Mary Ellen Bowers

Ms. Bowers has been a member of our Board since May 2007 and is currently a member of each of our Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Ms. Bowers is also chairman of MEB Solutions, LLC, a business consulting firm, and is a professor at the University of Wisconsin, teaching Executive Leadership within the Business School Masters Program. From November 2004 to June 2007, Ms. Bowers served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development of Manitowoc Company, Inc. ("Manitowoc"), a manufacturer of engineered capital goods and support services. Prior to joining Manitowoc, Ms. Bowers served as Vice President & General Manager, Forged Aerospace & Industrial Products at Alcoa Inc., a producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities ("Alcoa"), from 2001 to 2004. Ms. Bowers' service at Alcoa began in 1981 where she served in various positions, including engineering, finance and marketing with key leadership roles as Director, Alcoa Global, Business Design and Vice President & Director, Strategic Planning & Information Technology.