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Management Team
Patrick S. O'Keefe
Chief Executive Officer and President
Patrick S. O'Keefe joined our Company in August 2002. Prior to joining our Company, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Industrial Distribution Group, a supplier of maintenance, repair, operating and production products, from 1999 to 2001. He was Chief Executive Officer of Zep Manufacturing, a unit of National Service Industries and a manufacturer of specialty chemicals throughout North America, Europe and Australia, from 1997 to 1999. He has also held various senior management positions with Crane Co. from 1994 to 1997.
William C. McCartney
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
William C. McCartney joined our Company in 1985 as Controller. He was appointed our Vice President of Finance in 1994 and served as our Corporate Controller from April 1988 to December 1999. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on January 1, 2000.
David J. Coghlan
Chief Operating Officer
David J. Coghlan became Chief Operating Officer of our Company in January 2010. He originally joined our Company as President of North America and Asia in June 2008. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Coghlan served as Vice President of Global Parts for Trane Inc. from April 2004 through May 2008. Trane is a global manufacturer of commercial and residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. Mr. Coghlan also held several management positions in the United States and internationally within the Climate Control Technologies segment of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a manufacturer of transport temperature control units and refrigerated display merchandisers, from 1995 to December 2003. Before joining Ingersoll-Rand, Mr. Coghlan worked for several years with the management consulting firm of McKinsey & Co. in the both the United Kingdom and the United States.
J. Dennis Cawte
Group Managing Director Europe
J. Dennis Cawte joined our Company in October 2001 and was appointed Group Managing Director Europe. Prior to joining our Company, he was European President of PCC Valve and Controls, a division of Precision Castparts Corp., a manufacturer of components and castings to the aeronautical industry, from 1999 to 2001. He had also worked for Keystone Valve International, a manufacturer and distributor of industrial valves, for 20 years, his most recent position was the Director of Northern European Operations.
Ernest E. Elliott
Executive Vice President of Marketing
Ernest E. Elliott joined our Company in 1986 and has served in a variety of sales and marketing roles. He was appointed Vice President of Sales in 1991, served as Executive Vice President of Wholesale Sales and Marketing from 1996 to March 2003, Executive Vice President of Wholesale Marketing from March 2003 to February 2006 and as Executive Vice President of Marketing since February 2006. Prior to joining our Company, he was Vice President of BTR Inc.’s Valve Group, a diversified manufacturer of industrial and commercial valve products.
Michael P. Flanders
President, Asia
Michael P. Flanders joined our Company in October 2007. He served as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Operations from October 2007 until October 2009. He became President of our Asian operations in June 2009. From August 2005 to July 2007, Mr. Flanders was President and Chief Operating Officer of Aavid Thermalloy, LLC, an international manufacturing company providing thermal management solutions to the computer and electronics industries. From July 2003 to April 2005, Mr. Flanders was Vice President and General Manager of Waukesha Bearings Corporation, a manufacturer of hydrodynamic and active magnetic bearings and a subsidiary of Dover Corporation. From November 1998 to July 2003, Mr. Flanders was General Manager of the LCN Division of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, which manufactured mechanical and electronic door control products.
Kenneth R. Lepage
General Counsel, Executive Vice President of Administration and Secretary
Kenneth R. Lepage was appointed General Counsel and Secretary of the Company in August 2008. He became Executive Vice President of Administration in December 2009. Mr. Lepage originally joined our Company in September 2003 as Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Lepage was a Junior Partner at the law firm of Hale and Dorr LLP (now Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP).