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Board of Directors’ Background
WALTER S. CATLOW
Director since 1999
Age 67
Mr. Catlow is
the retired Dean of the College of Business at Concordia
University. Mr. Catlow served as President of Ameritech Cellular
Services, a wireless communications service provider, from 1998 until
his retirement in 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Catlow served as Executive
Vice President of Ameritech and as President of Ameritech International,
Inc., where he directed Ameritech international investments and was
responsible for global acquisitions and alliances. The Board believes
Mr. Catlow’s experience in international business, his experience in the
wireless communications infrastructure industry and his experience as a
top level executive make him well qualified to serve as a director.
LAWRENCE J. CIANCIA
Director since 1990
Age 69
Mr. Ciancia has
been a partner in Corporate Development International, Inc., a corporate
search firm specializing in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures,
since 1998. Previously, Mr. Ciancia served as President of Uponor ETI, a
supplier of PVC pipe products, specialty chemicals and PVC compounds.
The Board believes Mr. Ciancia’s experience in international mergers and
acquisitions and his experience as a top level executive make him well
qualified to serve as a director.
THOMAS G. CODY
Director since 1998
Age 70
Mr. Cody is the
Lead Independent Director of the Board. He is also a retired Vice Chairman
of Macy’s, Inc. (formerly known as Federated Department Stores, Inc.), a
nationwide department store retailer, serving from February 2003 through
March 2010. Prior to assuming that position, he served as Executive Vice
President, Legal and Human Resources of Federated Department Stores,
Inc. since 1992. Until May 2008, Mr. Cody was also a director of LCA
Vision, Inc. The Board believes that Mr. Cody’s extensive legal, tax,
human resources, and top level executive experience, garnered in service
of a major New York Stock Exchange listed corporation, as well as his
experience serving as a director of another company, make him well
qualified to serve as a director.
PATRICIA K. COLLAWN
Director since 2003
Age 53
Ms. Collawn is
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PNM Resources, Inc.,
a multi-state utilities corporation serving electricity customers. PNM
Resources, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol PNM. Ms. Collawn was named Chairman effective January 1, 2011. In
March 2010, she was made a director of PNM Resources, Inc. She was
President and Chief Operating Officer since August 2008 and Utilities
President at PNM Resources, Inc. from June 2007 to August 2008. Prior to
that, Ms. Collawn was President and Chief Executive Officer of Public
Service Company of Colorado, an Xcel Energy, Inc. subsidiary, from
October 2005. The Board believes that Ms. Collawn’s experience as a
sitting President and Chief Executive Officer of a publicly traded
corporation, as well as substantial operations experience, make her well
qualified to serve as a director.
MICHAEL A. HENNING
Director since 2000
Age 71
Mr. Henning is the
retired Deputy Chairman of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent accounting
firm, serving from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Henning served as Chief Executive
Officer of Ernst & Young International, Inc. from 1993 until 1999.
Mr. Henning also serves as a director of Omnicom Group, Inc., Landstar
System, Inc., and Black Diamond, Inc. (formerly Clarus Corporation).
Until October 2009, Mr. Henning was a director of Highlands Acquisition
Corporation. The Board believes that Mr. Henning’s substantial
international tax and accounting experience garnered through service
with one of the world’s preeminent accounting firms, and his experience
serving as a director of other companies, makes him well qualified to
serve as a director. Mr. Henning’s tax and accounting acumen also enable
his service as CTS’ Audit Committee financial expert.
GORDON
HUNTER
Director since 2011
Age 60
Mr. Hunter is the
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Littelfuse, Inc., a
global electronics company. Mr. Hunter has served as a director of
Littelfuse, Inc. since June 2002, and joined the company as Chief
Operating Officer in November 2003. He assumed the role of Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Littelfuse, Inc. on January 1,
2005. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Veeco
Instruments, Inc., and also serves on the Veeco Instruments, Inc.
Compensation Committee. Mr. Hunter also serves on the Council of
Advisors of Shure Incorporated. The Board believes that Mr. Hunter’s
experience as a sitting President and Chief Executive Officer of a
publicly traded corporation serving global markets, as well as
substantial experience in the electronics industry, make him well
qualified to serve as a director.
VINOD M. KHILNANI
Director since 2007
Age 59
Mr. Khilnani is Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of CTS. Mr. Khilnani
joined CTS in May 2001 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. In July 2007, he was elected President and appointed Chief
Executive Officer. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors
in May of 2009. Mr. Khilnani also serves as a Director of Materion
Corporation and is a member of Materion Corporation’s Nominating and
Governance Committee and Chairman of its Compensation Committee. The Board believes that
Mr. Khilnani’s more than 30 years of leadership experience and acumen in
finance, strategy, mergers and acquisitions and operating roles based in
the United States and Europe, including 18 years at Cummins, Inc., as
well as extensive experience as a top executive at CTS, all make him
well qualified to serve as a director.
DIANA M.
MURPHY
Director since 2010
Age 55
Ms. Murphy is currently the Managing Director of Rocksolid
Holdings, LLC, a private equity firm, serving in that capacity since
January of 2007. From 1997 to that time, she
was a Managing Director at Chartwell Capital Management Company, a
private equity firm. She is also currently a Director of Landstar
System, Inc., Georgia Research Alliance Venture Fund, LLC, the Coastal
Bank of Georgia, a member of the Executive Committee of United States
Golf Association and on other private and non-profit boards. The Board believes that Ms. Murphy’s
extensive experience in business management, strategic planning,
marketing, public relations, and experience on the boards of other
companies all make her well qualified to serve as a director.
KIERAN O'SULLIVAN
Director since 2012
Age 51
Mr. O’Sullivan is
the President and Chief Executive Officer of CTS. Prior to assuming
this role on January 7, 2013, Mr. O’Sullivan served as Executive Vice
President of Continental AG’s Global Infotainment and Connectivity
Business and led the NAFTA Interior Division, having joined Continental
AG, a global automotive supplier, in 2006. The Board believes that Mr.
O’Sullivan’s over twenty-five years of leadership experience in
operations, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and finance roles in the
manufacturing services, electronics, and automotive business segments
make him well qualified to serve as a director.
ROBERT A. PROFUSEK
Director since 1998
Age 62
Mr. Profusek is
the Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for Jones Day, a global law firm
which he joined in 1975. Mr. Profusek also serves as the lead Director of
Valero Energy Corporation and is a member of the company's Compensation and
Nominating and Governance Committees. He previously served as a
director of two other NYSE-listed companies. The Board believes that Mr. Profusek's
substantial experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate
governance, and experience serving as a director of other companies make
him well qualified to serve as a director.
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