VWR International, LLC - Board Committees & Charters

Board Committees & Charters

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Audit Committee Charter		25.7 KB
Compensation Committee Charter		8.9 KB
Nominating and Governance Committee Charter		8.3 KB
Finance Committee Charter		7.9 KB

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Committee Composition

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	Audit	Compensation	Nominating and Governance	Finance
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr.
Chairman *Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr.* has served as our Chairman of the Board since July 2012 and has served on our Board since June 2007 and currently is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Harry is an Executive Partner of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a private equity investment firm based in Chicago. Prior to joining Madison Dearborn Partners in 2005, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Baxter International Inc., a global healthcare company, until April 2004. Harry had been a Director of Baxter International since 1995, Chairman of the Board since January 1, 2000, President since 1997 and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 1999. He now serves as Clinical Professor of Management and Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Harry currently also serves on the Board of Directors of SAIC, Inc., where he is the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.; on the Boards of Trustees of Northwestern University and Lawrence University; on the Dean's Advisory Boards of the Kellogg School of Management and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; and is a member of the board of trustees of The Conference Board. Harry is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor of arts degree from Lawrence University and a master of business administration degree from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.
Nicholas W. Alexos
*Nicholas W. Alexos* has served on the Board since June 2007 and currently is the Chair of the Audit Committee, as well as a member of the Finance Committee. Nick is a Managing Director of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a private equity investment firm based in Chicago. Prior to co-founding Madison Dearborn Partners in 1992, he was with First Chicago Venture Capital for four years. Prior to that position, Nick was with The First National Bank of Chicago. He concentrates on investments in the healthcare sector and currently also serves on the Boards of Directors of Sage Products, LLC, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Chicago, Children's Inner City Educational Fund and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Council. In the past five years, he also served as a Director of Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. Nick is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a bachelor of business administration degree from Loyola University and a master of business administration degree from the University of Chicago.
Robert L. Barchi, M.D., Ph.D.
*Robert L. Barchi, M.D., Ph.D.,* served on the Board from May 2006 until the Company was acquired in June 2007 by affiliates of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. He rejoined the Board in September 2007 and currently is a member of the Compensation Committee. Dr. Barchi has been President of the Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, since 2012. Dr. Barchi served as President of Thomas Jefferson University from 2004 to 2008. Prior to that, he was Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, having served in various capacities at that institution for more than 30 years. He was Chair of Penn's Department of Neurology and founding Chair of its Department of Neuroscience. Bob also served as the Director of the Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences for more than 12 years. In addition to his clinical and administrative responsibilities, he has been published extensively in the field of ion channel research, and has been elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Bob is a member of the Board of Covance, Inc. He received bachelor and master of science degrees from Georgetown University, as well as doctor of philosophy and doctor of medicine degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.
Edward A. Blechschmidt
*Edward A. Blechschmidt* has served on the Board since September 2007 and currently is a member of the Audit Committee. Ed previously served as an executive officer of several companies, most recently as the Chief Executive Officer of Novelis, Inc., an aluminum rolling and recycling company, from December 2006 until its sale to the Aditya Birla Group in May 2007. He was Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Gentiva Health Services, Inc., a leading provider of specialty pharmaceutical and home health care services, from March 2000 to June 2002. Prior to that, Ed served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Olsten Corporation, the conglomerate from which Gentiva Health Services was split off and taken public, from March 1999 to March 2000. He also served as President of Olsten Corporation from October 1998 to March 1999. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Nixdorf Americas and Siemens' Pyramid Technology Corporation from July 1996 to October 1998. Prior to Siemens, Ed spent more than 20 years with Unisys Corporation, including serving as its Chief Financial Officer. Ed currently serves as a Director of Diamond Foods, Inc., Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. and Columbia Laboratories, Inc. and is Chair of the Audit Committee of Columbia Laboratories, Inc. In the past five years, he also served on the Board of HealthSouth Corporation. Ed holds a bachelor of business administration degree from Arizona State University.
Manuel A.H. Brocke-Benz
President and Chief Executive Officer *Manuel Brocke-Benz* was named as our President and Chief Executive Officer on January 3, 2013. Since July 25, 2012, Manuel served as our Interim Chief Executive Officer, while also serving as the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Europe, Lab and Distribution Services, a position he has held since January 2006. He was elected to the Board in September 2012 and currently is the Chair of the Finance Committee. Prior to assuming his position as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Europe, Lab and Distribution Services, he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Continental Europe from 2003 to 2005. From 2001 to 2003, Manuel served as Corporate Senior Vice President, Process Excellence. Manuel joined the Company in 1987 and held numerous roles including General Manager Benelux Countries, Vice President European Key Accounts, Vice President European Marketing and Corporate Senior Vice President Global E-business. Manuel holds a law degree from Albert-Ludwigs University in Freiburg, Germany.
Thompson Dean
*Thompson Dean* has served on the Board since September 2007 and currently is a member of the Compensation Committee. Tom is a Co-Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Avista Capital Partners, L.P., a private equity firm based in New York City. Prior to co-founding Avista in 2005, Tom led DLJ Merchant Banking Partners for 10 years. Tom has served as Co-Managing Partner of DLJMB since 1995 and was Chairman of the Investment Committees of DLJMB I, DLJMB II, DLJMB III and DLJ Growth Capital Partners through December 2007. Tom currently serves on the Boards of IWCO Corporation and ConvaTec Inc. In the past five years, he also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arcade Marketing Inc., DeCrane Aircraft Inc., Mueller Water Products, Inc. and Von Hoffmann Corporation, and as a Director of Nycomed S.A. and The Star Tribune Company. He served as Chairman of the Special Projects Committee of Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital and as a member of the College Foundation Board of the University of Virginia. In addition, he serves on various committees of the Boys Club of New York, the Lenox Hill Neighborhood Association and the Museum of the City of New York. Tom received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Virginia, where he was an Echols Scholar and a master of business administration degree with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar.
Robert P. DeCresce, M.D.
*Robert P. DeCresce, M.D.,* has served on the Board since September 2007 and currently is a member of the Compensation Committee. Bob is the Harriet B. Borland Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology at Rush Medical College in Chicago. He also currently serves as Associate Vice President for Ancillary Services, is a member of the Board of Trustees and serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees at Rush University Medical Center. Prior to joining Rush in 1991, he was at Michael Reese Hospital and MetPath Laboratories, also in Chicago. In the past five years, he served on the Board of PathLab, Inc. In addition, he has served as a consultant to a number of in-vitro diagnostic companies over the past 20 years. Bob received a bachelor of science degree from Boston College as well as doctor of medicine, master of public health and master of business administration degrees from Columbia University.
Pamela Forbes Lieberman
*Pamela Forbes Lieberman* has served on The Board of Directors since January 2009 and currently is a member of the Audit Committee. From March 2006 to August 2006, she served as interim Chief Operating Officer of Entertainment Resource, Inc., which was a distribution business in the entertainment industry. Pamela served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Board member of TruServ Corporation (now known as True Value Company), a member-owned hardware cooperative, from November 2001 to November 2004, as TruServ's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer from July 2001 through November 2001, and as TruServ's Chief Financial Officer from March 2001 through July 2001. Prior to March 2001, she held Chief Financial Officer positions at ShopTalk Inc., The Martin-Brower Company, L.L.C. and Fel-Pro Inc., as well as financial leadership positions at Kraft Foods, Inc. and Bunzl Building Supply Inc. Pamela currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committees of A.M. Castle & Co., Standard Motor Products, Inc. and Tempel Steel and serves on the Board of Directors of Kreher Steel Company and on the advisory board of HAVI Group, LP. In addition, she serves on the Board of Trustees of Rush University and Medical Center and the Board of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. Pamela holds a master of business administration degree from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the University of Illinois, Champaign. Ms. Forbes Lieberman is a Certified Public Accountant.
Carlos del Salto
*Carlos del Salto* has served on the Board since September 2007 and currently is a member of the Audit Committee. Carlos retired from Baxter Healthcare Corporation in March 2006 where he was the Senior Vice President responsible for Baxter's Intercontinental and Asia-Pacific operations. He had been with Baxter Healthcare Corporation since 1973, and held numerous positions including President of Baxter Healthcare Corporation's Global Renal business, President of Baxter Latin America/Switzerland/Austria and General Manager of Mexico. Carlos serves on the Board of Directors of the Hispanic Unity of Florida. In addition, he is founder and President of the Natividad de los Andes Foundation in Ecuador. He holds a bachelor of accounting degree from Juan de Velasco College in Ecuador and a master of finance degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago.
Timothy P. Sullivan
*Timothy P. Sullivan* has served on the Board since June 2007 and currently is the Chair of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee, as well as a member of the Finance Committee. Tim is a Managing Director of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, a private equity investment firm based in Chicago. Prior to co-founding Madison Dearborn Partners in 1992, he was with First Chicago Venture Capital for three years after having served in the U.S. Navy. Tim concentrates on investments in the healthcare sector and currently also serves on the Board of Directors of Sage Products, LLC and Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. In addition, he is on the Board of Trustees of Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the United States Naval Academy Foundation and is the Chairman of Northlight Theatre. He also serves on the Investment Committee of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School and on the Investment and Finance Committees of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Tim received a bachelor of science degree from the United States Naval Academy, a master of science degree from the University of Southern California, and a master of business administration degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Robert J. Zollars
*Robert J. Zollars* served on the Board from May 2006 until the Company was acquired in June 2007 by affiliates of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. He rejoined the Board in September 2007 and currently is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Bob has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Vocera Communications, Inc., a wireless communications systems company, since June 2007. Prior to Vocera Communications, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Wound Care Solutions, LLC, a private equity backed business serving the chronic wound care segment of healthcare, from June 2006 through April 2007. From June 1999 until March 2006, Bob was the Chairman and CEO of Neoforma, Inc., a healthcare technology company focusing on the supply chain. Prior to joining Neoforma, he was the Executive Vice President and Group President of Cardinal Health, Inc., where he was responsible for five subsidiaries. From 1992 until 1996, Bob was the President of the Hospital Supply and Scientific Product distribution businesses at Baxter International Inc. Bob currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Diamond Foods, Inc. In the past five years, he served on the Boards of Silk Road Technology Inc. and InterAct911 Corporation. He is the Chairman of the Center for Services Leadership at Arizona State University. Bob holds a bachelor of science degree from Arizona State University and a master of business administration degree from John F. Kennedy University.