Executive Profiles
 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Christopher J. Kearney is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of SPX. He was named President and Chief Executive Officer in December 2004, and added the title of Chairman in May 2007. He joined the company in February 1997 as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel and an officer of the company. Prior to joining SPX he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Grimes Aerospace Company, a leading manufacturer of aircraft lighting equipment, engine system components and electronic systems. His business experience also includes positions at Borg-Warner Chemicals as senior attorney and senior counsel at General Electric’s global materials business. Mr. Kearney holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from DePaul University Law School. Mr. Kearney is a member of the Advisory Council for University Libraries, University of Notre Dame. Mr. Kearney is a Director of Nucor Corporation. Mr. Kearney has been a Director of SPX since 2004.
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 | Segment President, Flow Technology Don Canterna was named Segment President, Flow Technology and an officer in August 2005. He joined SPX in 2001 when SPX acquired United Dominion Industries, where he had been General Manager of Waukesha® Cherry-Burrell® since 1997. He was promoted to President of Waukesha Cherry-Burrell in 2001 and was named President of SPX Process Equipment in 2003 when Waukesha® Cherry-Burrell®, Lightnin® and Bran+Luebbe® were consolidated. Prior to joining SPX, Mr. Canterna held positions with Westinghouse Electric and Nabisco. He holds a bachelor’s degree in general engineering from the US Naval Academy.
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 | Executive Vice President, Global Business Systems and Services and President, Asia Pacific Robert B. Foreman was named executive vice president, Global Business Systems and Services in June 2008. He joined SPX Corporation in May 1999 as vice president, Human Resources, and an officer of the company. In December 2004, he became senior vice president, Human Resources. He assumed the role of executive vice president, Human Resources, and president, Asia Pacific, in December 2005. Mr. Foreman joined SPX from PepsiCo, where he was vice president, Human Resources for Frito-Lay International. During his 14 years with PepsiCo, he spent seven years in Asia where he worked in both the Pepsi and Frito-Lay businesses across 25 countries throughout Asia, the Middle East and Africa. A graduate of the State University of New York Geneseo, he holds a bachelor’s degree in political science.
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 | Segment President, Test and Measurement Dave Kowalski was named Segment President, Test and Measurement, and an officer in August 2005. He joined SPX in 1999 as the Vice President and General Manager of Tools and Equipment at Service Solutions and was named President of Service Solutions in 2004. Before joining SPX he held positions with American National Can Company, J.I. Case, Picker International and Warner Swasey. He holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Cleveland State University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
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 | Segment President, Thermal Equipment and Services Drew Ladau was named Segment President, Thermal Equipment and Services in June 2006. He originally joined SPX in 1996, and served as Vice President, Business Development until 2000. After leaving SPX in 2000, he rejoined the company in 2003 to serve as division President of Vance International. Prior to first joining SPX, Ladau held various positions with GE, Tenneco and Black & Decker. Ladau earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.
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 | Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel Kevin L. Lilly was named Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel and an officer of the company in January 2006. He was promoted to senior vice president in January 2007. Mr. Lilly joined SPX in 2003 as General Counsel for the company’s publicly traded subsidiary, Inrange Technologies Corporation. After the sale of Inrange, he was Group General Counsel for the technical and industrial systems businesses and associate general counsel for SPX business operations. Previously, Mr. Lilly served as Partner at Archer & Greiner, Partner at Jamieson, Moore, Peskin & Spicer and Staff Attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago. He holds a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Notre Dame and earned his JD degree from the Notre Dame Law School.
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 | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Patrick J. O’Leary was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in December 2004. He joined SPX in October 1996 as Vice President, Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer and an officer of the company. Mr. O’Leary began his career in business in 1978 at Deloitte & Touche LLP as a chartered accountant at the company’s offices in Southampton and London, England. From 1982 to 1988, he served in various managerial capacities with Deloitte & Touche LLP and was a partner in the firm’s Boston office from 1988 to 1994. He joined Carlisle Plastics, Inc. in 1994 as Chief Financial Officer and a Director. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and law from the University of Southampton (England). Mr. O’Leary is a Director of Pulte Homes, Inc.
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 | Segment President, Industrial Products and Services Lee Powell joined SPX Corporation as Segment President of Industrial Products and Services in August 2005 and was named an officer in February of 2008. Previously he served as President of the Appliance Controls Division of Invensys for nine years. In that capacity he was responsible for over 7,000 employees and 26 operating groups that provided highly engineered control solutions for customers around the world. Mr. Powell orchestrated the turn around for the group through acquisition and subsequent implementation of Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing techniques. His prior experience also includes roles at ABB and Babcock and Wilcox focused on the domestic power market; Johnson and Johnson with emphasis on consumer products and KPMG providing audit and tax services to a variety of industrial clients. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of Pennsylvania State University.
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 | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Flow Technology Jeremy W. Smeltser is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Flow Technology. Previously he served in various roles for SPX, most recently, as Vice President, Finance. He joined SPX in 2002 from Ernst & Young LLP, where he was an audit manager in Tampa, Florida. Prior to that, he held various positions with Arthur Andersen LLP, in Tampa, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois, focused primarily on assurance services for global manufacturing clients. A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Mr. Smeltser holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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 | Vice President, Business Development Michael Whitted is Vice President, Business Development for SPX Corporation. He is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and consummating opportunities for profitable growth through expansion of existing SPX businesses, and external opportunities, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. He is also responsible for SPX's divestiture activities. He joined SPX Corporation in June 2001. Prior to joining SPX Corporation, Mr. Whitted was a Vice President at Bear Stearns. While at Bear Stearns, Mr. Whitted worked with industrial and technology clients, but was primarily focused on the consumer products industry. Prior to joining Bear Stearns, Mr. Whitted held a series of positions with investment banking firms, including CIBC World Markets and Bankers Trust. Mr. Whitted received a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of Michigan Business School. |