Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Twin Disc is a defendant in certain product liability or related claims of which the ultimate outcome and liability to the Company, if any, are not presently determinable. Management believes that the final disposition of such litigation will not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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Information About Our Executive Officers
Pursuant to General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K, the following list is included as an unnumbered Item in Part I of this Report in lieu of being included in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 29, 2020.
Name
Age
Position
John H. Batten
55
Chief Executive Officer
James E. Feiertag
63
President, Chief Operating Officer
Jeffrey S. Knutson
55
Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Dean J. Bratel
56
Vice President – Engineering
Michael B. Gee
53
Vice President – Hybrid Engineering
Debbie A. Lange
62
Corporate Controller
Denise L. Wilcox
63
Vice President – Human Resources
Officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors at the Board meeting held in conjunction with each Annual Meeting of the Shareholders. Each officer holds office until a successor is duly elected, or until he/she resigns or is removed from office.
John H. Batten, Chief Executive Officer. Effective May 2019, Mr. Batten was named Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Batten served as President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2013, President and Chief Operations Officer since July 2008, Executive Vice President since October 2004, Vice President and General Manager – Marine Products since October 2001 and Commercial Manager – Marine since 1998. Mr. Batten joined Twin Disc in 1996 as an Application Engineer.
James E. Feiertag, President, Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Feiertag joined the company as President and Chief Operating Officer effective May 1, 2019. Prior to his joining the company, Mr. Feiertag served as President and CEO of Bemis Manufacturing Company beginning in 2014. Before his role at Bemis, Mr. Feiertag was employed at Twin Disc from 2000 to 2014 in various roles, including Executive Vice President and Vice President, Manufacturing. Prior to these roles at Twin Disc, Mr. Feiertag was the Vice President of Manufacturing for the Drives and System Group of Rockwell Automation.
Jeffrey S. Knutson, Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. Mr. Knutson was named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in June 2015. Mr. Knutson was named Vice President – Finance, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Treasurer in February 2015. Mr. Knutson was appointed Corporate Secretary in June 2013, and was Corporate Controller from his appointment in October 2005 until August 2015. Mr. Knutson joined the Company in February 2005 as Controller of North American Operations. Prior to joining Twin Disc, Mr. Knutson held Operational Controller positions with Tower Automotive (since August 2002) and Rexnord Corporation (since November 1998).
Dean J. Bratel, Vice President – Engineering. Mr. Bratel assumed his current role on July 13, 2020, after serving as Vice President, Sales and Applied Technology since August 2016. He served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing (since 2015), Vice President, Americas (since June 2013), Vice President, Engineering (since November 2004), Director of Corporate Engineering (since January 2003), Chief Engineer (since October 2001) and Engineering Manager (since December 1999). Mr. Bratel joined Twin Disc in 1987.
Michael B. Gee, Vice President – Hybrid Engineering. Mr. Gee assumed his current role on July 13, 2020, after serving as Vice President, Engineering since January 2015. Prior to that, he was Director of Engineering (since July 2013), Chief Engineer (since September 2004) and has held several other positions in the Company, including Engineering Manager, Project Engineer, Design Engineer, and Experimental Engineer.
Debbie A. Lange, Corporate Controller. Ms. Lange was hired as Corporate Controller effective August 4, 2015. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Lange was the Director of Accounting Research & Special Projects at Sealed Air Corporation (since 2011), a global manufacturer and provider of food packaging solutions, product packaging and cleaning and hygiene solutions. Prior to her role at Sealed Air, Ms. Lange held the position of Director of Global Accounting and Reporting at Diversey, Inc.
Denise L. Wilcox, Vice President - Human Resources. Ms. Wilcox was promoted to her current role in November 2004, after serving in the role of Director, Corporate Human Resources since 2002. Prior to that, she held the role of Manager, Compensation and Benefits since her hire in 1998. Before joining the Company, Ms. Wilcox held positions at Johnson International and Runzheimer International.
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PART II
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