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This excerpt taken from the XIDE DEF 14A filed Jul 27, 2006. Director
Nominees Currently Serving on our Board of
Directors
Michael R. D’Appolonia
Director since 2004
Mr. D’Appolonia, 57, is a Principal of
Nightingale & Associates, LLC, a global management
consulting firm providing financial and operational
restructuring services to both publicly and privately held
middle-market companies. Mr. D’Appolonia is currently
President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Systems Inc. In
his consulting capacity, Mr. D’Appolonia served as the
President of Reorganized Cone Mills Corporation and from October
2003 to May 2005 served as Chief Restructuring Officer of Cone
Mills Corporation. From September 2002 to October 2003,
Mr. D’Appolonia served as President and Director of
Moll Industries, Inc. Previously he served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of McCulloch Corporation, Ametech, Inc.,
Halston Borghese, Inc. and Simmons Upholstered Furniture Inc.
Mr. D’Appolonia is a member of the Board of Directors
of The Washington Group International, Inc. and Kinetic Systems
Inc. Mr. D’Appolonia is Chairman of the Compensation
Committee and a member of the Finance Committee.
David S. Ferguson
Director since 2005
Mr. Ferguson, 61, is the principal of his own retail
consulting business, DS Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, based in
Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Ferguson is the retired President and
Chief Executive Officer of Wal-Mart Europe. He served in that
capacity from September 2000 through July 2003. Prior to that,
he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Wal-Mart Canada
from February 1996 to September 2000. Mr. Ferguson was
President and Chief Operating Officer as well as a director of
Stuarts Department Stores from August 1994 through October 1995.
Mr. Ferguson is a member of the Board of Directors of
Sobeys Inc., a Canadian grocery chain. Mr. Ferguson is a member
of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committees.
John P. Reilly
Director since 2004
Mr. Reilly, 62, is the retired Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Figgie International. He has more
than thirty years of experience in the automotive industry,
where he has served as President and CEO of a number of
automotive suppliers, including Stant Corporation and Tenneco
Automotive. He has also held leadership positions at the former
Chrysler Corporation and Navistar, and has served as President
of Brunswick Corporation. Mr. Reilly is currently on the
Board of Directors of Material Sciences Corporation, Marshfield
Door Systems, Inc. and Timken Company. Mr. Reilly serves as
Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the
Compensation Committee.
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Michael P. Ressner
Director since 2004
Mr. Ressner, 57, is a retired Nortel Networks
executive who, between 1981 and 2003, served in a number of
senior financial and operational management positions.
Mr. Ressner was an Adjunct Professor of Applied Financial
Management at North Carolina State University between 2002 and
2004. He is currently an adviser within the College of
Management at North Carolina State University. Mr. Ressner
currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the
following companies: Arsenal Digital Solutions USA, Inc.,
Entrust, Inc. and Magellan Health Services, Inc.
Mr. Ressner is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member
of the Finance Committee.
Carroll R. Wetzel
Director since 2005
Mr. Wetzel, 63, is a retired investment banker. Mr.
Wetzel most recently served as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Safety Components International, Inc., a supplier
of automotive airbag fabric and cushions and technical fabrics
from 2000 to 2005. Mr. Wetzel currently serves as a member
of the Board of Directors of Laidlaw International, Inc.
Mr. Wetzel is Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance and Finance Committees and a member of the Audit
Committee.
Gordon A. Ulsh
Director since 2005
Mr. Ulsh, 60, is the Company’s President and
Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ulsh was appointed to his current
position in April 2005. From 2001 until March 2005,
Mr. Ulsh was Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of FleetPride Inc., the nation’s largest
independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck parts.
Prior to joining FleetPride in 2001, Mr. Ulsh worked with
Ripplewood Equity Partners, providing analysis of automotive
industry segments for investment opportunities. Earlier, he
served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Federal-Mogul
Corporation in 1999 and as head of its Worldwide Aftermarket
Division in 1998. Prior to Federal-Mogul, he held a number of
leadership positions with Cooper Industries, Inc., including
Executive Vice President of its automotive products segment.
Mr. Ulsh joined Cooper’s Wagner Lighting business unit
in 1984 as Vice President of Operations, following 16 years
in manufacturing and engineering management at Ford Motor
Company.
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