Donald Walther

Esterline Technologies Corp. engages in the manufacture of aircraft parts and components, automated drilling products and machine tool systems. Its brands include Armtec, Auxitrol, CMC, Darchem, Jsanco, Leach, and LRE. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

ITT Corp. manufactures engineered critical components and customized solutions for the energy, transportation, and industrial markets. It operates through the following segments: Industrial Process, Motion Technologies, Interconnect Solutions, and Control Technologies. The Industrial Process segment manufactures engineered fluid process equipment which serves various customers in global infrastructure industries such as oil and gas, mining, power generation, chemical and other process markets and also provides aftermarket services. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shock absorbers, and damping technologies for the global automotive, truck, trailer, and public bus and rail transportation markets. The Interconnect Solutions segment manufactures a wide range of highly specialized connector products that make it possible to transfer signal and power in various electronic devices that are utilized in aerospace and defense; industrial and transportation; oil and gas; and medical markets. The Control Technologies segment manufactures specialized equipment which includes actuation, valves, switches, vibration isolation, custom-energy absorption, and regulators for the aerospace and defense, and industrial markets. The company was founded by Sosthenes Behn and Hernand Behn in 1920 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Perkins Coie LLP provides corporate, commercial litigation, and intellectual property legal services. Its practice areas include business law, environment and natural resources, estate planning and trust services, finance, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, product liability, real estate and land use, regulatory and government affairs, and taxation. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

The Heico Cos. LLC operates as a holding company with interest in providing manufacturing, construction and industrial services. Its operations are organized into four platforms: Ancra Group, Heico Metal Processing Group, Heico Construction Group and Pettibone LLC. The company was founded by Michael E. Heisley, Sr. in 1979 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

Robotic Research LLC provides engineering services. It specializes in the areas of robotics, intelligent control, sensor processing, and specialized computer programming. The company was founded by Alberto Lacaze and Karl Murphy in 2002 and is headquartered in Clarksburg, MD.