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Tony R. Thene, was appointed as a Director and President and Chief Executive Officer of Carpenter effective July 1, 2015. He joined Carpenter in January 2013 and served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Carpenter, Mr. Thene served as Vice President of Alcoa, Inc. and the Chief Financial Officer of the Engineered Products and Solutions Group from 2007 until 2010. Previously, he served as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Alcoa. Earlier in his career, Mr. Thene worked as plant controller at Alcoa’s Ft. Meade, Florida, and Bauxite, Arkansas facilities before being named Director of Manufacturing for Alcoa’s Industrial Chemicals Division, Arkansas Operations. In 1998, he joined Alcoa’s Wheel and Forged Products Division in Cleveland, Ohio, as Division Controller. In 2001, Mr. Thene moved to Alcoa’s New York Office as Director of the Corporate Financial Analysis and Planning Group, and a year later, he was named Chief Financial Officer for Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals. He was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer of Alcoa’s Global Rolled Products and Hard Alloy Extrusions Group in 2004, and in 2005, he became Alcoa’s Director of Investor Relations. Mr. Thene earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Indiana State University and his MBA from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and serves as a member of the Board’s Science and Technology Committee.

Chairman of the Board - The Chamber of Southern Saratoga County - 2015 Board of Directors - WMHT Board of Directors/Treasurer - The Chamber of Southern Saratoga - 2013/2014 Specialties: *Large Construction/Project Management *Strong Operational Finance expertise...Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Supply Chain & Logistics *Financial Planning & Analysis...Strong analytical skills and ability to simplify budgeting processes *Six Sigma Black Belt Certified...process efficiency expert *Technology/Semiconductor Manufacturing *Plastics/Specialty Chemical Manufacturing *Energy Products - Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Generator Manufacturing

Elie is a student Kellogg Executive Education graduating in 2021 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a Business Executive, Chemicals and Materials at Materials & Chemicals; Industrial Advisor/Consultant at Rewyndr; and President/CEO at Kopp Glass Inc. Elie has worked as VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR at LANXESS Middle East, Graduate Student at Catholic University, and physics department at Catholic University. He works or has worked at Mobay Corp. Elie studied at Catholic University between 1981 and 1988, Cornell College, and Jewish National Fund between 1977 and 1981.