS A	100,000	$7.74
HALBROOK JOHN A	7,582	$39.00
HALBROOK JOHN A	22,947	$0.00
HALBROOK JOHN A	2,135	$37.00
HALBROOK JOHN A	144,107	$37.11
HALBROOK JOHN A	27,384	$36.74
HALBROOK JOHN A	48,000	$11.91
HALBROOK JOHN A	41,841	$36.80
HALBROOK JOHN A	84,000	$7.74
HALBROOK JOHN A	84,000	$7.74
HALBROOK JOHN A	39,347	$36.39

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