People: Westport Innovations Inc. (WPRT.O)

Mr. Henry F. Bauermeister Jr. serves as Director of Westport Innovations Inc. He joined Westport's board in October of 2005. He is currently Chair of the Audit and OEM Committee. From 1995 to 2005, Mr. Bauermeister was the President of Cummins Mid-America, the Cummins distributor for Kansas and Missouri, located in Kansas City. From 1978 to 1995, he was President of Diesel ReCon at Cummins Inc., the business unit responsible for remanufacturing and reselling used engines and parts. Under Mr. Bauermeister's leadership, revenues at Cummins Diesel ReCon grew tenfold. Mr. Bauermeister is a Certified Public Accountant and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska where he majored in Accounting and minored in Economics. Mr. Bauermeister has held a number of financial positions within Cummins including the Group Controller position for the Components Group.