Board of Directors

Mr. Ross is a Managing Director of Onex and has served as a director of the Company since October 2011, including as Chairman since May 2019. Mr. Ross joined Onex in 2006 and is responsible for Onex’s efforts in the building products, retail and restaurant industries. Since joining Onex, Mr. Ross has worked on Onex’s investments in RSI Home Products Inc., Tomkins plc, Husky Injection Molding Systems, Jack’s Family Restaurants and Save-A-Lot. Mr. Ross previously served on the board of directors of Jack’s Family Restaurants, Save-A-Lot and RSI Home Products Inc. 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 holds a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.B.A., Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Ross’ experience in a variety of strategic and financing transactions and investments qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors. As an executive with Onex, who has a specific focus on investments in the building products industry, Mr. Ross has extensive knowledge of our business as well as the markets in which we operate.

Dr. Banholzer joined the board of directors in August 2017. He currently serves as a Research Professor at the University of Wisconsin with appointments in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department, Chemistry Department, Wisconsin Energy Institute and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. After a 30-year career in industrial research, Dr. Banholzer retired from Dow Chemical where he served, most recently, as Executive Vice President. In this role, he led Dow’s Venture Capital, Licensing and New Business Development activities. He also served as Dow’s Chief Technology Officer. Also during his time at Dow Chemical, Dr. Banholzer served as a member of the board of directors for Dow Corning Corporation and Dow Kokam and for the philanthropic organization, Dow Foundation. Prior to his time at Dow Chemical, Dr. Banholzer had a 22-year career with General Electric Company (GE) where he held positions of increasing authority including his role of Vice President, Global Technology, GE Advanced Materials. Dr. Banholzer was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 and was nominated to serve a three-year term on the NAE Council in 2006. He has received a number of awards including the Industrial Research Institute’s Holland Award for R&D management, the American Chemical Society’s Earl B. Barnes Award, the Council of Chemical Research’s Pruitt Award, and the AGILE Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He has served as a board member for Wilsonart International and board member and treasurer for Madison Symphony Orchestra since 2014. 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, holds 16 U.S. patents, and has over 90 publications. Dr. Banholzer brings to the board of directors extensive business development, industrial research, licensing, intellectual property, and venture capital experience.

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. Ms. Byorum brings to the board of directors expertise in finance and extensive management experience in a number of entities.

Mr. Maxwell has served on our board of directors since February 2017. Mr. Maxwell previously 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. Mr. Maxwell 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 served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of Range Resources Corporation since September 2015. He has over 37 years of experience in various financial roles within the petrochemical and oil and gas industries and, in addition, 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. Maxwell brings to our board of directors expertise in accounting, finance, internal audit, information technology, and corporate and strategic planning.

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. He began his career there 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. He has served as a member of the board of directors of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company since 2015. Mr. Michel was selected to serve on JELD-WEN's Board of Directors in light of his board experience and extensive background in management, engineering and global sales.

Mr. Munk is a Senior Managing Director at Onex and has been a member of our board of directors since October 2011. Since joining Onex in 1988, Mr. Munk has worked on numerous private equity transactions. These transactions include the acquisitions and realizations of Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., RSI Home Products, Tomkins plc, Vencap Equities Alberta Ltd., Imperial Parking Ltd., ProSource Inc., and Loews Cineplex; and the initial public offering of the Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund, which acquired the Canadian operations of Loews Cineplex, Cineplex Odeon, and the operations of Onex’ subsidiary, Galaxy Entertainment. More recently, Mr. Munk was involved in the acquisitions of Jack’s Family Restaurants and SAL HoldCo Corp. (“Save-A-Lot”). Mr. Munk also currently serves on the boards of directors of Barrick Gold Corporation, Save-A-Lot, Clarivate Analytics, and SMG Holdings, Inc. Mr. Munk previously served on the board of directors of RSI Home Products from 2008 to 2013 and the board of directors of Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd, Cineplex 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. Mr. Munk’s experience in a variety of strategic and financing transactions and investments qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors. His high level of financial expertise is a valuable asset to our board of directors. As an executive with Onex he has extensive knowledge of our business. His service on other boards of directors over the years allows him to provide our board of directors with a valuable perspective on corporate governance issues.

Ms. Stefany joined the board of directors in October 2017. Since August of 2017, she has served as Partner for the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners, a global advisory-focused investment bank. 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. Ms. Stefany currently serves as the Executive Board Chair and Chief Volunteer Officer for the South Shore YMCA. She holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and Spanish from Tufts University and earned a master’s degree in finance from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management where she was awarded the Martin Trust Fellowship through the recommendation of peers and faculty. Ms. Stefany is recognized as an expert in her field and brings to the board over 20 years of investment advisory experience, specializing in strategy and shareholder value creation.

Mr. Taten has served on our board of directors since April 2014. He previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Cooper Industries 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 known as KPMG, in New York. Mr. Taten currently is a practicing attorney. He currently serves on the board of directors of Moran Foods, LLC (“Save-A-Lot”). Mr. Taten holds a B.S. and Master’s degree from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University. Mr. Taten brings experience in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, tax, finance and securities offerings, and compliance to the board of directors.

Mr. Wendt has served as Vice Chairman since January 2014 and a director since June 1985. 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 from 2011 to March 2013. Mr. Wendt served as a Director of the Portland Branch at 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. Mr. Wendt serves on the board of directors of Brooks Resources Corporation, Roseburg Forest Products, and Sky Lake Medical Center, on the board of trustees of Willamette University, and is president of the board of the Wendt Family Foundation. He earned a B.A. from Stanford University in 1976, and a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law in 1980, 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 on our board of directors since March 2012. Since July 2012, Mr. Wynne has served as an Executive Vice President of Health Services Group, a diversified health insurance company, where he 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 JWI. 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, Mr. Wynne 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 serves on the boards of directors of FLIR Systems, Inc., Pendleton Woolen Mills, and Lone Rock Resources, and he previously served as a director of Planar Systems Inc. from 1996 to 2013. Mr. Wynne received a B.A. and a J.D. from Willamette University. Mr. Wynne has developed a high degree of familiarity with the Company’s operations, risks, and opportunities through his experience as the Executive Vice President of JWI and his extensive management experience in a number of entities.