George R. Alford, age 53, has been Vice President of Materials of the Company since July 2006. From August 2005 to July 2006 he was Director of Materials (HID Group) of Cooper Industries. Previously he was Site Director of Materials with Solectron from May 2004 to June 2005; Director of Procurement North America Region with Solectron from February 2003 to May 2004; Director of Materials (Charlotte Site) with Solectron from February 2002 to February 2003; Manager of Centralized Procurement with Solectron from February 2001 to February 2002 and Manager HUB2 (Low Volume High Mix) with Solectron from October 2000 to February 2001. Mr. Alford has a B.S. in Industrial Technology and a M.A. in Management from Middle Tennessee State University and a J.D. in Civil Law from Nashville School of Law. |