COLUMBIA-MBF™ - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director
- Brooks International in 2021 As a Managing Partner
Mr. Zeffiro became a director in 2015. Mr. Zeffiro joined Brooks International in 2021 as a Managing Partner of this management services firm, specializing in the design, acceleration and execution of its client's strategic imperatives. Prior to Brooks International, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer at Horizon Global Corporation, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of custom-engineered towing, trailering, cargo management products and accessories, until May of 2018. In July 2015, Horizon Global was formed as a stand-alone, publicly traded company from a division of TriMas Corporation, where Mr. Zeffiro was Group President. Prior to that, Mr. Zeffiro spent seven years as the Chief Financial Officer at TriMas with responsibility for investor relations, financial planning, external reporting, business analysis, treasury, tax and corporate capital. Mr. Zeffiro also spent four years at Black and Decker Corporation as Vice President of Finance for Global Consumer Products Group and Vice President of Finance for the U.S. Consumer Products Group. Mr. Zeffiro began his career at General Electric Company, where he held roles of progressive responsibility during his 15-year tenure, culminating in the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Americas and Global Imaging Equipment division within the GE Medical Systems Group. Mr. Zeffiro earned a B.S. in Quantitative Analytics from Bentley College.
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
Mrs. Lowe has held this position since 2019 with responsibility for talent acquisition and development, onboarding and immersion, leadership training, employee development, employee and labor relations, payroll as well as compensation and benefit programs. Beginning in 2016, Mrs. Lowe served as Vice President-Group Human Resources, where she was responsible for driving human resources alignment and synergies across both Atkore operating segments. Prior to that, Mrs. Lowe served as Vice President-Human Resources for all electrical-related businesses within the Company. Mrs. Lowe initially joined the company in 2014 as Vice President-Human Resources for Atkore's plastic pipe and conduit strategic business unit. Previous to Atkore, Mrs. Lowe held human resources roles with progressive responsibilities at Trinity Industries, Parker Hannifin Corporation, and Reckitt Benckiser where she was a strategic business partner to enhance the capability, diversity, culture and organizational structure that drove productivity, customer service and overall profitability. Mrs. Lowe began her career in finance and accounting roles at International Paper Company. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Mississippi College.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Nominating & Governance Team
Ms. Edwards became a director on February 1, 2023. Before retirement in 2017, Ms. Edwards worked at Eaton Corporation Plc, where she served as Senior Vice President & General Manager, Residential & Wiring Device Business. Prior to Eaton, she served in in roles of increasing responsibilities at global diversified manufacturing companies, including Schneider Electric and Square D Company. Currently, Ms. Edwards serves on the boards of Standex International Corporation and Amsted Industries. Ms. Edwards holds a BBA in Business Management from Kent State University.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Director
- Member of the Nominating & Governance Team
Mrs. Wynn became a director in August 2018. Mrs. Wynn is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (and was Treasurer until late 2020) of MYR Group Inc., a publicly traded, North American electrical contractor specializing in transmission, distribution, substation, commercial and industrial construction. Prior to MYR Group, Mrs. Wynn held various executive positions within manufacturing and construction industries, including chief financial officer roles at Faith Technologies, Inc., Sloan Valve Company, and Block and Company, Inc. In addition, Mrs. Wynn has eleven years of audit experience for construction, financial services, and manufacture and distribution industries during her tenure at Deloitte and Touche. Mrs. Wynn previously served on the MYR Group board of directors from 2007 to 2015 before joining the company's executive leadership team. Mrs. Wynn earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Loyola University, Chicago and is a certified public accountant.
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- Secretary
- Vice President
Mr. Kelly joined Atkore in September 2013. For the past 20 years, Mr. Kelly worked in strategic legal officer roles within various businesses of ITT Corporation and Xylem, Inc., a 2011 spinoff from ITT. Most recently at Xylem, Mr. Kelly served as acting General Counsel with responsibility for all legal and compliance matters, including SEC filing, corporate governance oversight, intellectual property, acquisitions, contracts and litigation, as well held the role of Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Contracts. Before that, he was VP and General Counsel of ITT Fluid and Motion Control, covering all of ITT's commercial businesses and prior to that, he was VP and General Counsel of ITT Defense Electronics and Services. Mr. Kelly also spent three years at ITT Corporation as Deputy General Counsel, Director Field Legal Support, where he provided business and legal counsel for the company's three global operating groups. Mr. Kelly's career began at Sidley & Austin with an antitrust and commercial litigation practice. Mr. Kelly earned a Juris Doctor cum laude from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service with a focus on International Economics from Georgetown University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Accounting Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Vice President
Mr. Johnson joined Atkore in August 2018 with more than 29 years' experience in strategic and financial planning, risk assessment, mergers & acquisitions, global tax strategies, international operations, and internal controls. Most recently, Mr. Johnson was Vice President-Finance & Operations for the Electrical Sector business at Eaton Corporation, where he was responsible for sector financial planning, analysis, and reporting; compliance, credit & collections, government accounting as well as global purchasing, manufacturing strategies, logistics and distribution. Prior to that, Mr. Johnson was Vice President-Finance and Planning for the Americas Region (Eaton Electrical) where he was responsible for reporting, planning, acquisitions, and implementing common financial policies / reporting across numerous recently acquired businesses. During his 24 year tenure at Eaton, Mr. Johnson held other roles of progressive responsibilities, including Plant Controller, Division Controller, Director of Finance & Business Development, Vice President Finance & Business Development, and Vice President Finance & Planning-Europe, Middle East and Asia. Mr. Johnson began his career at Westinghouse Electric Corporation, where he held various accounting and analytical financial roles. Mr. Johnson earned a Master of Business Administration from Duquesne University and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Nominating & Governance Team
Ms. Isbell became a director in 2015. Until her retirement in December 2016, Ms. Isbell was the Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Communications for Lexmark International, Inc., a manufacturer of imaging and output technology and provider of enterprise services, a position she held since February 2003. Prior to that, Ms. Isbell held a number of leadership positions at Lexmark, including Vice President, Compensation and Employee Programs and Vice President, Finance and U.S. Controller. Prior to joining Lexmark in 1991, Ms. Isbell held various positions at IBM. Ms. Isbell is a director of SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc. Ms. Isbell holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Eastern Kentucky University and an M.B.A. from Xavier University. She is a certified public accountant, a National Association of Corporate Directors Board Leadership Fellow, NACD Directorship Certified and was selected as a 2021 NACD Directorship 100.
Job Titles:
- Named Vice President, Finance " Electrical Matthew Kline Named Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations Atkore Inc. ( the ŒComp.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Business Development and Strategy
Mr. Stampfel has held this role since joining the Company in September 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Stampfel built more than 28 years of tenure at Eaton in roles of progressive responsibility across sales, marketing, operations, innovation and engineering services. During that time, Mr. Stampfel held the role of Vice President - Innovation and Strategy for the Electrical Systems and Services Group of Eaton. Prior to that, Mr. Stampfel was Vice President & General Manager for the Electrical Engineering Systems and Services Division. Mr. Stampfel also held the position of Managing Director-Eaton Industries (Netherlands) where he led the Electrical Solutions and Services business across the Netherlands, Belgium, UK and Abu Dhabi. During his tenure with Eaton, Mr. Stampfel also held roles of Plant Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Product Marketing Manager and Sales Engineer.
Mr. Stampfel received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University and earned certifications in Lean Enterprise Systems Design and Leadership Development.
Mr. Pregenzer was appointed to this position in October 2020 with responsibility for products used in electrical systems to safely deliver power from the source to the point of use. Prior to that, Mr. Pregenzer was promoted in September 2018 to the position of President for the Conduit & Fittings business unit. Previously, Mr. Pregenzer was Vice President and General Manager of the Plastic Pipe and Conduit strategic business unit, a position he held since joining Atkore in July 2015. Mr. Pregenzer has spent the majority of his career in executive sales, marketing, and operations positions with Georg Fischer AG, a Swiss based industrial products manufacturer. During his tenure, Mr. Pregenzer held positions of President and Managing Director for Georg Fischer Piping Systems LLC and Georg Fischer Sloane, Inc., in addition to positions of Director of Marketing, Director of Product Management, and Regional Sales Manager. Prior to that, Mr. Pregenzer worked in specialized industrial distribution and mechanical contracting businesses. Mr. Pregenzer earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business and a Bachelors of Accountancy from the University of San Diego. He also received a Certificate in Strategic Management from IMD Business School in Switzerland.
Mr. Kershaw became a director in 2017. Until his retirement in April 2022, Mr. Kershaw was the Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Cargill, Incorporated, a leading provider of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products. Prior to Cargill, he was the Senior Vice President and CIO at the Industrial Sector of Eaton Corporation. Earlier, while the CIO of W.L. Gore and Associates, he also served as an original member of the State of Delaware's Information Technology Investment Council. Mr. Kershaw serves as a Board Advisor to the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Data and Information Sciences and as the Cybersecurity Chairperson of the North American Meat Institute ("NAMI"). He holds a B.A. in Economics from LaSalle University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Information Technology
Mr. Paree joined the company in October 2013. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Amcor Limited, a global leader supplying a broad range of plastic, fiber, metal and glass packaging products. During his tenure, Mr. Paree served as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director-Global Business Services for Amcor Americas, with responsibility for IT activities across four businesses within those regions. Prior to that, he was Vice President & CIO-Rigid Plastics division, with responsibility for ensuring the IT strategy linkage with the business strategy, including supporting standard shop floor applications for more than 50 plants. Mr. Paree also was employed as Director of Information Services-Americas at Schmalbach-Lubecca Plastic Containers, where he implemented a system of measurable and visual management systems. Prior to that, he was Group Director-Information Services at Johnson Controls, Inc. Mr. Paree's career started at Ross Roy, Inc as a Programmer/Analyst, Systems Programmer and Senior Systems Analyst and then at ITT Automotive as a Systems Manager. Mr. Paree studied Computer Science and Economics at Indiana University. Additionally, he completed an 18-month Leadership Learning Forum program during his tenure at Johnson Controls.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Corporate Communications
Ms. Winter has held this position since 2017 with responsibility for communications that build support for the company's vision, values and strategies among employees, investors, civic leaders, media as well as the general communities in which Atkore has a presence. Previously, Ms. Winter held the role of Director-Communications for five years, after initially joining the company as Manager-Communications and Strategic Planning in August 2008. Prior to Atkore, Ms. Winter was Global Networking Marketing Manager at Panduit Corporation, a leading datacom and electrical networking solutions provider. Ms. Winter also was responsible for corporate branding, marketing communications and employee communications for roles she held while at TransUnion. Ms. Winter began her career at Ameritech/Illinois Bell, holding several internal and external communication positions of increasing responsibility. Ms. Winter earned a Masters of Science degree in Communications from Northwestern University and holds a Bachelor's degree in Advertising from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Job Titles:
- President, Safety & Infrastructure
Mr. Lamps has led this business since his promotion into the position in March 2019 with responsibility for products and services that frame, support and secure component parts in a broad range of structures, equipment and systems for electrical, industrial and construction applications. Mr. Lamps joined the Company in October 2018 as Vice President-Business Development & Strategy. Prior to that, Mr. Lamps was Vice President-Technology for nVent LLC, where he was responsible for leading new product development and digitization activities. Prior to that, Mr. Lamps held numerous leadership roles during his 23-year tenure at Pentair, LLC, including Vice President-Technology, Product Management and Strategy for Pentair Electrical; Vice President & General Manager-Pentair Equipment Protection, in addition to residing in China during a four-year international assignment as Vice President & General Manager for Pentair Technical Products-APAC. Mr. Lamps also held engineering positions at General Motors Corporation, after initially starting his career at Accenture. Mr. Lamps earned a Master of Business Administration from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, as well as a Master of Science in Manufacturing Systems Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations
Mr. Kline was appointed to this position in February 2024 to oversee the Company's treasury and investor relations functions, including responsibility as primary point of contact and strengthening relationships with shareholders, industry analysts and the financial community in general. Prior to this role, he held dual responsibilities at Atkore as Vice President & General Manager for the Fiberglass Conduit business as well Vice President - Finance for the Electrical business unit. Mr. Kline joined the company in 2014 as Corporate Controller, where he played a critical role in the Company's initial public offering. Prior to Atkore, Mr. Kline was Director-Finance and Corporate Controller at Coleman Cable, Inc. and Segment Controller at Young Innovations, Inc. where he led SEC reporting, including preparation and filing of quarterly and annual financial statements and proxy. Mr. Kline started his career at Deloitte & Touche, where he held roles of increasing responsibility within Auditing and Enterprise Risk Services. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Butler University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Sales
- Vice President
Ms. Kidd has held this position since March 2019 with responsibility for enhancing Atkore's presence in the marketplace regarding its Electrical business, building stronger relationships with key decision makers and promoting the Company's collective product offerings to customers. Ms. Kidd initially joined Atkore in 2017 as Vice President and General Manager with P&L responsibility for its conduit and cable fittings business. Prior to that, Ms. Kidd served as Vice President-AMETEK, where she focused on industrial R&D and quality instrumentation markets. Prior to that, Ms. Kidd was president of Faradyne Motors, delivering measurable results around sales, profitability, ROI, and productivity. Ms. Kidd began her career at Rockwell Automation, where she held progressive leadership roles in electrical sales and product management. During her 17-year tenure, she was responsible for driving growth; implementing selling strategies for new global revenue; identifying new channels to market; developing strategic regional marketing plans, and launching commercial sales programs. Ms. Kidd earned her MBA from Virginia Polytechnic University and a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Marquette University.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Executive
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Atkore Inc.
Mr. Schrock became a director in May 2018 and has served as Chairman of our board of directors since August 2018. Mr. Schrock is a senior operating advisor of Oak Hill Capital Partners. He retired in 2013 from Pentair LLC, a global water, fluid, thermal management, and equipment protection company. Mr. Schrock began his Pentair career in 1998, where he most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer, beginning in 2006. His other roles at Pentair included President of Water Technologies Americas and President of the Pump and Pool Group and President and COO of Pentair Technical Products. Prior to joining Pentair, Mr. Schrock held numerous senior leadership positions at Honeywell International Inc. He currently serves on the board of directors of Plexus Corporation and SafeFleet Corporation (private), as well as serving on the Board of Governors of the St. Thomas School of Engineering. Mr. Schrock earned a B.S. from Bradley University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Nominating & Governance Team
Mr. Muse became a director in 2015. From 2002 until he retired in 2014, Mr. Muse served as President of Hubbell Lighting Inc., a leading manufacturer of lighting fixtures and controls, and Group Vice President of Hubbell Inc., the parent company of Hubbell Lighting, an international manufacturer of electrical and electronic products for non-residential and residential construction, industrial and utility applications. Prior to that, Mr. Muse was President and Chief Executive Officer of Lighting Corporation of America from 2000 to 2002 and President of Progress Lighting from 1993 to 2000. Additionally, he held leadership and management positions at Thomas Industries, American Electric and Thomas & Betts. Mr. Muse began his career in the electrical manufacturing industry in 1979. Mr. Muse holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Georgia Southern University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Strategic Sourcing
Mr. Robins was named to this position in July 2012 after joining the company as Director-Strategic Sourcing in August 2009. Previously, Mr. Robins served from 2006 to 2009 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing Flat Rolled Steel NA for ArcelorMittal International, the international trading arm of ArcelorMittal. Mr. Robins prior experience included assignments at ThyssenKrupp NA, including Vice President - Operation and Quality for Copper and Brass Sales, Vice President Automotive Sales for ThyssenKruppNA, and Vice President - Purchasing for Thyssen Steel. Mr. Robins began his career at General Motors and progressed through a series of assignments of increasing responsibility in manufacturing and material management with both Chevrolet and the Truck and Bus Group. Mr. Robins earned a Masters of Business Administration from The University of Michigan, School of Business, and a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Nominating & Governance Team
Mr. James became a director in 2017. Mr. James was the President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) from June 2010 through December 2017, which included Toyota's largest manufacturing plant in the world. Prior to becoming President, Mr. James worked in various positions within Toyota Motor's U.S. operations for 23 additional years. Mr. James is a director of Columbia Forest Products, and Cornerstone Building Brands. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from Old Dominion University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
- President
- President and Chief Executive Officer of Atkore
Since 2018, Mr. Waltz has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Atkore. Prior to that, he served in several other Company executive roles, including Chief Operating Officer and Group President of its electrical business. From 2009 until joining Atkore in 2013, Mr. Waltz was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Strategic Materials, Inc., North America's largest glass recycling company. Prior to that, he spent 15 years in various divisions of Pentair plc, including President-Pentair Flow Technologies. Mr. Waltz began his career at General Electric Company and as a Deloitte Management consultant. Mr. Waltz earned a Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Villanova University, a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and was a graduate of General Electric's Information Systems Management Program. In addition to serving on Atkore's Board of Directors, Mr. Waltz serves as a Director of Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX) and a Governor for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).