Board of Directors
Charles M. Brown
Charles M. Brown became the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on July 16, 2007, when he was also appointed to the Board. His current term expires with the 2013 Annual Meeting. Previously, Mr. Brown was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Pump, Pool and Spa Divisions at Pentair, Inc, a company with 2006 revenues of approximately $3.15 billion, from April 2005 through October 2006. From August 2003 to April 2005, Mr. Brown was the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Pentair Tools Group (which was acquired by Black & Decker Corporation in 2004). Prior to that, Mr. Brown was the President/General Manager of Aqua Glass Corporation, a Masco Corporation company, from 1996 to August 2003. Mr. Brown received a B.A., Economics and Government, from Cornell University, and an M.B.A. from J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Patrick J. Byrne
Patrick J. Byrne was appointed to the Board of the Company in May 2010, and his current term expires with the 2013 Annual Meeting. He was appointed as Chair of the Compensation Committee in January 2011. Mr. Byrne is Chief Executive Officer and President of Intermec, Inc. (NYSE:IN), which develops and integrates hardware, software and services for the optimization of field mobility workers and supply chains. Prior to joining Intermec in these capacities in 2007, Mr. Byrne served as a Senior Vice President and President of the Electronic Measurement Group of Agilent Technologies Inc., a bio-analytical and electronic measurement company, from February 2005 to March 2007. Prior to assuming that position, Mr. Byrne served as Vice President and General Manager for Agilent’s Electronic Products and Solutions Group’s Wireless Business Unit from September 2001 to February 2005. Prior to 2001, he held various Senior Management positions at Agilent Technologies and Hewlett Packard Company. He currently serves on the Board of Micron Technologies (NASDAQ: MU), one of the world’s leading semiconductor companies, with memory products in computing, networking, mobile, and embedded applications. Mr. Byrne received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Jerry L. Calhoun
Jerry L. Calhoun is the independent Chairman of the Board. He was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in January 2007, and his current term expires with the 2012 Annual Meeting. Mr. Calhoun has been a business consultant for the Ford Motor Company since January 2007. Mr. Calhoun was Vice President, Human Resources with Boeing Commercial Airplanes from 2001 until January 2007. Mr. Calhoun was previously VP of Employee and Union Relations for Boeing. Prior to those positions with the Boeing Company, in 1981 Mr. Calhoun was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Defense for civilian personnel policy and requirements; and in 1983 he was appointed Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of Defense for force management and personnel. In 1985, President Reagan nominated him as Chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. He also served as Chairman of the Foreign Service Labor Relations Board until November 1988, when he returned to the private sector with Boeing. Mr. Calhoun has also taught on the faculty of the University of Washington’s School of Business Administration, in the areas of labor management relations and human resource systems. He is a member of the board of a number of organizations, including the Labor Industrial Relations Association Group and the Labor and Employment Relations Association. Among the various awards bestowed upon him for his public service, Mr. Calhoun was honored with the U.S. Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award. Mr. Calhoun holds a B.A. from Seattle University and a master’s degree in business from the University of Washington.
Richard P. Fox
Richard P. Fox has served as consultant and outside board member since 2001 to entrepreneurs and the financial services industry. Mr. Fox was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in 2002 and his current term expires with the 2012 Annual Meeting. He was President and Chief Operating Officer of CyberSafe Corporation, responsible for the overall financial services and operations of the company. Prior to joining CyberSafe, Mr. Fox was Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Wall Data where he was responsible for the company’s finances, operations, and human resources activities. Mr. Fox spent 28 years at Ernst & Young, last serving as Managing Partner of the Seattle Office. He serves on the Board of Directors of Premera, a Blue Cross managed-care provider, Univar Inc., a worldwide chemical distribution company, Orbitz Worldwide (NYSE:OWW), an on-line travel agency, and two venture capital financed technology companies. In addition, he serves on the Board of Trustees of the Seattle Foundation and is on the Board of Visitors of the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. Mr. Fox received a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Ohio University and an M.B.A. from Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in Washington State.
Larry A. Kring
Larry A. Kring was appointed as an independent member of the Board of Directors in March 2008 and his current term expires in 2011. Since 1993, Mr. Kring has served as Group Vice President for Esterline Technologies, a global manufacturer of Avionics & Controls, Sensors & Systems, and Advanced Materials. Prior to joining Esterline, Mr. Kring spent 15 years as President and CEO of Heath Tecna Aerospace Company. He also served as an executive of Sargent Industries, and was General Manager of Cochran Western Corporation. He was a director of Everlast Worldwide from 1991 to 2007 and has served three terms on the Aerospace Industries Association’s Board of Directors. He holds an MBA from the California State University/Northridge and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University.
Lorenzo C. Lamadrid
Lorenzo C. Lamadrid was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in 2006 and his current term expires with the 2012 Annual Meeting. Mr. Lamadrid is Managing Director of Globe Development Group, LLC, a firm that specializes in the development of large-scale energy, power generation, transportation and infrastructure projects in China and provides business advisory services and investments with a particular focus on China. Mr. Lamadrid is also Chairman of Synthesis Energy Systems—a firm that implements leading technology for the production of clean energy, high value gases and chemicals including methanol and di-methyl-ether from low cost fuels. Additionally, Mr. Lamadrid is a member of the International Advisory Board of Sirocco Aerospace, an international aircraft manufacturer and marketer. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Arthur D. Little, a management consulting company, as President of Western Resources International, Inc., and as Managing Director of The Wing Group, a leading international electric power project- development company. Prior to that he was a corporate officer of GE, serving as Vice President and General Manager of GE Aerospace and head of International Operations at GE Aerospace from 1986 to 1999. Mr. Lamadrid holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and Administrative Sciences from Yale University, a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
Robert S. Jaffe
Robert S. Jaffe was appointed the Company's Board of Directors on August 1, 2011. He was a partner in the law firm of K&L Gates, and its predecessor, Preston Gates & Ellis, from 1986 until December 31, 2006. From January 2007 to July 2011, Mr. Jaffe was a Special Counsel with K&L Gates. He practiced corporate law, focusing on mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, and primary outside counsel work. Mr. Jaffe served as primary outside counsel for a number of publicly-traded corporations (including the Company) and is very experienced in dealing with problems inherent to those organizations. He has extensive experience in counseling Boards of Directors as they deal with the challenges they meet in today's marketplace. From 2001 until December 31, 2008, he served as co-investment manager for MRM Capital, LLC and a number of its affiliates. Starting July 1, 2007, he also began advising the Family Office established by James E. Coles. He holds both a B.A. and a J.D. from the University of Washington.
Bradley D. Tilden
Bradley D. Tilden was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in May 2010 and his current term expires with the 2013 Annual Meeting. Mr. Tilden has served as President of Alaska Airlines since 2008. Along with Horizon Air, Alaska Airlines is a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), which together serve more than 90 cities through an expansive network in Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Mr. Tilden oversees Alaska Airlines' operating divisions, as well as Marketing, Cargo, Planning and Revenue Management. Previously, Mr. Tilden served as Alaska Air Group's chief financial officer and executive vice president of finance, leading the Finance, Information Technology, Planning, Revenue Management and Corporate Real Estate organizations. Before joining Alaska in 1991, Mr. Tilden spent eight years with the accounting firm Price Waterhouse at its offices in Seattle and Melbourne, Australia. Mr. Tilden earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Pacific Lutheran University and an executive master's degree in business administration from the University of Washington. Mr. Tilden serves on the boards of Pacific Lutheran University and the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
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