Nicholas T. Pinchuk became a Director of the Company in January 2007. Currently, he is President and Chief Operating Officer of Snap-on Incorporated (NYSE: SNA), an S&P 500 company. He is also a member of Snap-on�s Board of Directors. Prior to that, Mr. Pinchuk served as Senior Vice President and President of Snap-on�s Worldwide Commercial and Industrial Group since June 2002. Prior to joining Snap-on, Mr. Pinchuk served in several executive operational and financial management positions at United Technologies Corporation, including President, Global Refrigeration Operations of its Carrier Corporation unit and President of Carrier�s Asia-Pacific Operations. He also served in financial and engineering managerial staff positions at the Ford Motor Company from 1972 to 1983. Mr. Pinchuk held the rank of First Lieutenant in the United States Army from 1970 to 1971. |