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 2010 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
Since July 2007, Patrick J. Byrne has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Intermec Inc. (NYSE:IN), which develops and integrates hardware, software and services for the optimization of field mobility workers and supply chains. Mr. Byrne was also elected to Intermec's Board of Directors in July, 2007. Mr. Byrne is a 24-year veteran of Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies where he held increasingly responsible positions in Research, Engineering, Marketing and General Management. Mr. Byrne was most recently Senior VP of Agilent Technologies, Inc. and President of Agilent's Electronic Measurement Group, and prior to that he was VP and General Manager of its Wireless Business Unit. Mr. Byrne received his BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MS degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. Mr. Byrne currently serves on the Board of Samuel Ginn College of Engineering at Auburn University.
Jerry L. Calhoun
Jerry L. Calhoun was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in January, 2007, and his current term expires with the 2010 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 current 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 current 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.
Kathryn L. Munro
Kathryn L. Munro is the current Chairperson of the Board of Directors and is Principal of Bridge West, a technology investment company. She previously held a variety of senior management positions in both the commercial and retail areas of Seafirst Bank and Bank of America, most recently as Chief Executive for Bank of America’s Southwest Banking Group. Ms. Munro began her banking career in 1980. She was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in 1996 and her current term expires in 2011. Ms. Munro currently serves on the corporate boards of Pinnacle West (NYSE—PNW), Knight Transportation (NYSE—KDT), and Premera, a Blue Cross managed-care provider. She also serves on the boards of numerous community organizations in Phoenix, including Valley of the Sun United Way Foundation Board and the national board of advisors for University of Arizona School of Business. Ms. Munro holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington.
Arlen I. Prentice
Arlen I. Prentice is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kibble & Prentice, which provides insurance and financial consulting services. He has served as a director of the Company since 1993 and his current term expires with the current Annual Meeting. He founded Kibble & Prentice 37 years ago. Mr. Prentice serves as a director of Northland Telecommunications Corporation, Pacific Market International and is a past director of the Starbucks Coffee Corporation, a position he held for 19 years. Mr. Prentice is a past chair of the Northwest Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
J. Michael Ribaudo
J. Michael Ribaudo is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Surgical Synergies, Inc., a national company that develops, acquires and operates ambulatory surgery centers. Dr. Ribaudo was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors in 1995, and his current term expires in 2010. Dr. Ribaudo graduated from Louisiana State University in 1963 and Louisiana State Medical School in 1967 with graduate medical school training at Emory University, Washington University and New York University. He received postgraduate training at Harvard Law School, Kellogg Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Bradley D. Tilden
Bradley D. 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. Mr. Tilden is also a regular guest speaker in University of Washington business school classes. He also holds a private pilot's license.
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