John H. Batten, President – Chief Executive Officer. Effective November
1, 2013, Mr. Batten was named President – Chief Executive Officer. Prior
to this promotion, Mr. Batten served as President and Chief Operating Officer
since July 2008, Executive Vice President since November 2004, Vice President
and General Manager – Marine and Propulsion since October 2001 and Commercial
Manager – Marine and Propulsion since 1998. Mr. Batten joined Twin Disc
in 1996 as an Application Engineer. Mr. Batten is the son of the late Mr. Michael
Batten, former Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Jeffrey S. Knutson, Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Secretary. Mr. Knutson was named Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in
June 2015. Mr. Knutson was named Vice President – Finance, Interim Chief
Financial Officer and Interim Treasurer in February 2015. Mr. Knutson was appointed
Corporate Secretary in June 2013, and was Corporate Controller from his appointment
in October 2005 until August 2015. Mr. Knutson joined the Company in February
2005 as Controller of North American Operations. Prior to joining Twin Disc,
Mr. Knutson held Operational Controller positions with Tower Automotive (since
August 2002) and Rexnord Corporation (since November 1998).
Malcolm F. Moore, Executive Vice President – Operations. Mr. Moore was
hired as Executive Vice President Finance – Operations effective July
1, 2015 after resigning from Twin Disc Board of Directors on June 30, 2015.
Prior to joining Twin Disc, Mr. Moore was President and CEO of Digi-Star LLC,
a leading supplier of electronic components and software used in precision agriculture.
Prior to leading Digi-Star, he held a variety of positions including Executive
Vice President and COO, President and COO, and President and CEO of Gehl Company,
a publicly-owned manufacturer and distributor of equipment used in construction
and agriculture.
Dean J. Bratel, Vice President – Global Sales and Marketing. Mr. Bratel
was promoted to his current role in January 2015 after serving as Vice President
– Americas (since June 2013), Vice President – Engineering (since
November 2004), Director of Corporate Engineering (since January 2003), Chief
Engineer (since October 2001) and Engineering Manager (since December 1999).
Mr. Bratel joined Twin Disc in 1987.
Denise L. Wilcox, Vice President - Human Resources. After joining the Company
as Manager Compensation & Benefits in September 1998, Ms. Wilcox was promoted
to Director Corporate Human Resources in March 2002 and to her current role
in November 2004. Prior to joining Twin Disc, Ms. Wilcox held positions with
Johnson International and Runzheimer International.
Michael B. Gee, Vice President – Corporate Engineering. Mr. Gee was promoted
to his current role in January 2015 after serving as Director of Engineering.
Mr. Gee joined Twin Disc in 1990 and has held several positions, including:
Experimental Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Engineer, Engineering Manager
and Chief Engineer.
Debbie A. Lange, Corporate Controller. Ms. Lange was hired as Corporate Controller
effective August 4, 2015. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Lange was the Director
of Accounting Research & Special Projects at Sealed Air Corporation (since
2011), a global manufacturer and provider of food packaging solutions, product
packaging and cleaning and hygiene solutions. Prior to the role at Sealed Air,
Ms. Lange held the position of Director of Global Accounting and Reporting at
Diversey, Inc. (since 2008), a global marketer and manufacturer of cleaning,
hygiene, operational efficiency, appearance enhancing products, and equipment
and related services for the institutional and industrial cleaning and sanitation
market.
Twin Disc Inc currently has 921 employees.