The Rogers Board of Directors is elected by the shareholders to oversee the management of the company and to assure that the long-term interests of the shareholders are being served. To assist in carrying out its responsibilities, the Board has delegated certain authority to a number of standing committees, including an Audit Committee, Compensation and Organization Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee.
The Board has a designated independent Lead Director, Mr. William E. Mitchell, and the Board is comprised primarily of outside, independent directors and regularly meets in executive session (without the presence of management).
Both the Board of Directors and management recognize that the long-term interests of shareholders are advanced by responsibly addressing the concerns of other shareholders and interested parties including employees, customers, suppliers, Rogers communities and the public at large.
Michael F. Barry |
| Michael F. Barry, 52, has been a Director of the Company since June of 2010. Mr. Barry currently is a member of the Board of Directors (since September of 2008) and its Chairman since May of 2009 of Quaker Chemical Corporation and he has been Quaker's Chief Executive Officer and President since October of 2008. Mr. Barry has held a number of positions with Quaker since 1998, including Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Global Industry Leader – Industrial Metalworking and Coatings, and Senior Vice President and Managing Director – North America. By serving in a variety of leadership and executive positions with Quaker, Mr. Barry has gained experience in accounting/finance, financial reporting, risk assessment, industrial marketing and services, organizational development, global organizations, governance, strategic planning, corporate development, research and development and manufacturing. This extensive and varied business experience is a valuable resource to the Rogers Board of Directors and its management.
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Charles M. Brennan III |
| Charles M. Brennan, 69, has been a Director of the Company since 2005. Mr. Brennan is the retired Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of The MYR Group Inc. (1989 to 2000). From 1974 to 1988 Mr. Brennan worked for Gould Inc. as: a member of the Board of Directors (1983 to 1988); Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (1980 to 1988); Managing Director of ITE N.V., a European industrial group in which Gould had a 46% interest (1976 to 1979); Group Vice President Latin America (1978 to 1980); and Treasurer (1974 to 1976). Mr. Brennan is also a Director of Dycom Industries, Inc. By serving in such executive and leadership positions Mr. Brennan has gained valuable experience in business operations as well as in accounting/finance, financial reporting, risk assessment, corporate development, manufacturing, global operations, strategic planning, organizational development and corporate governance. Rogers Board of Directors believes that it benefits from Mr. Brennan’s extensive international business, financial background and his experience as a former Chief Executive Officer of a New York Stock Exchange listed firm.
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Bruce D. Hoechner |
| Mr. Bruce D. Hoechner, 51, was elected as President and Chief Executive officer by the Board of Directors and joined Rogers Corporation on October 3, 2011, at which time he also became a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Rogers, Mr. Hoechner had many years of broad leadership experience across numerous geographies, businesses and functions in the specialty chemicals industry with particularly strong international business expertise. For five years, Mr. Hoechner was based in Shanghai, China, first with Rohm and Haas Company, for whom he worked for 28 years, and then moving to Dow Chemical upon its acquisition of Rohm and Haas in 2009. While in Shanghai, Mr. Hoechner was responsible for a variety of businesses, as President, Asia Pacific Region, Dow Advanced Materials Division with regional revenues of more than $2 billion. Mr. Hoechner has also led a number of specialty chemical global business units, which had wide-ranging operations in Europe, North America, Latin America, as well as Asia.
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Gregory B. Howey |
| Gregory B. Howey, 67, is President, Director and owner of Okay Industries, Inc. a stamper and manufacturer of progressive dies for the automotive, medical, defense and appliance industries. Prior to opening Okay Industries in 1990, Mr. Howey was Executive Vice President of Administration and Planning for Insilco Corporation from 1983 to 1989. From 1966 through 1983 he worked for Ingersoll Rand in a number of positions including Managing Director of Torrington Portugal and Vice President of their Hand Tool Division. Mr. Howey holds a B.S.M.E. from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Mr. Howey has been a Rogers Board member since 1994.
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J.Carl Hsu |
| J. Carl Hsu, PhD., 69, has been a Director of the Company since 2007. Since October of 2001, Dr. Hsu has served as Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, at Peking University, in Beijing, People's Republic of China. From 1972 until his retirement in December 2003, he served in a variety of senior positions at Bell Laboratories (including AT&T and Lucent), most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer, Bell Laboratories Asia Pacific and China, headquartered in Beijing. His positions during this period also included service as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lucent's Communications Software Group and as Executive Vice President, Advanced Technologies of Bell Laboratories. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd, and Trident Microsystems, Inc. Dr. Hsu's experience in senior executive positions gives him the qualifications and skills to add value to the Company’s Board of Directors and to management. In addition, Dr. Hsu's location in and experience doing business in China and other areas of Asia provides significant value to Rogers given the Company's growing presence in China and other parts of Asia.
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Carol R. Jensen |
| Carol R. Jensen, PhD., 58, has been a Director of the Company since 2006. Dr. Jensen is currently President and Principal Partner in Lightning Ranch Group, a privately held group of companies in ranching, real estate, technology consulting, and aviation. She has previously served as a director of the Microelectronic Computer Corporation and the American Chamber of Commerce - Denmark. She has held previous positions at Dow Chemical Corporation (as Vice President of Research & Development of Performance Chemicals 2001 to 2004); 3M Corporation (an Executive Director of Research & Development 2000-2001, Managing Director of 3M Denmark 1998-2000, and Technical Director of 3M’s Electronic Products business 1990-1998) and IBM Corporation (various research, development, marketing and strategic corporate positions 1979-1990). She was also an adjunct professor of Chemistry at the University of Texas, Austin (1991-1994). In these positions she gained experience in the electronic and internet industry, the chemical and materials industry, and in research, marketing, development, manufacturing, sales, international business, governance and executive management. This technical background and experience make Dr. Jensen a valuable member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
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Eileen S. Kraus |
| Eileen S. Kraus, 72, has been a Director of the Company since 2001. She is the retired Chairman, Fleet Bank, Connecticut, a subsidiary of Fleet Boston Financial, from 1995 to 2000. She had been President, Shawmut Bank Connecticut, N.A., and Vice Chairman of Shawmut National Corporation from 1992 to 1995; Vice Chairman, Connecticut National Bank and Shawmut Bank, N.A. from 1990 to 1992; and Executive Vice President of those institutions from 1987 to 1990. She is the Lead Director of Kaman Corporation, a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Chairman of the Audit Committee of Ironwood Mezzanine Funds I and II and Chairman of the advisory committee of Ironwood Mezzanine Fund I. Mrs. Kraus has broad general management experience and financial expertise from her years in senior management at Connecticut National Bank, Shawmut Bank, N.A., and Fleet Bank Connecticut. Mrs. Kraus has considerable corporate governance expertise from her service on five publicly-held companies. Mrs. Kraus' knowledge of the Company and her management experience and financial expertise make her a valuable resource for the Board and management.
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William E. Mitchell |
| William E. Mitchell, 67, has been a Director of the Company since 1994 except between April of 2007 and May of 2008 when he did not serve as a Director of the Company because of other business commitments. Mr. Mitchell is the Managing Partner of Sequel Capital Management, LLC., a private equity firm that he founded. He was Chairman of the Board of Arrow Electronics, Inc., from 2006 to 2009, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Arrow Electronics, Inc. from 2003 to 2009. Mr. Mitchell was Executive Vice President of Solectron Corporation and President of Solectron Global Services, Inc., from 1999 to 2003. Other directorships: Brown-Forman Corporation, Humana Incorporated and National Semiconductor Corporation. Mr. Mitchell’s qualifications and skills include global business leadership and operations experience, financial expertise, global sales and marketing experience, and experience with global supply chain and distribution strategies for industrial and consumer goods. This business experience is valuable to the Board of Directors and management of Rogers.
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Robert G. Paul |
| Robert G. Paul, 69, has been a Director of the Company since 2000. Mr. Paul is the former President of the Base Station Subsystems Unit of Andrew Corporation, from which he retired in March 2004. From 1991, through July 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Allen Telecom Inc. which was acquired by Andrew Corporation during 2003. Mr. Paul joined Allen Telecom in 1970 where he built a career holding various positions of increasing responsibility including Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Paul also serves on the Board of Directors for Comtech Telecommunications Corp. and Kemet Corporation. The Company's Board of Directors and management benefits from Mr. Paul's extensive experience in the communications industry, one of the primary market segments into which the Company sells its products. Mr. Paul's strong financial background adds accounting expertise to the Board’s activities. In addition, Mr. Paul's experience running a public company with markets throughout the world and manufacturing plants in Europe, Asia and the Americas provides a strong fit with Rogers global markets and operations.
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Peter C. Wallace |
| Peter C. Wallace, 56, has been a Director of the Company since June of 2010. Mr. Wallace has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Robbins & Myers, Inc. since July of 2004. Prior to joining Robbins & Myers, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of IMI Norgren Group from October 2001 to July 2004. Mr. Wallace is also a Director of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. Mr. Wallace’s career has included senior functional roles in application engineering, sales, marketing, and international operations before becoming the Chief Executive Officer of several multinational corporations. This broad and extensive experience is valuable to Rogers Board of Directors and to management.
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