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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The following table sets forth the name, age and position with
the Company of each of our executive offi cers and directors as of
December 4, 2006:
Name Age Position
David A. Jones 57 Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
Kent J. Hussey 60 President and Chief Operating
Officer and Director
Randall J. Steward 52 Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth V. Biller 58 President, Global Operations
Rèmy E. Burel 55 President, Europe/ROW
David R. Lumley 52 President, North America
Hartmut B. Junghahn 44 Executive Vice President,
Latin America
John A. Heil 54 President, Global Pet
Thomas R. Shepherd 76 Lead Director
John D. Bowlin 56 Director
Charles A. Brizius 37 Director
William P. Carmichael 63 Director
John S. Lupo 60 Director
Scott A. Schoen 48 Director
Barbara S. Thomas 57 Director
Mr. Jones has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors
(the “Board”) and our Chief Executive Offi cer since September
1996. From September 1996 to April 1998, Mr. Jones also served
as our President. Between February 1995 and March 1996, Mr.
Jones was Chief Operating Offi cer, Chief Executive Offi cer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Thermoscan, Inc., a manu-
facturer and marketer of infrared ear thermometers for consumer
and professional use. From 1989 to September 1994, Mr. Jones
served as President and Chief Executive Offi cer of The Regina
Company, a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners and other fl oor care
equipment. In addition, Mr. Jones serves as a director of Pentair,
Inc. and Simmons Bedding Company. Mr. Jones has over 30 years
of experience working in the consumer products industry.
Mr. Hussey has served as one of our directors since October
1996 and has served as our President and Chief Operating Offi cer
since August 2002 and from April 1998 until November 2001.
From December 2001 through July 2002, Mr. Hussey served as
our President and Chief Financial Offi cer. From October 1996
until April 1998, Mr. Hussey served as our Executive Vice
President of Finance and Administration and our Chief Financial
Offi cer. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Hussey was Vice President and
Chief Financial Offi cer of ECC International, a producer of
industrial minerals and specialty chemicals, and from 1991 to
1994, Mr. Hussey served as Vice President and Chief Financial
Offi cer of The Regina Company. Mr. Hussey also serves as a direc-
tor of American Woodmark Corporation and various privately-
held companies.
Mr. Steward has served as our Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Offi cer since August 2002. From January 2002
until August 2002, Mr. Steward took a leave of absence for per-
sonal reasons. Previously, he served as our Executive Vice President
of Administration and Chief Financial Offi cer from October 1999
to December 2001. Mr. Steward initially joined us in March of
1998 as our Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and
was named Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial
Offi cer in April 1998, a position he held until October 1999. From
October 1997 to March 1998, Mr. Steward worked as an indepen-
dent consultant, primarily with Thermoscan, Inc. and Braun AG,
assisting with fi nancial and operational issues. From March 1996 to
September 1997, Mr. Steward served as President and General
Manager of Thermoscan, Inc. From January 1992 to March 1996,
he served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Offi cer of Thermoscan, Inc.
Mr. Biller was appointed President, Global Operations in
February 2005. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Biller served as
our Executive Vice President of Operations since October
1999, as our Senior Vice President of Operations from August
1998 to October 1999, as our Senior Vice President of
Manufacturing/Supply Chain from January 1998 to August
1998, as our Senior Vice President and General Manager of
Lighting Products & Industrial from 1996 to January 1998 and
as our Vice President and General Manager of Lighting Products
& Industrial from 1995 to 1996. Mr. Biller joined us in 1972
and has held numerous other positions with us, including
Director of Technology/Battery Products and Vice President
of Manufacturing.
Mr. Burel has served as our President, Europe/ROW since
January 2004. From October 2002, upon our acquisition of sub-
stantially all of the consumer battery division of VARTA AG, until
December 2003, Mr. Burel served as our Executive Vice
President—Europe. Before the acquisition, Mr. Burel had been
Chief Executive Offi cer of VARTA Gerätebatterie GmbH since
January 2, 2000. From May 1990 to December 1999, Mr. Burel
held positions of increasing responsibility at VARTA as
International Marketing Manager, Geographical Area Manager
(France, Spain and Portugal), Profi t Center Manager (general
purpose batteries) and Divisional Board Member. Mr. Burel
started his career at Gillette/Braun and held a number of differ-
ent positions in controlling and marketing in the United States,
France and Germany from 1975 to 1988.
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