Cooper Industries Approves Appointment of Two Director Nominees, Lawrence D. Kingsley and Dr. Mark S. Thompson.HOUSTON -- Cooper Industries Cooper Industries NYSE: CBE is one of the oldest large companies in the United States, having been founded in 1833 as a partnership in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Incorporated in Ohio as The C. & G. , Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CBE CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit. title) CBE n abbr (= Companion of (the Order of) the British Empire) → tÃtulo de nobleza CBE n abbr (= ) today announced its Board of Directors has approved the appointment of two new Director nominees, Lawrence D. Kingsley and Dr. Mark S. Thompson. The Director nominees are subject to election at Cooper's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 24. Successful election would increase the size of the Board from 9 to 11 and add leadership from current industry executives focused on advanced technology and operational excellence. Mr. Kingsley is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IDEX IDEX International Development Exchange IDEX Imagery Data Exploitation System IDEX Imagery Digital Exploitation (system) IDEX Identifier of Explorer Corporation. He was named Chairman in April 2006, President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2005 and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. in August 2004. Prior to joining IDEX, Kingsley held executive positions at Danaher Corporation The Danaher Corporation NYSE: DHR, is a large global company headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. Its products are concentrated in the fields of design, manufacture, and marketing of industrial and consumer products. serving as Corporate Vice President and Group Executive for the Sensors and Controls business from March 2004 to August 2004; President, Industrial Controls Group from April 2002 to July 2004; and President, Motion Group, Special Purpose Systems from January 2001 to March 2002. Dr. Thompson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. since May 2005 and was previously the Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Technology Group. Prior to joining Fairchild in December 2004, Dr. Thompson was President and Chief Executive Officer of Big Bear Networks, Inc. since August 2001 and before that, Vice President and General Manager of Tyco Electronics Power Components Division. He also serves as a Director for American Science and Engineering, Inc. and Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. About Cooper Industries Cooper Industries, Ltd. is a global manufacturer with 2006 revenues of $5.2 billion, approximately 85 percent of which are from electrical products. Incorporated in Bermuda with administrative headquarters in Houston, Cooper employs approximately 31,000 people and operates eight divisions: Cooper B-Line, Cooper Bussmann, Cooper Crouse-Hinds, Cooper Lighting, Cooper Menvier, Cooper Power Systems, Cooper Wiring Devices Cooper Wiring Devices is a division of Cooper Industries and provides a wide range of residential, institutional and industrial specification grade electrical devices for consumers and building contractors. External links
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