Raymond R Hipp

Barry L. Pennypacker, age 47, was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Gardner Denver, Inc. in January 2008 and as a director in February 2008. He joined the Company from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (“Wabtec”), a provider of technology-based equipment and services for the rail industry worldwide, where he held a series of Vice President positions with increasing responsibility from 1999 to 2008, most recently as Vice President, Group Executive. Prior to that, he was Director, Worldwide Operations for the Stanley Fastening Systems, an operating unit of Stanley Works, from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Pennypacker also served in a number of senior management positions of increasing responsibility with Danaher Corporation from 1992 to 1997. He holds a B.S. degree in operations management from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. in operations research from St. Joseph’s University.