Mr. Schneider was appointed Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
in November 2014 and was appointed to our Board of Directors in February 2014.
He led the Kimball Hospitality subsidiary in 2013 and 2014, and was Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) from July 1997 to
November 2014. He has been with the Company for 28 years in various financial
and executive positions. As leader of Kimball Hospitality, he oversaw the business
as it returned to profitability in fiscal year 2014. He was also responsible
for strategic planning, SEC reporting, finance, capital structure, insurance,
tax, internal audit, and treasury services as CFO of your Company.
Mr. Van Winkle was appointed President, Chief Operating Officer in November
2014. He previously served as Executive Vice President, President — Furniture
Group since March 2014. He also served as Vice President, President —
Office Furniture Group from February 2010 until November 2013 when he was appointed
Executive Vice President, President — Office Furniture Group. He had previously
served as Vice President, General Manager of National Office Furniture from
October 2003 until February 2010, and prior to that served as Vice President,
Chief Finance and Administrative Officer for the Furniture Brands Group as well
as other key finance roles within our Furniture business since joining the Company
in January 1991.
Ms. Schroeder was appointed Vice President, CFO in November 2014. She previously
served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, a position she assumed
in May 2009. She was appointed to Vice President in December 2004, served as
Corporate Controller from August 2002 until May 2009, and prior to that served
as Assistant Corporate Controller and Director of Financial Analysis. As CFO,
Ms. Schroeder has responsibility for the accounting, internal audit, investor
relations, tax and treasury functions, as well as setting financial strategy
and policies for the Company.
Mr. McCoy was appointed President, National Office Furniture in November 2014
and was also appointed as a Vice President of Kimball International, Inc. in
February 2015. Previously, he served as Vice President, General Manager of National
Office Furniture, a position he assumed in 2010. He joined Kimball in 1996 and
spent nine years with National Office Furniture and Kimball Office, building
a solid background in both front line and management sales experience. He became
Vice President of Sales for National Office Furniture in 2005 with responsibility
for the field sales organization, distribution strategy and execution, and the
achievement of National Office Furniture’s profitable growth goals.
Mr. Wagner was appointed President, Kimball Office in November 2014 and was
also appointed as a Vice President of Kimball International, Inc. in February
2015. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, General Manager of Kimball
Office. Since joining Kimball in October 2013, Mr. Wagner has led the extensive
sales growth and aggressive cost reductions at Kimball Office. Prior to joining
Kimball, he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing
with OFS Brands (an office furniture manufacturing company) since 2004. His
career spans over 20 years of experience in the office furniture industry with
leadership positions in sales, sales management, marketing, and strategic planning.
Mr. Kincer was appointed Vice President, Corporate Development in November 2014.
He served as Vice President, Business Development, Treasurer since 2006 with
responsibility for global treasury operations managing Company-wide liquidity,
commercial banking relationships, corporate debt facilities, foreign exchange
risk, and insurance programs as well as the evaluation of acquisition opportunities.
He also served in various finance and leadership roles of progressing responsibility
since joining the Company in 1994.
Ms. Heitz Cassidy was appointed Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
in November 2014 and to the additional role of Chief Compliance Officer in July
2016, where she has the responsibility to oversee compliance with laws and company
policy and assist in maintaining an ethical corporate culture. She provides
strategic-thinking leadership, advice and counsel to the Company’s executive
management as well as oversees the Company’s legal functions, and as Corporate
Secretary, assists the Board of Directors. She previously served as Deputy General
Counsel since August 2009, with responsibility for handling all day-to-day legal
activities of the Company and was appointed to Vice President in October 2013.
She joined Kimball in 1996 as an associate corporate counsel and has held positions
of increasing responsibility within the legal department during her career.
Mr. Nicholson was appointed Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer in
February 2015 with responsibility for the human resources and information technology
functions. He also served as Vice President, Chief Information Officer from
January 2014 until March 2015. Throughout 2013 he served as Director, Business
Analytics and then Vice President, Business Analytics, with oversight of strategic
application of data analysis, social media and mobile computing in support of
the Company’s growth of information management into more predictive analysis
in order to build greater responsiveness to customer needs and improvement of
operational decision making. He also served as Director of Organizational Development
from November 2011 until January 2013, and Director of Employee Engagement from
November 2008 until November 2011 following other roles of advancing responsibility
in the areas of application development, systems analysis, process reengineering,
lean/continuous improvement and enterprise resource planning (“ERP”)
since joining the Company in 1986.
Ms. Smith was appointed President, Kimball Hospitality in August 2015 and was
also appointed as a Vice President of Kimball International, Inc. in October
2015. She is responsible for the strategic growth and direction of Kimball Hospitality.
Previously, she served as Vice President of Marketing for National Office Furniture,
a position she assumed in 2010 where she led product development, marketing,
sustainability, vertical markets, and brand awareness in the architect and design
community. Prior to that, she held various other roles of increasing responsibility
in marketing, product development, sales and service. She has over 25 years
of experience in the office and hospitality industries.
Kimball International Inc currently has 2621 employees.
