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Andrew C. Roberts
Age: ............... 54
Director Since: ....... Mr. Roberts has been nominated to serve as a director, but is not currently
serving as a director.
Committees: ......... If Mr. Roberts is elected as a director, the Board will determine his
committee assignment(s).
Principal Occupation: . . . President and Chief Executive Officer of Align Aerospace LLC, a global
distributor of aerospace fasteners and other hardware, and a provider of
supply chain services, primarily to aerospace original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and OEM suppliers (‘‘Align Aerospace’’).
Experience: .......... Mr. Roberts has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Align Aerospace since May, 2014. Prior to joining Align Aerospace,
Mr. Roberts served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of
Permaswage Holding S.A.S., a designer and manufacturer of fluid fitting
products, providing proprietary and standard components, tooling, and
training to major aerospace companies (‘‘Permaswage’’), from 2009 until
2014 when Permaswage was acquired by Precision Castparts Corp.
Mr. Roberts also has significant experience in the management and
operation of mainline and regional airlines from 1997 until 2008. During
this time Mr. Roberts served in multiple executive positions including
periods as Executive Vice President, Operations, of Northwest Airlines, Inc.
(‘‘Northwest’’), a major international airline, and the Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer of MCH, Inc., the holding company of Mesaba
Airlines, a regional airline operating in the mid-western and northern
United States, and Compass Airlines, a regional airline operating in the
northern and eastern United States, and Senior Vice President of Technical
Operations and Vice President of Materials Management Operations of
Northwest. From 2000 until 2008, Mr. Roberts also served as Chairman of
the Board of Aeroxchange Ltd., an aviation equipment purchasing portal
established by 13 international airlines to create a global, neutral
e-commerce platform designed to support the aviation supply chain.
Mr. Roberts holds a Bachelor of Science (with Honors) degree in
Engineering from the University of Birmingham and a Post Graduate
Diploma in Manufacturing Engineering from Coventry University. It is the
Board’s understanding that, if Mr. Roberts is elected at the Meeting, he
would be an independent director, as defined by The Nasdaq Global Select
Market.
Mr. Roberts’ nomination for service as a director by the Board and its
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is based, in part, on
Mr. Roberts’ extensive background in the aviation maintenance and
overhaul industry, as well as Mr. Roberts’ experience as the principal
executive officer of two regional airlines and as a senior executive officer of
a major airline. The Board and its Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee also recognize Mr. Roberts’ education and professional training
in the fields of engineering and aviation manufacturing, and believe he will
make significant contributions to the Board in assessing the Company’s
technical operations.
Other Directorships: .... Mr. Roberts is a director of Align Aerospace and Aerofleet LLC., a
developer of patented robotic systems for non-destructive inspection of
aircraft structures, as well as related information systems and decision
support tools.
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