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David M. Kelly, age 64, was elected Chairman of the Board on March 15, 1996. He joined the Company on April 3, 1995 as President and Chief Operating Officer and was appointed Chief Executive Officer on October 1, 1995. Prior to his employment with the Company, Mr. Kelly was employed by Carrier Corporation for 23 years. During that time, his positions included Marketing Vice President for Asia Pacific; President of Japanese Operations; Vice President, Manufacturing; President of North American Operations; and Senior Vice President for Carrier's residential and light commercial businesses. Mr. Kelly received a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Boston College in 1964, a Master of Science Degree in Molecular Biophysics from Yale University in 1966, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School in 1968. He is Chairman of the Executive Committee, a member of the Company’s Pension Board, and serves on the boards of various subsidiaries of Matthews International Corporation. Mr. Kelly is a member of the Board of Directors of Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., Mestek, Inc. and Federated Investors. | 