LeRoy Nosbaum has more than 40 years of leadership and management experience in the utility industry. Mr. Nosbaum joined Itron in 1996, assuming executive responsibilities in product development, manufacturing, implementation, service, and marketing. He was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 2000, and elected Chairman of the Board in 2002. He retired in March 2009, and returned as President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2011. Before joining Itron, Mr. Nosbaum was with Metricom, a supplier of wireless data communications networking technology. Prior to Metricom, he held management positions with Schlumberger for 20 years. Mr. Nosbaum holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Valparaiso University.