MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2013--
Nancy Lee Gioia, Director, Global Electrical, Connectivity and User
Experience of Ford Motor Company, was elected to the Brady Corporation
(NYSE:BRC) Board of Directors at the company’s Annual Shareholders'
Meeting today. At the Board of Directors’ meeting that followed, the
Board declared a quarterly dividend to shareholders of the company’s
Class A Common Stock of $0.195 per share payable January 31, 2014, to
shareholders of record at the close of business on January 10, 2014.
Gioia, 53, joined Ford in 1982, and has held a variety of engineering
and technology roles, including Director, Global Electrification;
Director, Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Vehicle Programs;
Director, North America Current Vehicle Model Quality; Engineering
Director, Visteon/Ford Due Diligence; Engineering Director, Small
FWD/RWD Car Platforms-North America; and Vehicle Programs Director,
Lifestyle Vehicles. She currently serves as a Director of Inforum and
the State of Michigan, Governor's Talent Investment Board, and
previously served as a Director of Auto Alliance International, a joint
venture of Ford Motor Company and Mazda Corporation; Director of the
Electric Drive Transportation Association; and Director of the
California Plug-in EV Collaborative.
“We are pleased to welcome Nancy Gioia to our board,” said Brady Lead
Independent Director Conrad G. Goodkind. “Her extensive experience in
technology and engineering solutions, as well as her general business
experience, will provide the Board with additional expertise in both
product development and operations.”
Gioia joins Patrick W. Allender, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Retired), Danaher Corporation; Gary S. Balkema,
President (Retired), Worldwide Consumer Care Division, Bayer AG; Conrad
G. Goodkind, Partner (Retired) in the law firm of Quarles and Brady,
LLP; Dr. Frank W. Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer, Akron
Polymer Systems; Dr. Elizabeth Pungello, Ph.D., President, Brady
Education Foundation and Research Assistant Professor, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Bradley C. Richardson, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, PolyOne Corporation; who were all
unanimously re-elected today to a one-year term on the Brady Board of
Directors.
Brady Corporation is an international manufacturer and marketer of
complete solutions that identify and protect premises, products and
people. Brady’s products include high-performance labels, signs, safety
devices, printing systems and software, and precision die-cut materials.
Founded in 1914, the company has a diverse customer base in electronics,
telecommunications, manufacturing, electrical, construction, medical and
a variety of other industries. Brady’s fiscal 2013 sales were
approximately $1.15 billion. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and as of July 31, 2013 employed approximately 7,400 people in
its worldwide businesses. Brady stock trades on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol BRC. More information is available on the
Internet at www.bradycorp.com.
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