Peter Mainz was promoted to Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company on April 24, 2008 and was named as a member of the Board of Directors following Mr. Harness̱s retirement. Prior to that, Mr. Mainz served as the Company̱s Chief Operating Officer effective August 2007. He was appointed to the role of Executive Vice President Operations in March 2007. He was our Chief Financial Officer upon completion of the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems in December 2003.

Daniel W. Harness retired as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and was appointed as the non-executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company on April 24, 2008. Mr. Harness continues to provide services to the Company in a consulting capacity pursuant to the terms of his consulting agreement. He became our Chief Executive Officer & President in April 2001 and became a director upon completion of Invensys Metering Systems. Mr. Harness was President of Metering Systems North America from 2000 to 2001 and President of Sensus Technologies from 1990 to 2000.

Jonathan F. Boucher became a director and unpaid, nominal Vice President upon completion of the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems. Since 1983, Mr. Boucher has been a Member and Managing Principal of The Jordan Company, L.P., a private merchant banking firm and its predecessors. Since 2002, Mr. Boucher has been a Member of Resolute Fund Partners, LLC, the general partner of The Resolute Fund L.P. Mr. Boucher is also a director of other privately held companies. He also served as a director of W-H Energy Services, Inc. until May 2005.

John W. Jordan II became a director upon completion of the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems. Since 1982, Mr. Jordan has been a Member and Managing Principal of The Jordan Company, L.P., a private merchant banking firm and its predecessors. Since 2002, Mr. Jordan has been a Managing Member of the Resolute Fund Partners, LLC, the general partner of The Resolute Fund L.P. Mr. Jordan is also a director of various other privately held companies.

David W. Zalaznick became a director upon completion of the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems. Since 1982, Mr. Zalaznick has been a Member and Managing principal of The Jordan Company, L.P., a private merchant banking firm, and its predecessors. Since 2002, Mr. Zalaznick has been a Managing Member of Resolute Fund Partners, LLC, the general partner of The Resolute Fund L.P. Mr. Zalaznick is also a director of various other privately held companies.

Thomas H. Quinn became a director upon completion of the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems. Since 2002, Mr. Quinn has been a Member and Managing Principal of The Jordan Company, L.P., a private merchant banking firm, and since 1988, has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Jordan Industries, Inc., a diversified industrial company. Mr. Quinn is also a director of other privately held companies.

Gerald J. Cardinale became a director upon completion of the acquisition of Invensys Metering Systems. Since 2002, Mr. Cardinale has been a Managing Director of the Principal Investment Area of Goldman, Sachs & Co. He joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1992. Mr. Cardinale also serves on the board of directors of Alliance Films Holdings, Inc., Cequel Communications, LLC, Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., CSI Entertainment, CW Media Holdings, Inc., Clearwire Holdings, Inc., Fiberlink Communications Corp., and Yankees Entertainment & Sports Networks, LLC.

Bryan Kelln has been a director since February 10, 2004. Mr. Kelln currently serves as Principal and President—Portfolio Operations, of Platinum Equity. From July 2005 through July 2008, Mr. Kelln served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Nortek, Inc. From June 2002 through May 2005, Mr. Kelln acted as a consultant of The Jordan Company, L.P., a private merchant banking firm. From January 2000 until June 2002, Mr. Kelln was President and Chief Executive Officer of Rock Shox, Inc, a global bicycle industry supplier. Prior to that time, Mr. Kelln served as a Senior Vice President and General Manger of the telecommunications and utilities business of General Cable Corporation.

J.Jack Watson has been a director since February 10, 2004. Mr. Watson was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of NEWFLO Corporation, a manufacturer of pumps, valves and meters, from 1987 until his retirement in 1996. Since 2004, Mr. Watson has served as a director of W-H Energy Services and various other privately held companies.

H. Russel Lemcke has been a director since February 10, 2004. Since 1989, Mr. Lemcke has been President of H. Russel Lemcke Group, Inc., a private consulting business. In 2008, Mr. Lemcke retired as a director of Graham Corporation.

Nicole V. Agnew has been a director since March 16, 2007. Ms. Agnew is a Vice President in the Principal Investment Area of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Ms. Agnew joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. as an Associate in 2005. Prior to that time, from 2003 to 2005, Ms. Agnew was an Associate at Onex Corporation, a large Canadian company with operations in the services, manufacturing, and technology industries. From 1999 to 2003, Ms. Agnew was employed at Merrill Lynch in New York in the investment banking division.

Eugene R. McGrath has been a director since January 4, 2010. Mr. McGrath is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Edison, Inc. He joined Consolidated Edison in 1963 as an engineer, was named Vice President in 1978 and for the next 28 years served in various senior leadership positions before his retirement from the utility in 2006. Mr. McGrath also serves on the board of directors of Consolidated Edison, Associated Electric and Gas Insurance Services Limited, and GAMCO Investors, Inc.

Louis D'Ambrosio has been a director since January 15, 2010. Mr. D'Ambrosio is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Avaya. He led the company in becoming a technology and market share leader in the communications industry and taking the company private. Before being appointed CEO, D'Ambrosio was president of Avaya's Global Sales and Marketing, leading the company's initiatives to translate technology innovation into customer solutions. D'Ambrosio also spent 16 years at IBM in senior executive roles in global services, software, and sales and marketing.