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 28, 2021.
 
Name
Age
Position
John H. Batten
56
Chief Executive Officer
James E. Feiertag
64
President, Chief Operating Officer
Jeffrey S. Knutson
56
Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Debbie A. Lange
63
Corporate Controller
 
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).
 
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.
 
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