THE TIMKEN COMPANY - Key Persons
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of the Compensation Committee and Member of the Audit Committee
- Retired Executive Chairman / a. O. Smith Corporation
Ajita G. Rajendra, served as executive chairman of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS), a global water technology company and manufacturer of residential and commercial water heating and water purification equipment, based in Milwaukee from September 2018 until his retirement on May 1, 2020. Rajendra continues to serve on the board of A.O. Smith.
Rajendra was elected to the board of directors of The Timken Company in 2014. He brings to the board his extensive manufacturing and international experience leading businesses and negotiating acquisitions and joint ventures.
Rajendra has held a wide range of finance, operations, marketing and executive management positions throughout his 35+ year career and has broad experience serving on corporate boards. He currently serves on the board of Donaldson Company, Inc., a manufacturer of filtration products based in Minneapolis. He previously was a director of Industrial Distribution Group, Inc., from 2007 until its acquisition by Eiger Holdco, LLC in 2008.
He started his career in 1978 with Corning Incorporated in Corning, N.Y., where he held a wide range of financial and executive management positions, including president of the Revere Ware Corporation. Prior to joining A. O. Smith in 2005, he served as senior vice president and general manager of the Industrial Products Group at Kennametal Inc., in Latrobe, Pa.
Rajendra is chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee.
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- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Leadership Team
- President
- Executive Vice President and President of Engineered Bearings
Andreas Roellgen is executive vice president and president of engineered bearings and an officer of The Timken Company.
Named to his current position in 2022, Roellgen is responsible for the leadership and profitable growth of Timken's global engineered bearings business, which operates across 42 countries and serves a diverse industrial end-market mix and customer base.
Most recently, Roellgen led the company's strategy to grow its global market share across Europe, Asia and Africa and is credited for significantly expanding Timken's position in China and India. Roellgen drives a customer-centric culture focused on leveraging technology to solve complex engineering challenges and providing industry-leading customer service and product reliability. Under Roellgen's direction, Timken developed into a technical and commercial leader in renewable energy, which is now the company's largest market sector.
Roellgen began his Timken career in 1997 and has held various bearing business leadership roles including vice president of Europe, Asia and Africa; managing director of Europe and vice president of process industries; director of manufacturing and supply chain; and positions in corporate strategy and business development.
Roellgen earned a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Technische Universität München, Germany, and a master's degree in business administration from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Group Vice President and Vice President, Power Systems
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Executive Vice President, President of Industrial Motion
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc
- Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer / Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
- Member of the Timken Board
Christopher L. Mapes serves as chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO), a Cleveland-based global manufacturer of welding, cutting and joining products. He is responsible for all of Lincoln Electric's businesses as well as its global product development initiatives.
Mapes was elected to the board of directors of The Timken Company in 2014. He brings to the board his experience as an executive with more than 25 years of service in global manufacturing and distribution companies. Mapes understands the challenges of global growth and the complexity of managing international operations.
Prior to joining Lincoln Electric, he served as executive vice president for the A.O. Smith Corporation and president of its electrical products unit. A.O. Smith is a global water technology company and manufacturer of residential and commercial water heating and water purification equipment. After starting his career with General Motors Corporation in Toledo, Ohio, he went on to hold management positions at Essex Group, Superior Telecom and Regal-Beloit Corporation.
Mapes serves as a member of the Timken board's Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice President, Technology
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Advisory Board for the Museum of the United States Air Force
- Retired Major General
Elizabeth A. "Ann" Harrell is a retired major general, serving more than 30 years with the U.S. Air Force. During her military career, Harrell held a wide range of positions in the U.S., Germany and South Korea specializing in aircraft fleet maintenance and sustainment.
As the director of maintenance and logistics stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, Harrell was influential in the planning and execution for F-22 and F-35 platforms and worked closely with manufacturers in the civilian sector to develop airframes, engines and components. She also served as director of logistics and security assistance for the United States European Command in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany, where she worked with NATO members to build and maintain defense capabilities.
Harrell is a member of the advisory board for the Museum of the United States Air Force and has served on the General Electric Corporation Senior Advisory Committee for its Internal Veterans' Network. Her extensive knowledge in aerospace technology, global supply chain management and government relations align with Timken's growth priorities and are valuable to her service as a member of the board.
Harrell was elected to The Timken Company board of directors in 2017 and serves as a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer / RPM International, Inc.
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Coatings Maker RPM International Inc
Frank C. Sullivan has served as chairman and chief executive officer of specialty coatings maker RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) since 2008. He was named RPM's chief executive officer in 2002 and chief financial officer in 1993. He joined RPM in 1987 after holding commercial lending and corporate finance positions in the banking industry.
Sullivan brings to the Timken board an invaluable executive perspective on many issues, including strategic planning and the evaluation and execution of merger and acquisition opportunities. His service as CEO of the company his ancestors founded in 1947 provides Sullivan with the knowledge and understanding of the evolution of a family business into a large public company. A Timken director since 2003, Sullivan serves on both the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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- General Counsel
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Secretary
- Vice President
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Compensation
- Retired President
- Retired President of Ameritech Ohio
Jacqueline F. Woods is the retired president of Ameritech Ohio (subsequently renamed AT&T Ohio), a telecommunications company. At Ameritech Ohio, she also held various positions in finance, operations, marketing, sales and government affairs before her retirement in 2000. Woods has been publicly recognized for her achievements by induction into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame in 1998.
She served on the board of The Andersons, Inc. from 1999 to 2020 and served on the School Specialty, Inc. board from 2006 until 2013.
Woods' extensive executive management experience within a large company enables her to guide the board in making decisions on marketing, strategy development, corporate governance and compensation matters. In addition, her executive experience at a primarily consumer-oriented company provides a valuable perspective on customer service.
A Timken director since 2000, Woods is a member of the Compensation and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Retired Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer / Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Retired Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Northrop Grumman Corporation
James F. Palmer is the retired corporate vice president and chief financial officer of the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a global security company and provider of products, systems and solutions in the fields of aerospace, electronics, autonomous systems and technical services, headquartered in Falls Church, Va. For the eight years prior to his retirement in 2015, Palmer served as corporate vice president and was responsible for Northrop Grumman's overall business management function, which included controller, treasury, contracts and pricing, financial planning, tax, internal audit, investor relations and pension investments.
Palmer's 45+ year career in finance also includes positions as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Visteon Corporation in Detroit; senior vice president and president of Boeing Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company in Seattle; and senior vice president and chief financial officer of McDonnell Douglas Corporation in St. Louis.
He began his career as an audit partner with Ernst & Young in St. Louis. A certified public accountant, he is a member of the Financial Executive Institute. Palmer's broad executive background in the aerospace and defense industry, his service as the chief financial officer of multiple large publicly-traded companies, and his extensive experience with business acquisitions, debt financing and other complex transactions make him well-qualified to serve as a member of the board.
Palmer was elected to The Timken Company board of directors in 2015. He is a member of the Compensation Committee and is the Audit Committee chair.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Compensation
John A. Luke, Jr. served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MeadWestvaco Corporation ("MWV"), a leading global producer of packaging and specialty chemicals, from the merger of Mead and Westvaco in 2002 until his retirement in 2015. Prior to his retirement, Luke led the process that resulted in MWV merging with Rock-Tenn Company to form WestRock Company (NYSE: WRK), which created the second largest packaging company in the industry. Luke has served as a director of FM Global since 1999, Blue Heron Capital, LLC since 2013, WestRock Company since 2015, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation from 2007 to 2018, and MWV from 2002 to 2015.
Luke brings deep executive leadership experience to our board, including expertise in leading large corporate transformations and evaluating and executing inorganic growth opportunities. Luke brings the perspective gained from having served on several corporate boards, including as Non-Executive Chairman of WestRock Company and a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating, Audit and Executive Committees of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.
Luke is a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. He has been a Timken director since 1999.
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors
The great-grandson of The Timken Company's original founder Henry Timken, John M. Timken, Jr. was elected non-executive chairman of The Timken Company in May 2014. A private investor and successful entrepreneur, he has been a significant Timken shareholder for many years. Timken is co-founder and currently serves as a director of Amgraph Packaging, a national supplier of flexible package printing used by major food and beverage brands and private labels.
His entrepreneurial activities cover a wide range of businesses and interests. Timken founded his first venture shortly after graduating from The College of Wooster, establishing Essex Racing Services. His company distributed Cosworth racing engines, Van Diemen racing cars, and provided both fabrication and performance racing engineering services. Beyond racing, his passion for business building has continued with involvement in ventures ranging from injection molding, to ophthalmic laboratories, to logistics and trucking. Timken also has owned a cable television business and established one of North America's largest commercial mushroom farms.
His ability as an investor to identify and help increase value across a range of businesses provides the Timken board with important input in evaluating and guiding the company in making important capital allocation decisions. Since joining the board in 1986, Timken has played a major role in the company's strategic drive to add product lines that complement its bearing product portfolio.
Originally from New London, Conn., Timken currently lives in Florida.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- President of Timken China
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Retired President of Manufacturing Operations / Eli Lilly and Company
- Retired President of Manufacturing Operations for Eli Lilly and Company
Maria A. Crowe is the retired president of manufacturing operations for Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), a global manufacturer of pharmaceutical products based in Indianapolis.
During her 30+ year career with Lilly, Crowe served as senior vice president for global drug product manufacturing, which included emerging markets, manufacturing, external drug-product operations and distribution. She was also vice president for drug product manufacturing in the U.S. and Latin America; general manager of the plant in Kinsale, Ireland; general manager of Lilly del Caribe in Puerto Rico; and managed the Elanco manufacturing plant in Tippecanoe, Indiana, U.S.
Crowe was elected to the board of directors of The Timken Company in 2014. She brings to the board her extensive experience in global manufacturing, sourcing and procurement. She is member of the board's Audit Committee and chairs the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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- Controller
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice President
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice President, Global Marketing
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice President, Human Resources
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- Director - Investor Relations
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Member of the Leadership Team
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Leadership Team
- President
Richard G. Kyle is president, chief executive officer and a board member of The Timken Company.
Since becoming CEO in 2014, Kyle is focused on expanding Timken's global industrial leadership to drive increased value for all stakeholders. He has led the expansion of the company's industry-leading portfolio of engineered bearings and power transmission products while diversifying Timken's geographic and end-market mix. Under Kyle's leadership, the company has built scale, entered new product lines, expanded globally and diversified its end markets. The result is a stronger, more diverse Timken Company, achieving new levels of financial performance for shareholders.
Previously Kyle served as chief operating officer of Timken's Bearings and Power Transmission Group. During his tenure, he also led Timken's Aerospace, Steel and Mobile Industries segments and is credited with leading the repositioning of the Mobile Industries product portfolio, market mix and operating capabilities to significantly improve the company's financial performance. In addition, Kyle demonstrated his track record for operational excellence while heading up the company's global bearings operations.
Before joining Timken in 2006, Kyle held management positions with Cooper Industries and Hubbell, Inc. He serves on the board of directors of Sonoco, a global provider of consumer packaging, industrial products, protective solutions and display and packaging services. He is also a member of the board of directors for the National Association of Manufacturers.
Kyle earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration degree in management from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Kyle was elected to the Timken board in 2013.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Managing Director and Director of Manufacturing - India
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ) and Secretary of Milwaukee
- Chief Financial Officer and Secretary / Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
Sarah C. Lauber is the chief financial officer (CFO) and secretary of Milwaukee-based Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE: PLOW), a premier manufacturer and upfitter of work truck attachments and equipment.
Before joining Douglas Dynamics in 2017, she served as senior vice president and CFO of diversified industrial company Jason Industries from 2015 to 2017. From 2011 to 2015, Lauber was vice president, financial planning and analysis, at Regal Beloit Corporation, a manufacturer of electric motors, generators and controls. Over the last 25 years, she has held a diverse range of financial leadership and strategic roles after starting her career as an accountant at KPMG.
Lauber was elected to the Timken Board of Directors in 2021, bringing with her expertise leading the finance and accounting function of multiple publicly traded manufacturing companies, including vast experience with financial planning and acquisition integration.
Lauber serves as a member of the board's Audit and Compensation committees.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice President, Bearing Operations
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- Member of the Board of Directors
Ward J. "Tim" Timken, Jr. is the former chairman, chief executive officer and president of TimkenSteel Corporation (NYSE: TMST). TimkenSteel is a leader in customized alloy steel products and services. TimkenSteel was spun off from The Timken Company in 2014.
Prior to the spinoff, Timken served as chairman of The Timken Company. He was first elected to The Timken Company's board of directors in 2002. He joined the company's steel business in 1992 and progressed through a series of roles in sales and marketing management and geographic leadership in Europe and Latin America, where he helped fuel the company's global growth. He served as vice chairman, playing a pivotal role in the development of strategy that expanded the company's product portfolio into industrial market sectors. He also served as president of steel before being named company chairman in 2005.
Earlier in his career, Timken opened and managed the Washington, D.C., office of McGough & Associates, a Columbus, Ohio-based government affairs consulting firm.
Tim serves on the boards of Team NEO and the American Iron and Steel Institute. Additional board memberships include the National Association of Manufacturers Executive Committee, the Ohio Business Development Council, the Ohio Business Roundtable Executive Committee, the Stark Development Board and the Timken Foundation.
Timken provides the board with relevant experience from having served in key leadership positions during his tenure with the company.