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Senior Management

Sidney W. Emery, Jr.
Chairman

 

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since January 1999; Chief Executive Officer of the Company from March 1998 to January 2008; President of the Company 1998 to 2007; management and executive positions with Honeywell, Inc. (manufacturer of control systems) from 1985 to 1997 (Area Vice President, Western and Southern Europe from 1994 to 1997; Group Vice President, Military Avionics Systems from 1989 to 1994; Vice President and General Manager, Space Systems Division from 1988 to 1989; Vice President, Operations, Process Controls Division from 1985 to 1988); a director of Urologix (developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive medical products for the treatment of urological disorders) since October 2005, ALLETE (provider of energy services in the Midwest) since May 2007, the Minnesota Business Partnership and the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering.

   

Laura B. Hamilton
President
Chief Executive Officer

 

Chief Executive Officer since January 2008.  Board of Directors and President since June 2007.  Chief Operating Officer June 2007 to January 2008.  Senior Vice President of Test from 2003 to 2007; Vice President of Material Testing, Aerospace and Manufacturing Operations from 2001 to 2003; Vice President of Material Testing and Aerospace Divisions from 2000 to 2001; Director of Re-engineering from 1999 to 2000.  Prior thereto, various management positions at Corning Incorporated and Quest Diagnostics (a former division of Corning, Inc.) from 1989 to 1999.  Certified Public Account, Arthur Young from 1984 to 1989.

   

Joachim Hellwig
Vice President
Sensors Division

 

Vice President of Sensors since January 2003, Vice President and General Manager, Sensor Technologie Europe, from 1993 to January 2003. General Manager, Sensor Technologie Europe, from 1989 to 1993. Prior thereto, Co-Owner of Hellwig GmbH from 1980 to 1989 and Sales and Development Engineer at Hellwig GmbH from 1976 to 1980

   

Susan E. Knight
Vice President 
Chief Financial Officer

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2001. Prior thereto, various management and executive positions with Honeywell International from 1977 to 2001 (Chief Financial Officer of the Home and Building Control global business unit from 2000 to 2001; Chief Financial Officer of the North American Home and Building Control business unit from 1995 to 2000, and prior to 1995, various other management positions, including Corporate Director of Financial Planning and Analysis).

   

Kathleen M. Staby
Vice President
Human Resources

 

Vice President of Human Resources since 2000. Prior thereto, various management positions at Medtronic, Inc. from 1974 to 1999 (Vice President, Human Resources for Cardiac Rhythm Management from 1991 to 1999 and for Worldwide Distribution from 1989 to 1991).