Franklin Electric Announces Board of Director Changes
The following changes have been made to the Board of Directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc..
David T. Brown has retired as a director of the company effective May 7, 2021 having reached the maximum Director age limit established by the Company’s by-laws. Mr. Brown has served as a director since 2008 and has contributed immeasurably to the success of the Company through his vast experience and vision. The Board and Company thank Mr. Brown for his service and wish him the best in all future endeavors.
Alok Maskara has been elected to be a director of the Company effective May 7, 2021.
- Mr. Maskara has been the Chief Executive Officer of Luxfer Holdings PLC since July 1, 2017. Mr. Maskara has nearly thirty years of leadership experience in multiple manufacturing and technology industries, including advanced materials, water and flow technologies, and electrical protection. Before joining Luxfer, he was a business segment President at Pentair Plc, a water solutions company, for eight years, where he led businesses of progressively larger sizes. Prior to Pentair, Mr. Maskara was employed by the General Electric Corporation where he gained significant experience in Lean Manufacturing through his leadership of an executive corporate initiative group focused on Lean. He subsequently led a stand-alone business unit in the water industry, which was later acquired by Pentair. Mr. Maskara also worked at McKinsey & Company in both their Chicago and Amsterdam offices. While at McKinsey, he advised businesses on industrial turnarounds and driving growth through customer insights and segmentation.
- Mr. Maskara is a co-author of nine patents in advanced materials. He holds an M.B.A. from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Mexico, and a Bachelor of Technology degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
Thomas R. VerHage was appointed Lead Independent Director succeeding Mr. Brown. Mr. VerHage has been a member of the Board since 2010.
Source: Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
