Board of Directors

Mr. Ross is a Managing Director of Onex Partners, an affiliate of Onex, and has served as our Chairman since May 2019. Mr. Ross joined Onex in 2006 and is responsible for Onex’s efforts in the building products and packaging industries. Prior to joining Onex, Mr. Ross spent five years with the private equity funds of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. as well as DB Capital Partners, the former private equity division of Deutsche Bank AG. Mr. Ross previously served on the boards of directors of Jack’s Family Restaurants, Moran Foods, LLC (d/b/a “Save-A-Lot”) and RSI Home Products. Mr. Ross holds a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Banholzer currently serves as a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Company. Since October 2013, he has served as a Research Professor at the University of Wisconsin, with appointments in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department and Chemistry Department. After a 30-year career in industrial research, Dr. Banholzer retired from Dow Chemical Company in January 2014 having served, most recently, as Executive Vice President since 2010 and as Chief Technology Officer since July 2005. He also led Dow Chemical’s Venture Capital, Licensing and New Business Development activities. Prior to his time at Dow Chemical, Dr. Banholzer had a 22-year career with General Electric Company where he held positions of increasing authority including his role of Vice President, Global Technology, GE Advanced Materials. Dr. Banholzer holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Marquette University as well as a master’s degree and doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois. He is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt in Reliability Engineering.

Ms. Byorum has served on our board of directors since July 2014. She is the Founder and CEO of Cori Investment Advisors, LLC, a provider of alternative finance solutions for Latin American and U.S. Hispanic investors, which was spun off in 2003 from Violy, Byorum & Partners Holdings, LLC, a leading independent strategic advisory and investment banking firm specializing in Latin America. Previously Ms. Byorum was an Executive Vice President of Stephens, Inc., a private investment banking firm, from 2005 through 2013 and Senior Managing Director of Stephens Cori Capital Advisors, a division of Stephens, Inc., from 2005 to 2012. In 1996, prior to co-founding Violy, Byorum & Partners Holdings, LLC, Ms. Byorum ended a 24-year career at Citibank, where, among other roles, she served as Chief of Staff and Chief Financial Officer for Citibank’s Latin America Banking Group from 1986 to 1990, overseeing $15 billion of loans and coordinating activities in 22 countries. Ms. Byorum was later appointed head of Citibank’s U.S. Corporate Banking Business and a member of the bank’s Operating Committee and a Customer Group Head with global responsibilities. Ms. Byorum has served as a director of Tecnoglass Inc. since 2011, where she currently serves as chair of the audit committee, and as a director of Northwest Natural Gas Company since 2004, where she currently serves as chair of the finance committee and as a member of the audit and governances committees. She holds a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Maxwell served as Executive Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer for Phillips 66, a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company, from April 2012 until his retirement in December 2015. From 2003 until 2012, Mr. Maxwell served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller for Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, a petrochemical company jointly owned by Chevron Corporation and Phillips 66. He also served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a member of the board of directors of Phillips 66 Partners LP and on the board of directors of DCP Midstream LLC and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company until his retirement in 2015. He has over 40 years of experience in various financial roles within the petrochemical and oil and gas industries. In addition, he is a certified public accountant and a certified internal auditor. Mr. Maxwell earned a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from New Mexico State University in 1978.

Mr. Michel joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer and our Board of Directors on June 18, 2018. Mr. Michel joined the Company from Honeywell International, Inc., where he served as the president and chief executive officer of the Home and Building Technologies strategic business group since October 2017. Prior to that, he spent 32 years at Ingersoll Rand, most recently as Senior Vice President and President of its residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning business and as a member of Ingersoll Rand’s enterprise leadership team from 2011 to 2017. He began his career there in 1985 as an application engineer and held various product, sales and business management roles before moving into a series of leadership positions across various geographic and market segments. Mr. Michel holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech and an M.B.A. from the University of Phoenix.

Mr. Munk is the Vice Chairman of Onex Corporation (“Onex”). Since joining Onex in 1988, Mr. Munk has worked on numerous private equity transactions. Mr. Munk currently serves on the boards of directors of Clarivate Analytics Plc, Emerald Holding, Inc., Ryan LLC, SGS & Co., and WireCo WorldGroup. Mr. Munk previously served on the boards of directors of Barrick Gold Corporation, RSI Home Products, Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., Cineplex Inc., SMG Holdings, Inc. and Jack’s Family Restaurants. Prior to joining Onex, Mr. Munk was a Vice President with First Boston Corporation in London, England and an Analyst with Guardian Capital in Toronto. Mr. Munk holds a B.A. from Queen’s University.

Ms. Stefany has served as a partner for the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners, a global advisory-focused investment bank, since August 2017. From 2005 until August of 2017, Ms. Stefany held the roles of Managing Director and Global Industry Analyst at Wellington Management Company, where she was responsible for investing portfolios and recommending stocks for a variety of global industries. Prior to joining Wellington Management Company, Ms. Stefany built her investment advisory career, spending time at companies such as Loomis Sayles, Invesco Capital Management and Putnam Investments. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Spanish from Tufts University and earned a master’s degree in Finance from the Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was awarded the Martin Trust Fellowship through the recommendation of peers and faculty.

Mr. Taten served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Cooper Industries, plc from 2008 until its merger with Eaton Corporation in October 2012. Previously, Mr. Taten was Vice President and General Counsel at Nabors Industries from 2003 until 2008 and earlier practiced law with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. Before attending law school, he practiced as a C.P.A. with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co., which is now KPMG, in New York. Mr. Taten currently is a practicing attorney and private investor. He is admitted to practice law in the states of Texas and New York. Mr. Taten earned his FSA Credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) in 2020. Mr. Taten holds a B.S. and Masters degree from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University.

Mr. Wendt has served as Vice Chairman of the Company since January 2014. He joined the Company in 1980, working in various legal, marketing, window manufacturing and sales positions of increasing authority, culminating in his service as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1992 to August 2011. Mr. Wendt served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 2011 to March 2013. Mr. Wendt served as a director of the Portland Branch at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2009 to 2014 and as its chairman from 2013 to 2014. He has been a Managing Member of Spruce Street Ventures since 2013. He also served as a member of the Economic Advisory Council at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2006 to 2008. He earned a B.A. from Stanford University and a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law and is a member of the Oregon State Bar. Mr. Wendt is the son of our late founder, Richard L. Wendt.

Mr. Wynne has served as an Executive Vice President of Health Services Group, a diversified health insurance company, since July 2012 and previously served as Senior Vice President from February 2010 to January 2011. From January 2011 through July 2012, he served as Executive Vice President of the Company. From March 2004 through March 2007, Mr. Wynne was President and Chief Executive Officer of SBI International, Ltd., the parent company of sports apparel and footwear company Fila. From August 2001 through March 2002, and from April 2003 through February 2004, he was a partner in the Portland, Oregon law firm of Ater Wynne LLP. From April 2002 through March 2003, Mr. Wynne served as acting Senior Vice President and General Counsel of FLIR Systems, Inc., a publicly traded technology company. Mr. Wynne received a B.A. and a J.D. from Willamette University.