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John Wasz is an Exec VP/President at Alflex Technologies; Board Member at GLOBAL BRASS & COPPER HOLDINGS, INC.; and President/CEO/COO at GLOBAL BRASS & COPPER HOLDINGS, INC.. He has worked as Exec VP/Pres:Rolled Products at Aleris, VP:Marketing/Sales at Commonwealth, and VP:Materials at Commonwealth. John works or has worked as Regional Manager at Commonwealth. He studied at DePauw University.

Experienced President with a demonstrated history of working in the paper & forest products industry, infant care, and personal care products industries. Skilled in Business Planning, Consumer Products, Pricing Strategy, Team Building, and Continuous Improvement. Strong business development professional with a Masters of Science focused in Holistic Nutrition from Hawthorn University.

Thomas D. Davis is a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Davis has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viskase Companies, Inc. (“Viskase”), a meat casing company, since 2011, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Viskase since 2007. Before joining Viskase in 2007, Mr. Davis served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Foods Group, Inc., a producer of premium meat products (2000 to 2006). He also served in various executive positions with Smithfield Foods, Inc. (1995 to 1999), and in various operational and financial roles with John Morrell & Company from 1980 until it was acquired by Smithfield Foods in 1995. Mr. Davis has an M.B.A. from Benedictine University and a B.S. from SUNY-Plattsburgh. Mr. Davis’s experience as Chief Executive Officer at two food processing companies, as well as his operational and financial background in the food processing industry, provide a valuable perspective to Manitowoc Foodservice's Board of Directors.

Philip 'Phil' Blake is an Head:US Region at Bayer Schering Pharma, President/CEO at Bayer, and Board Member at Nexia Biotechnologies. He has worked as Exec VP at Bayer, Senior VP at Bayer, and Head at Bayer HealthCare.

Mike Ruggieri is a CEO at Comar and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania between 2004 and 2006 and UCF between 1995 and 2000.

An experienced leader with a record of deliverying exceptional results through strong leadership in the design, manufacturing, and selling of rolled aluminum products, alkaline and lithium batteries, technical reinforcement fibers, industrial and Geosynthetic textiles, and speciality fabrics for various applications. Demonstrated experience in the disciplines of operations, engineering, product design/development, finance, human resources, strategic planning, business turnarounds, and sales. Multinational experience in Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Hungary, South Africa, India, China, Mexico, and Brazil. Specialties: Restructuring, change management, Lean manufacturing, strategic planning, operations