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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.

Michael Shor is a President/CEO at HAYNES INTERNATIONAL INC and is based in Kokomo, Indiana. He has worked as Chairman at HAYNES INTERNATIONAL INC, Exec VP:Advanced Metals Ops at CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP, and Board Member at HAYNES INTERNATIONAL INC. Michael attended Saint Joseph’s University between 1986 and 1990, Lafayette College between 1977 and 1981, and Harvard Business School between 2001 and 2001.

C. Howard Nye has served as Chairman of the Board since 2014, as President of Martin Marietta since 2006 and as Chief Executive Officer and a Director since 2010. Mr. Nye previously served as Chief Operating Officer from 2006 to 2009. Prior to joining Martin Marietta in 2006, Mr. Nye served as Executive Vice President, Hanson Aggregates North America, a producer of aggregates for the construction industry. Mr. Nye received a bachelor's degree with honors from Duke University and a law degree from Wake Forest University. In addition to his educational, professional and executive roles, Mr. Nye has been a gubernatorial appointee to the North Carolina Mining Commission and is a past Chairman and Executive Committee member of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the American Road Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Mr. Nye also serves as a director of the United States Chamber of Commerce, the world's largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses. He also is an independent director of CREE, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE), a multinational manufacturer of semiconductor light-emitting diode materials and devices where he serves on both the Audit as well as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Nye has further served on numerous other state, community and charitable organizations including the Duke University Alumni Association Board, Wake Forest University School of Law Alumni Board, and as Vice Chairman of UNC Rex Healthcare, Inc.'s Board of Trustees.

Mr. Arnold has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Corporation, a power management company, since June 1, 2016. From September 2015 to May 2016, Mr. Arnold served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Eaton Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Arnold served as the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Industrial Sector, of Eaton Corporation. From 2000 to 2008 he served as Senior Vice President of Eaton Corporation and Group Executive of the Fluid Power Group of Eaton. Prior to joining Eaton, Mr. Arnold was employed in a series of progressively more responsible positions at General Electric Company from 1983 to 2000. Mr. Arnold was appointed to the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation in 2015. Mr. Arnold is a former Director of Covidien plc.