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Board of Directors Board of Director Qualification Guidelines Committee Legend (bold indicates chairperson) 1: Technology and Acquisition 2: Audit 3: Board Governance 4: Compensation and Human Resources 5: Pension & Risk Management 6: Public Policy
Linda G. Alvarado has served as a
director of LII since 1987. She has served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Alvarado Construction, Inc., a commercial development and general
contracting firm specializing in commercial, government and industrial
construction, since 1976. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of
Qwest Communications International Inc., a telecommunications company; Pepsi
Bottling Group, Inc., a soft drink and beverage company; 3M Company, a
diversified technology company; and Pitney Bowes Inc., an office equipment and
services company. Ms. Alvarado is also a partner in the Colorado Rockies
Baseball Club. Todd M. Bluedorn was appointed
LII Chief Executive Officer and elected to the Board of Directors
effective April 2, 2007. Mr. Bluedorn previously served as President,
Americas - Otis Elevator Company since 2004. After beginning his career
with McKinsey & Company in 1992, he accepted a position with United
Technologies Corporation in 1995 as Director, Strategic Planning. He was
appointed Vice President, North American Truck and Trailer-Carrier
Corporation in 1996, and became Vice President, Southeast Asia Region
for Carrier Corporation in 1998. In 2000, Mr. Bluedorn was named
President, Hamilton Sundstrand Industrial and became President, North
America-Commercial Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning for Carrier
Corporation in 2001. Steven R. Booth has served as a
director of LII since 2002. He became the President and CEO of Polytech
Molding Inc., a plastic injection molding company serving the
industrial, health care and automotive markets, in 2001. From 1994 to
2001, Mr. Booth was employed by Process Science Inc., a designer and
manufacturer of equipment and products using hydrostatic extrusion
technology. James J. Byrne has served as a
director of LII since 1990. Since January 2007, he has been an Executive
Professor in Residence at the Duquesne University Graduate School of
Business. In addition, he is Chairman of Byrne Technology Partners,
Ltd., a firm that provides interim management at the CEO and senior
executive levels to focus on turnaround, valuation improvement and exit
strategies, since 1995. He has also assisted his clients by assuming
executive responsibility with their investments and, in that regard,
served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OpenConnect Systems
Incorporated, a developer of computer software products, from 1999 to
2001. Mr. Byrne served as the Chief Executive Officer of the
Entrepreneurs Foundation of North Texas from 2004 to 2007 and currently
serves on its Board. Prior to his current roles, he held a number of
positions in the technology industry, including President of Harris
Adacom Corporation; Senior Vice President of United Technologies
Corporation’s Semiconductor Operation; and President of North America
for Mohawk Data Sciences. Mr. Byrne began his career in technology with
General Electric Company. He currently serves as a director of
Healthaxis Inc., a claims processing outsourcing company for the health
care benefits industry, and is a Fellow and Director of the Legacy
Center for Public Policy. Janet K.
Cooper has served as a director of LII since 1999. From 2002 to
2008, Ms. Cooper served as Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Qwest
Communications International Inc. From 2001 to 2002, she served as Chief
Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of McDATA Corporation, a
global leader in open storage networking solutions. From 2000 to 2001,
she served as Senior Vice President, Finance of Qwest. From 1998 to
2000, she served in various senior level finance positions at US West
Inc., a regional Bell operating company, including Vice President,
Finance and Controller and Vice President and Treasurer. From 1978 to
1998, Ms. Cooper served in various capacities with the Quaker Oats
Company, including Vice President, Treasurer and Tax from 1997 to 1998
and Vice President, Treasurer from 1992 to 1997. Ms. Cooper serves on
the Board of Directors of The TORO Company, a manufacturer of equipment
for lawn and turf care maintenance. She is also a director of MWH, a
firm providing water, wastewater, energy, natural resource, program
management, consulting and construction services to clients around the
world. C. L.
(Jerry) Henry has served as a director of LII since 2000. Prior
to his retirement, Mr. Henry served as Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Johns Manville Corporation, a leading manufacturer
of insulation and building products, from 1996 to 2004. Mr. Henry served
as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for E.I. du Pont
de Nemours and Company, a global science and technology company, from
1993 to 1996. Mr. Henry currently serves as a director of Georgia Gulf
Corp., a leading manufacturer and worldwide marketer of several
integrated lines of commodity chemicals and polymers. He is also a
director of MWH, a firm providing water, wastewater, energy, natural
resource, program management, consulting and construction services to
clients around the world. John E. Major has served as a
director of LII since 1993. Mr. Major is President of MTSG, a company
that provides consulting, management and governance services, which he
formed in 2003. From 2003 to 2006, he served as Chief Executive Officer
of Apacheta Corporation, a mobile wireless software company whose
products are used to manage inventory and deliveries. From 2000 to 2003,
he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Novatel Wireless,
Inc., a leading provider of wireless Internet solutions. Prior to
joining Novatel Wireless, Mr. Major served as President and CEO of
Wireless Knowledge, Inc., a joint venture between Microsoft Corporation
and QUALCOMM Inc., from 1998 through 1999. From 1997 to 1998, he served
as Executive Vice President of QUALCOMM and President of its Wireless
Infrastructure Division. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Mr. Major served as
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Motorola, Inc., a
manufacturer of telecommunications equipment, and Senior Vice President
and General Manager for Motorola’s Worldwide Systems Group of the Land
Mobile Products Sector. Mr. Major currently serves as chairman of
the board of directors of Broadcom Corporation, a semiconductor
manufacturing company, and also serves on the Board of Directors of Littelfuse, Inc., a manufacturer of fuses; ORBCOMM
Inc., a satellite communications service provider; and the Rancho Santa
Fe Foundation. John W. Norris, III has served
as a director of LII since 2001. Mr. Norris currently serves as the
Chairman of the Environmental Funders Network. From 2000 to 2005, he
served as the Associate Director of Philanthropy for the Maine Chapter
of The Nature Conservancy. Mr. Norris was Co-Founder and President of
Borealis, Inc., an outdoor products manufacturer, from 1988 to 2000 and
served as an economic development Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica, West
Indies from 1985 to 1987. Before joining the Peace Corps, Mr. Norris
completed a graduate school internship at Lennox Industries Inc., one of
our subsidiaries, in 1983. He currently serves on the Board of the Maine
Philanthropy Center, Common Good Ventures and the Cape Elizabeth
Education Foundation. Previously, Mr. Norris served on the Board of
Advisors for Businesses for the Northern Forest Center and on the Board
of Trustees for Global Quest and the Center for Cultural Exchange. Paul W. Schmidt has served as a
director of LII since 2005. In early 2007, Mr. Schmidt retired from his
position as Corporate Controller of General Motors Corporation, a
position he held since 2002. He began his career in 1969 as an analyst
with the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and subsequently
served in a wide variety of senior leadership roles for General Motors,
including financial, product and factory management, business planning,
investor relations and international operations. Mr. Schmidt also served
as Director of Capital, Performance and Overseas Analysis in General
Motors’ New York Treasurer’s Office. Terry D. Stinson has served as a
director of LII since 1998. Mr. Stinson currently serves as Group Vice
President of AAR Corp., an international, publicly traded aerospace
manufacturing and services firm. In addition, Mr. Stinson has served as
Chief Executive Officer of his own consulting practice, Stinson
Consulting, LLC, engaged in strategic alliances and marketing for the
aerospace industry, since 2001. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Stinson served as
Chief Executive Officer of Xelus, Inc., a collaborative enterprise
service management solution company. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Stinson was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.,
the world’s leading manufacturer of vertical lift aircraft, and served
as President from 1996 to 1998. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Stinson served as
Group Vice President and Segment President of Textron Aerospace Systems
and Components for Textron Inc. Prior to that position, he was President
of the Hamilton Standard Division of United Technologies Corporation
since 1986. Mr. Stinson currently serves on the Board of Directors of
Triumph Group, Inc., a global leader in supplying and overhauling
aerospace and industrial gas turbine systems and components. Jeffrey D. Storey, MD
has served as a director of LII since 2006. He is a founding partner and
President of Cheyenne Women’s Clinic in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a position he
has held since 2004. From 1999 to 2004, Dr. Storey was a physician and
partner at Cheyenne Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Storey graduated from
Dartmouth Medical School in 1993 and has been a practicing
obstetrician/gynecologist since 1997. He is also a Lieutenant Colonel
and the state air surgeon for the Wyoming Air National Guard and a
veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom. Dr. Storey is a fellow in the
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and serves as an
Adjunct Clinical Faculty Member for the University of Wyoming,
Department of Family Practice. Richard L. Thompson has
served as a director of LII since 1993. He served as Vice Chairman of
the Board from 2005 to 2006 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in
July 2006. Mr. Thompson served as Group President and Member of the
Executive Office of Caterpillar Inc., a manufacturer of construction and
mining equipment, from 1995 until his retirement in 2004. He joined
Caterpillar in 1983 as Vice President, Customer Services. In 1989, he
was appointed President of Solar Turbines Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Caterpillar and manufacturer of gas turbines. From 1990 to
1995, he served as Vice President of Caterpillar, with responsibility
for its worldwide engine business. Previously, he held the positions of
Vice President of Marketing and Vice President and General Manager,
Components Operations of RTE Corporation, a manufacturer of electrical
distribution products. Mr. Thompson serves as a director of Gardner
Denver, Inc., a manufacturer of air compressors, blowers and petroleum
pumps, and of NiSource Inc., a natural gas and electric utility. In
addition, he is a former Director of the National Association of
Manufacturers, the nation’s largest industrial trade association.
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