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Nickolas W. Vande Steeg joined the Company's Board of Directors in July 2003. Mr. Vande Steeg is the president and chief operating officer of Parker Hannifin Corporation. Since 1971 his career with Parker includes posts as president of the Seal Group, corporate senior vice president and operating officer, and executive vice president and chief operating officer. Parker Hannifin is a diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. In addition to serving as president and CEO, he oversees seven industrial groups, which include Hydraulics, Fluid Connectors, Automation, Instrumentation, Climate and Industrial Controls, and the Seal and Filtration groups. He also oversees the Asia Pacific and Latin America groups, operations development, strategic pricing and the "lean organization" element of Parker Hannifin's WIN Strategy, which is focused on premier customer service, financial performance and profitable growth. Mr. Vande Steeg began his career at John Deere Corporation serving as an Industrial Engineer and Industrial Relations Manager from 1965 to 1970. Mr. Vande Steeg received his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of California, Irvine in 1968 and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California in 1985. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Azusa Pacific University. | 