Board of Directors | CTS Corp

PATRICIA K. COLLAWN Director since 2003 Ms. Collawn is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PNM Resources, Inc., a multi state utilities corporation serving electricity customers. Ms. Collawn was named Chairman effective January 1, 2012, and President and Chief Executive Officer from March 1, 2010 to December 31, 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.
GORDON HUNTER Director since 2011 Mr. Hunter is the Chairman 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 as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Littelfuse, Inc. on January 1, 2005 until January 2017. He served as Executive Chairman from January 1, 2017 until December 31, 2017. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Veeco Instruments, Inc., where he serves on its Compensation Committee and on the Board of Directors of SMC Company. Mr. Hunter also serves on the Council of Advisors of Shure Incorporated. The Board believes that Mr. Hunter’s experience as a 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.
WILLIAM S. JOHNSON Director since 2015 Mr. Johnson is Senior Advisor of Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, a global supplier of specialty materials to the semiconductor industry. He joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in April 2003, was named an Executive Vice President in April 2013, and then served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer until January 2018. Prior to 2003, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Budget Group, Inc. from August 2000 to March 2003. Before that, Mr. Johnson worked for 16 years at BP Amoco in various finance and management positions. The Board believes that Mr. Johnson’s experience as a Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded corporation serving global markets, in addition to his financial expertise in a range of industries, substantial risk management skills and broad international business experience, make him well qualified to serve as a director.
DIANA M. MURPHY Director since 2010 Ms. Murphy is the Managing Director of Rocksolid Holdings, LLC, a private equity firm, serving in that capacity since January 2007. She was the managing director of the Georgia Research Alliance Venture Fund, a private investment fund created to help finance promising companies emerging from Georgia’s research universities, serving in that capacity from 2012 until 2015. Prior to joining Rocksolid, she was a Managing Director at Chartwell Capital Management Company, a private equity firm. She is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Landstar System, Inc., a Director of Georgia Research Alliance Venture Fund, LLC, the Coastal Bank of Georgia, and Synovus Financial Corp., along with other private and non-profit boards. She is immediate Past President of the United States Golf Association. 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 make her well qualified to serve as a director.
KIERAN O’SULLIVAN Director since 2013 Mr. O’Sullivan is the Chairman, 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. Mr. O’Sullivan is a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and a member of the Risk Committee of LCI Industries, a supplier of components for manufacturers of recreational vehicles, manufactured homes and for the related aftermarkets of those industries. The Board believes that Mr. O’Sullivan’s more than twenty six 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 Mr. Profusek is the global chairman of the mergers & acquisitions department of 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 Compensation Committee of Valero’s Board of Directors. 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 publicly traded companies make him well qualified to serve as a director.
ALFONSO G. ZULUETA Director since 2018 Mr. Zulueta is Senior Vice President with Eli Lilly and Company and President of Lilly International. He has been with Eli Lilly and Company since 1988, holding various roles of increasing responsibility. Prior to his current role, Mr. Zulueta served as President of Emerging Markets, President of Eli Lilly Japan, and President of Asian Operations. The Board believes that Mr. Zulueta’s broad global management experience, his exposure to a range of cultures, and his deep experience in medical markets make him well qualified to serve as a director. Mr. Zulueta was appointed to the board of directors effective April 2, 2018.