People: TransDigm Group Inc (TDG)

Mr. Robert J. Small is Independent Director of TransDigm Group Inc., since March 23, 2010. Mr. Small has been a Managing Director of Berkshire Partners LLC (“Berkshire”), a private equity investment firm, since 2000 and initially joined the firm in 1992. Since its inception in 2007, Mr. Small has directed Stockbridge Partners LLC, a specialized investment group within Berkshire focused on marketable securities. Mr. Small was formerly a director of Hexcel Corporation, a composite materials producer primarily for aerospace and wind energy applications, and other privately held companies.