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William A. Shumaker Mr. Shumaker has served as Chief Executive Officer since September 2000. He also served as President from August 2009 until March 2012 when he relinquished this title. He was elected a director of the Company in February 2000 and Chairman of the Board in February 2010. He served as the Chief Operating Officer from August 1998, when he was also elected as Executive Vice President, until September 2000. Mr. Shumaker served as Vice President and General Manager of the Laboratory Products Group from February 1998 to August 1998. He joined the Company in December 1993 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. For 24 years prior to joining the Company, he held various management positions with businesses in the laboratory furniture and appliance industries. |
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John C. Campbell, Jr. Mr. Campbell has been a director of Kewaunee Scientific since 1973. Since May 1995, Mr. Campbell has been engaged in private consulting. From May 1992 to May 1995, he was Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and a director of Grounds For Play, Inc. of Arlington, Texas, a manufacturer of specialty equipment for children's playgrounds. |
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Ross W. McCanless Mr. McCanless has been a director of Kewaunee Scientific since May 2010. Since 2006, he has been a private investor. From 2003 to 2006, he was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Lowe's Companies, Inc., a FORTUNE 50 company that operates over 1,700 home improvement stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. From 1999 to 2002, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Food Lion LLC, a large supermarket company. |
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Patrick L. McCrory Mr. McCrory has been a director of Kewaunee Scientific since May 2009. Mr. McCrory is a partner of McCrory & Company, a sales consulting company, and is Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives for the law firm of Moore & Van Allen, Charlotte, North Carolina since January 2010. He served as Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, from 1995 to 2008. Until 2008, Mr. McCrory was employed for 29 years by Duke Energy Corporation of Charlotte, North Carolina where he held various management positions. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Tree.com, the parent of several brands and on-line businesses in the financial services and real estate industries. |
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Margaret B. Pyle Mrs. Pyle has been a director of Kewaunee Scientific since 1995. During this time, she has been engaged in the practice of law in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin as a sole practitioner, sole Trustee and Chief Executive of the Allis-Chalmers Corporation Product Liability Trust since June 1996, and Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel of the Pyle Group since 2007. |
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David S. Rhind Mr. Rhind has been a director of the Company since April 2008. Since July 2003, Mr. Rhind has served as General Counsel, North America, for Hudson Highland Group, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois, a leading provider of permanent recruitment, contract professionals, and talent management worldwide. From October 1995 to June 2003, he was Associate General Counsel at Technology Solutions Company of Chicago, a technology consulting and systems integration company. |
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James T. Rhind Mr. Rhind has been a director of Kewaunee Scientific since 1966. He is a retired lawyer. Until March 2010, he was a partner or counsel with the law firm of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP, Chicago, Illinois, for over fifty years. |
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John D. Russell Mr. Russell has been a director of Kewaunee Scientific since May 31, 2011. Since June 2006, Mr. Russell has been a business consultant and a director for Strategic Materials Incorporated, the largest glass recycling business in North America. From September 2007 to May 2010, he was the President and CEO of Maysteel LLC, a precision metal fabricator in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. From April 2002 to April 2006, he was President and CEO of Neoplan USA, a manufacturer of heavy duty transit buses. Before Neoplan USA, Mr. Russell was a partner at McKinsey and Company and a corporate officer of Brunswick Corporation. |
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William A. Shumaker |
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John C. Campbell, Jr. |
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Ross W. McCanless |
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Patrick L. McCrory |
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Margaret B. Pyle |
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David S. Rhind |
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James T. Rhind |
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John D. Russell |
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Charter of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
June 21, 2011
The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall be comprised solely of independent Directors, at least three, who shall meet the criteria for independence required by the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. The Committee will meet at least annually, with authority to convene additional meetings as circumstances require. The Committee may delegate authority to one or more subcommittees. The primary responsibilities of the Committee are as follows:
- Make recommendations to the Board concerning nominees for Board membership, including the re-election of existing Board members.
- Annually review and recommend to the Board the appointment of directors to Board committees and the selection of the chairperson of each committee.
- Make recommendations to the Board with respect to officers of the Company.
- Assure that an up-to-date management succession plan is in place for the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers.
- Review and make recommendations to the Board regarding director compensation and benefits.
- Periodically review the skills and qualifications of existing directors with a view toward a rounded and effective Board.
- Identify and screen potential nominees for new Board members considering suggestions for nominees given by Directors, employees, shareholders, and other persons. If desired, the Committee may retain and terminate any search firm, including sole authority to approve the search firm's fees and other retention terms.
- Periodically review the Company's Policy on Directors and Committees, update it as the Committee deems appropriate, and submit it to the Board for approval when updated.
- Review stockholder proposals for inclusion in the Company's Proxy Statement and make recommendations to the Board regarding such proposals.
- Periodically review this Charter, update it as the Committee deems appropriate, and submit it to the Board for approval.
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