|
|
Richard E.
Stoddard, Chairman of the Board, biographical information is set forth above under
"Management".
 |
Ronald E.
Bitonti is Chairman of the Benefits Committee for the VEBA and was Chairman
of the Reorganized Creditors' Committee formed during the KSC bankruptcy
until dissolution of this committee in 1991. From 1985 to 1991, Mr. Bitonti
served as International Representative for the United States Steelworkers
of America. Mr. Bitonti retired from KSC in 1981 and has been a director
or manager of Kaiser since November 1991.
|
|
Todd G. Cole has been a
director or manager of Kaiser since November 1989. Mr. Cole was Chief Executive
Officer of CIT Financial Corporation before starting his present career as
a consultant and corporate director. He currently is President of Cole &
Wilds Associates, Inc., a consulting company. Mr. Cole served on the Board
of Directors of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., until his resignation on May 2003
(certified air carrier, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization
on March 21, 2003 and it emerged from bankruptcy in 2005 with all approved
claims paid in full and no change in outstanding equity). He is a founding
director of Coral Gable Trust Company, a Florida State chartered institution,
which will begin operations in April 2004. Mr. Cole is an active member of
the Georgia Bar Association and was an accredited certified public accountant.
|
Gerald A.
Fawcett was President and Chief Operating Officer of Kaiser Inc. from January
1996 until his retirement from full time duties on January 15, 1998. He was
appointed to Kaiser's Board on January 15, 1998, and currently serves as
Vice Chairman of the Board and undertakes special projects on behalf of the
Company from time-to-time. Mr. Fawcett began his employment with KSC in 1951,
holding various positions in the steel company and ultimately becoming Division
Superintendent of the Cold Rolled and Coated Products Division. After working
five years consulting with domestic and overseas steel industry clients,
Mr. Fawcett joined Kaiser in 1988 as Senior Vice President and became Executive
Vice President in October 1989. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of
MRC.
|
Marshall E.
Wallach has been a director or manager of Kaiser since November 1991. Since
1984, Mr. Wallach has served as President of The Wallach Company, a Denver,
Colorado based investment banking firm. The Wallach Company was sold to Keycorp
on January 1, 2001. Mr. Wallach retired from The Wallach Company on December
31, 2003. Prior to forming The Wallach Company, Mr. Wallach managed the corporate
finance department and established the mergers and acquisitions department
of Boettcher & Company, a regional investment bank in Denver, Colorado.
Mr. Wallach serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations and
privately-owned
corporations. He also serves on the Board of Tomkins, PLC and is currently
President of Wallach Capital Advisors, Inc. which was incorporated in early
2004.
|
|
Manager Emeritus
Reynold C. MacDonald serves as a Manger Emeritus on our Board of Managers. This
is an honorary, nonvoting and unpaid position. In this position, Mr. MacDonald
is available to the Board and to the Chief Executive Officer to provide guidance
on company matters. Mr. MacDonald served on the Board of Directors of Kaiser
Inc. from November 1988 until completion of the merger in 2001, and he also was
an employee of Kaiser Steel from 1946 to 1963, with his last position being assistant
general superintendent of all the mills. Mr. MacDonald served as Chairman of the
Board for Acme Metals Company from 1986 until 1992 and continues as a director
with that company. He has also served as a director with Interlake, Inc., a metals
fabrication and materials handling company and of ARAMARK Group, Inc.
|
|
