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This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 9, 2008.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
 
Gordon A. Ulsh (62) President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Ulsh was appointed in to his current position in April 2005. From 2001 until March 2005, Mr. Ulsh was Chairman, President and CEO of Texas-based 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, 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. Mr. Ulsh is a director of OM Group, Inc.
 
Mitchell S. Bregman (54) President, Industrial Energy Americas. Mr. Bregman joined Exide in September 2000 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of GNB. He has served in his current role since March 2003 and prior to that was President, Global Network Power. Mr. Bregman joined GNB in 1979. He served for 12 years as a Vice President with various responsibilities with GNB Industrial Power and nine years with GNB’s Transportation Division.
 
Joel Campbell (61) President, Industrial Energy Europe. Mr. Campbell joined the Company in February 2006 as Vice President & General Manager, North American Recycling. Between August 1999 and February 2006, Mr. Campbell was retired. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Campbell served as Senior Vice President, North American Aftermarket at Tenneco. Mr. Campbell also previously served in several executive positions at Cooper Industries from 1988 to 1998, including President of Cooper Automotive. Mr. Campbell has more than 30 years of management experience with various manufacturing companies.
 
Bruce A. Cole (45) President, Transportation Americas. Mr. Cole joined the Company in September 2000 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of GNB. He has served in his current role since August 2007 and prior to that was Vice President and General Manager, North American Recycling. Mr. Cole joined GNB in 1989. He has served in a variety of roles including VP, Manufacturing & Engineering for Industrial Energy Americas and VP Global Marketing Industrial Energy.


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Phillip A. Damaska (53) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Damaska joined the Company in January 2005 as Vice President, Finance, was appointed Vice President and Corporate Controller in September, 2005, was named Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller in March 2006, and was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective April 1, 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Damaska served in numerous capacities with Freudenberg-NOK from 1996 through 2004, most recently as President of Corteco, an automotive and industrial seal supplier that is part of the partnership’s global group of companies.
 
Barbara A. Hatcher (53) has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel since May 2006 and had served as Deputy General Counsel from April 2004 through April 2006. Ms. Hatcher joined the Company in 2000 through its acquisition of GNB Technologies, Inc., where she served as Vice President & General Counsel.
 
George S. Jones, Jr. (55) Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Communications. Mr. Jones joined the Company in July 2005. From 1974 to 2004, Mr. Jones served in several executive positions at Cooper Industries, most recently as Vice President — Operations at the Lighting Division from 1997 to 2004.
 
Louis E. Martinez (42) Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Martinez was appointed to this position in March 2008. Previously, Mr. Martinez served as the Company’s Assistant Corporate Controller since joining the Company in May 2005. Mr. Martinez served as Corporate Controller for Airgate PCS, Inc., from March 2003 through May 2005. Mr. Martinez has also served as Corporate Controller for Cotelligent, Inc., from March 2000 through February 2003 and as Director of Finance & Controller for Aegis Communications Group from 1996 through February 2000.
 
Edward J. O’Leary (52) Chief Operating Officer. Mr. O’Leary joined the Company in June 2005 as President, Transportation Americas, and was named Chief Operating Officer in August 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. O’Leary served as President, the Americas at Oetiker Inc. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. O’Leary served in a consulting capacity with Jag Management Consultants. Mr. O’Leary served as Chief Executive Officer of iStarSystems from 2000 to 2002, and served as Vice President Sales and Distribution, the Americas at Federal-Mogul Corp. from 1998 to 1999. Prior to that, Mr. O’Leary served as Executive Vice President of Cooper Automotive, a division of Cooper Industries, from 1995 to 1998, as well as spending 17 years at Tenneco Automotive.
 
Rodolphe Reverchon (49) President, Transportation Europe. Mr. Reverchon joined the Company in 2003 as Vice President, Operations Europe. From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Reverchon served in a number of capacities at Bosch Chassis & Systems as European Manufacturing Director, Plant Manager and Manufacturing Quality Manager, Europe.
 
This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 11, 2007.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
 
Gordon A. Ulsh (61) President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Ulsh was appointed in to his current position in April 2005. From 2001 until March 2005, Mr. Ulsh was Chairman, President and CEO of Texas-based 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, 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. Mr. Ulsh is a director of OM Group, Inc.
 
Mitchell S. Bregman (53) President, Industrial Energy Americas. Mr. Bregman joined Exide in September 2000 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of GNB. He has served in his current role since March 2003 and prior to that was President Global Network Power. Mr. Bregman joined GNB in 1979. He served for 12 years as a Vice President with various responsibilities with GNB Industrial Power and nine years with GNB’s Transportation Division.
 
Joel Campbell (60) President, Industrial Energy Europe. Mr. Campbell joined Exide in February 2006 as Vice President & General Manager North American Recycling. Between August 1999 and February 2006, Mr. Campbell was retired. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Campbell served as Senior Vice President — North American Aftermarket at Tenneco. Mr. Campbell also previously served in several executive positions at Cooper Industries from 1988 to 1998, including President of Cooper Automotive. Mr. Campbell has more than 30 years of management experience with various manufacturing companies.
 
Francis M. Corby Jr. (63) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Corby joined the Company in March 2006. Mr. Corby most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at GST AutoLeather from 2004 to 2005. Mr. Corby served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Guide Corporation from 2001 through 2004. Mr. Corby served as Executive Vice President at Frederick & Company from 2000 through 2001. From 1986 to 1999, Mr. Corby was the Chief Financial Officer at Harnischfeger Industries, Inc., most recently with the title of Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration.
 
Philip A. Damaska (52) Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Mr. Damaska joined the Company in January 2005 as Vice President, Finance, was appointed Vice President and Corporate Controller in September, 2005 and was named Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller in March 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Damaska served in numerous capacities with Freudenberg-NOK from 1996 through 2004, most recently as President of Corteco, an automotive and industrial seal supplier that is part of the partnership’s global group of companies.
 
George S. Jones, Jr. (54) Executive Vice President — Human Resources and Communications. Mr. Jones joined the Company in July 2005. From 1974 to 2004, Mr. Jones served in several executive positions at Cooper Industries, most recently as Vice President — Operations at the Lighting Division from 1997 to 2004.
 
Edward J. O’Leary (51) President, Transportation Americas since June 6, 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. O’Leary served as President — The Americas at Oetiker Inc. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. O’Leary served in a consulting capacity with Jag Management Consultants. Mr. O’Leary served as Chief Executive Officer of iStarSystems from 2000 to 2002, and served as Vice President Sales and Distribution — The Americas at Federal-Mogul Corp. from 1998 to 1999.
 
Rodolphe Reverchon (48) President, Transportation Europe. Mr. Reverchon joined the Company in 2003 as Vice President — Operations Europe. From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Reverchon served in a number of capacities at Bosch Chassis & Systems as European Manufacturing Director, Plant Manager and Manufacturing Quality Manager Europe.


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This excerpt taken from the XIDE 10-K filed Jun 29, 2005.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

 

Gordon A. Ulsh (59) President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Ulsh was appointed in to his current position in April 2005. From 2001 until March 2005, Mr. Ulsh was Chairman, President and CEO of Texas-based 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, 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.

 

Mitchell S. Bregman (52) President, Industrial Energy Americas. Mr. Bregman joined Exide in September 2000 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of GNB. He has served in his current role since March 2003 and prior to that was President Global Network Power. Mr. Bregman joined GNB in 1979. He served for 12 years as a Vice President with various responsibilities with GNB Industrial Power and nine years with GNB’s Transportation Division.

 

Neil S. Bright (58) President, Industrial Energy Europe. Mr. Bright has served in his current capacity since April 2000 and prior to that beginning in April 1998 was Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing for transportation and industrial batteries for Exide Europe. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President of Exide Holding Europe S.A. with responsibility for the industrial battery division in Europe.

 

J. Timothy Gargaro (51) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gargaro was appointed to his current position in October 2004. Prior to joining Exide, in 2003 and 2004, Mr. Gargaro was Managing Director of Axios Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to that, Mr. Gargaro was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Oxford Automotive, Inc., from 2002 through 2003. Mr. Gargaro was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President at Delco Remy International, Inc., from 2000 through 2001. Mr. Gargaro’s experience also includes a series of increasingly more senior positions with Lear Corporation between 1993 and 2000, where he was Vice President—Europe, Vice President—DaimlerChrysler Division and Vice President Finance—Ford Division. Mr. Gargaro serves on the Board of Directors of Health Alliance Plan of Michigan.

 

Ian J. Harvie (42) Vice President and Corporate Controller. Mr. Harvie served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from September 2003 until October 2004. He has served as Vice President and Controller since joining the Company in February 2002. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Harvie was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

 

Janice M. Jones (57) Executive Vice President, Human Resources and communications. Ms. Jones joined Exide in June 2002. Prior to joining Exide, she was Senior Vice President of Human Resources at American Express from 1999 to 2002. She held various positions at Dial Corporation from 1989 to 1999 including Vice President of Human Resources at a Dial subsidiary from 1995 to 1999. Before becoming a human resources professional, Ms. Jones practiced law.

 

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Stuart Kupinsky (37) Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Kupinsky joined Exide in September 2002. Prior to joining Exide, Mr. Kupinsky served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Teligent, Inc. and was one of two senior officers of Teligent who facilitated its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Prior to that, Mr. Kupinsky served in the United States Department of Justice in the Antitrust Division.

 

Edward J. O’Leary (49) President, Transportation Americas since June 6, 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. O’Leary served as President—The Americas at Oetiker Inc. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. O’Leary served in a consulting capacity with Jag Management Consultants. Mr. O’Leary served as Chief Executive Officer of iStarSystems from 2000 to 2002, and served as Vice President Sales and Distribution—The Americas at Federal-Mogul Corp. from 1998 to 1999.

 

Rodolphe Reverchon (46) President, Transportation Europe. Mr. Reverchon joined the Company in 2003 as Vice President—Operations Europe. From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Reverchon served in a number of capacities at Bosch Chassis & Systems as European Manufacturing Director, Plant Manager and Manufacturing Quality Manager Europe.

 

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