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Edward J. Rapp

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On October 10, 2007, the Company's Board of Directors elected Edward J. Rapp as a Group President of the Company, effective December 1, 2007. Vice President (2000-2007). Mr. Rapp has been serving the Company since 2004 as Vice President with global responsibility for the Building Construction Products Division. Mr. Rapp also served as Vice President with responsibility for the Marketing Division for the Europe-Africa-Middle East (EAME) region. Mr. Rapp joined the Company in 1979 as a pricing analyst and held various management positions within the Company, including positions in Johannesburg, South Africa and Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Rapp holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in finance from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is a graduate of the University of Illinois Executive Development program. He is a board member for Mitsubishi/Cat Forklift JV and for NC State University, College of Management. He is also on the Board of Advisors for the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.


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