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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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Information About Our Executive Officers

Our executive officers as of October 31, 2020, were as follows:

NameAgeOfficer SincePosition or Office with The Company and Business Experience During the Past Five (5) Year Period
Sundaram Nagarajan582019President and Chief Executive Officer, 2019
Joseph P. Kelley482020Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, 2020
Gina A. Beredo462018Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, 2018
James E. DeVries612012Executive Vice President, 2012
John J. Keane592003Executive Vice President, 2005
Stephen P. Lovass512017Executive Vice President, 2017
Gregory P. Merk492006Executive Vice President, 2013
Shelly M. Peet552007Executive Vice President, 2009
Jeffrey A. Pembroke532015Executive Vice President, 2015
Joseph Stockunas602015Executive Vice President, 2015

Effective August 1, 2019, Mr. Nagarajan was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Prior to becoming our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nagarajan served as Executive Vice President, Automotive OEM Segment, with Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW), a global manufacturer of a diversified range of industrial products and equipment, since 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Nagarajan served as Executive Vice President, Welding Segment, with Illinois Tool Works from 2010 to 2015. Mr. Nagarajan has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Sonoco Products Company (NYSE: SON) since 2015.

Effective July 6, 2020, Joseph P. Kelley was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Kelley succeeded Gregory A. Thaxton, who stepped down from his role as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective July 6, 2020 and was employed as an Executive Vice President of the Company until his retirement on August 28, 2020. Mr. Kelley served as Chief Financial Officer of Materion Corporation, (NYSE: MTRN), an advanced materials company, since 2015. Throughout his career, he served in roles of increasing financial responsibility at Materion, Avient Corporation (formerly known as PolyOne Corporation) (NYSE: AVNT), a specialty chemicals company, and Lincoln Electric (Nasdaq: LECO), a global manufacturer.

Effective January 1, 2018, Ms. Beredo was appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Ms. Beredo served as Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary since joining the Company in 2013. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Beredo served as Chief Litigation Counsel and Director of Compliance & Ethics at American Greetings Corporation, formerly traded on the NYSE. Prior to joining American Greetings, Ms. Beredo was an associate at BakerHostetler LLP.

On November 28, 2016, Mr. Lovass was elected as Corporate Vice President. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lovass served as President for one of the global sensors and controls businesses for Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), an international Fortune 200, diversified science and technology company, from 2012 to 2016. Prior to joining Danaher, Mr. Lovass served as a Senior Vice President and Corporate Officer for Gerber Scientific, Inc., an automated systems manufacturer for sign-making, specialty graphics and packaging.

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