Board of Directors

Wilfred T. O'Gara has been a Director since January 1999 and was appointed Chairman in August 2018. Mr. O’Gara is the Managing Director of Buffalo Fork Holdings, LLC, an investment company. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Isoclima SpA from July 2017 to August 2018. Isoclima SpA produces transparent armor and other specialized glass and polycarbonate products for military and civilian armored vehicles. Prior to joining Isoclima, Mr. O'Gara served as Vice Chairman of The O’Gara Group, a security and defense related firm, from 2016 until July 2017 and he was the President and Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2017. He serves on the Company’s Executive Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

James A. Clark has been Chief Executive Officer since November 2018 and a Director since January 2019. Mr. Clark previously served as President and CEO at Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. (a KKR portfolio company) and as Managing Director at Dunes Point Capital. Mr. Clark has over 25 years of experience as a senior operating executive in global manufacturing and product services companies. Prior to joining Dunes Point Capital, he served as Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Rexel Holdings USA, where he was responsible for the strategic planning and M&A activities for REXEL’s $3.5 billion U.S. operations. Prior to joining REXEL, Mr. Clark served in several senior executive positions with United Technologies Corporation (UTC) and General Electric (GE), including President of Electronic Security Products Group and CMO- VP of Global Sales for GE Security. He holds a BA in Business from The State University of New York – Regents and participated in postgraduate study programs at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Business and the University of Virginia - Darden School of Business. The Board believes that Mr. Clark's substantial management and operating experience, as well as his position as our Chief Executive Officer, qualify him to serve on the Board. Mr. Clark is a member of the Company’s Executive Committee.

Amy L. Hanson has been a Director of the Company since January 2019. Ms. Hanson is currently the CEO of Amy Hanson Advisory Services, a retail management strategic services consulting firm, since April 2016. Ms. Hanson also serves on the boards of Messer, Inc (one of the of the Midwest’s largest construction companies), where she chairs the Nominating and Governance committee, and sits on the audit committee, and Strivve, Inc., a Seattle based fintech start up. Prior to that she was an Executive Vice President and Corporate Officer for Macy’s Inc, a leading department store retailer with over 680 stores throughout the US for over 30 years. Ms. Hanson had responsibilities for leading financial, credit and customer services for Macy’s at the time she left Macy’s.. During her career at Macy’s, she also had direct responsibilities for procurement, real estate, store planning, design and construction as well as serving as Vice Chairman for Macy’s North. The board believes that Ms. Hanson’s insight and experience in finance, strategic planning, and leadership through times of change, acquisitions and mergers for Macy’s qualify her to serve on the board, as well as chair the Audit Committee, and as a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

Lecturer in marketing at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business; retired U.S. Chief Marketing Officer, Ford Motor Company

Ms. Lenard presently serves as a Lecturer of Marketing in the MBA program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Ms. Lenard retired from Ford Motor Company (NYSE) in 2017, having served as the top marketing executive for Ford in both the U.S. and Asia. From 2013 to 2017, Ms. Lenard held the position of U.S. Chief Marketing Officer. From 2010 to 2013, Ms. Lenard served as Vice President of Marketing for Ford’s Asia Pacific and Africa operations while living in Shanghai, China. Prior to living in China, Ms. Lenard held a number of leadership positions in Marketing, Strategy, Sales, and Finance during her 25 year career with Ford. She has served as a director of TTM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ) since October 2018 and is a member of the Compensation Committee. Ms. Lenard has served as a director of Uni-Select Inc. (TSX) since May 2020 and is a member of the HR and Compensation Committee. The board believes Ms. Lenard’s deep experience in brand management, digital analytics, developing and executing customer-driven strategies, and leading large, complex organizations, as well as her public company board and committee experience, qualify her to serve on the board and as a member of the Comensation and Audit Committees.

Robert P. Beech has been a Director since July 2013. Mr. Beech is currently the President of PentaBeech, LLC, a privately held, strategy and innovation advisory firm. Mr. Beech was formerly the Executive Chairman of Eccrine Systems, Inc., a privately held, Cincinnati-based biotechnology company that he co-founded in 2013. Mr. Beech has been engaged as Entrepreneur-in-Residence for life sciences at CincyTechUSA since 2013. From 2004 through 2012 he was a senior executive at Precigen, Inc. (formerly Intrexon Corporation), when it was a privately held biotechnology company based in Maryland. Prior to 2003, he was Chief Executive Officer of Digineer, Inc., an international healthcare IT software and services company he founded in 1986 and led until 2002. The Board believes that Mr. Beech’s substantial experience leading high-technology ventures as a CEO or senior corporate executive qualify him to serve on the Board. He serves as Chair of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Ronald D. Brown has been a Director since November 6, 2018. He served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company from April 23, 2018 to November 1, 2018. Mr. Brown is currently serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Cincinnati Incorporated since July 2020. Cincinnati Incorporated is a privately held supplier of metalworking products, technology and services. He served from March 2017 to 2018 as Vice Chairman of The Armor Group, Inc. which he joined in 2013 as chief operating officer. The Armor Group, Inc. is a certified woman-owned corporation that manufactures equipment and products and provides related services to a variety of industrial markets. Mr. Brown was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Milacron Inc. (NYSE) from 2001 to 2008 and President and Chief Operating Officer of Milacron Inc. from 1999 through 2001. Milacron is a supplier of plastic processing and metalworking fluid technologies. Mr. Brown has served as a director of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE) since 2001 and currently serves as lead director. He is also a member of its Audit Committee. A. O. Smith manufactures and markets comprehensive lines of water heaters and water treatment products. Mr. Brown also served as a director of Zep Inc. (NYSE), where he was chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, until it was acquired by New Mountain Capital in 2015. He also joined the James Advantage Funds Trust in 2014 as an independent trustee and serves on its Audit and Governance and Compensation Committees. The Board believes that Mr. Brown’s experience as the chief executive officer and chairman of a publicly held company provides valuable insight as to the issues and opportunities facing the Company. Further, he has international and manufacturing experience with his previous positions at Milacron and The Armor Group. In addition, Mr. Brown has experience as a chief financial officer and a corporate attorney. The Board also believes that his legal background makes him well-suited to address legal and governance requirements of the SEC and NASDAQ. Mr. Brown serves on the Company’s Executive and Compensation Committees.