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Mr. Cavanagh joined the Company as the President and Chief Executive Officer on October 1, 2004. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in May 2005. From June 2003 until joining the Company, Mr. Cavanagh was General Manager of Woodward Controls, Inc., a subsidiary of Woodward Governor Company. Woodward Governor is the largest independent manufacturer of engine control systems for industrial engines and turbines. Mr. Cavanagh was responsible for Sales, Engineering and Manufacturing operations in Niles, Illinois and Suzhou, China. From 1992 to 2003, he was a Corporate Vice President of Knowles Electronics and general manager of its automotive components group, a producer of sophisticated engine control systems and sensors for the automotive, heavy truck and industrial markets. A Knowles Electronic subsidiary, Syncro-Start, was acquired by Woodward Governor Company in June 2003. Mr. Cavanagh has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. | 