Included in the information below are current directors and/or director nominees of the Company who are presently serving, or have served during the preceding five years, on boards of directors of other publicly traded companies.
Robert T. Brady, 84
Lead Independent Director; Audit (Chair) and Sustainability Committees; Director since 1990
Experience
Robert T. Brady retired in January 2014 as the Chairman of the Board of Moog Inc. (“Moog”), a publicly traded company that is a designer and manufacturer of high-performance motion and control systems for use in aerospace, defense, industrial and medical markets. Mr. Brady was Chief Executive Officer of Moog from 1988 to December 1, 2011, Chairman of the Board from 1996 until his retirement, and a director of Moog from 1984 until January 2014. Prior to joining Moog in 1966, Mr. Brady served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Brady received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Other Public Board Membership
Director, M&T Bank Corporation (1994 to present)
Skills and Qualifications
Mr. Brady’s past experience as Chairman of Moog and as director of other public companies provides Astronics Corporation with valuable insight into governance trends and metrics. Similarly, Mr. Brady’s experience as the former CEO of Moog has provided him with extensive management experience within the same industry as Astronics Corporation. His institutional knowledge of the aerospace and defense industry provides helpful context in creating the Company’s long-term strategy. In addition, we believe his financial qualifications and ongoing education make him a strong asset to the Audit Committee. We believe these skills and qualifications make Mr. Brady well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors.
Jeffry D. Frisby, 69
Director; Sustainability (Chair) and Audit Committees; Director since 2016
Experience
Since September 2021, Jeffry D. Frisby has served as the Executive Chairman of PCX Aerostructures, LLC, primarily a supplier of flight critical mechanical systems and assemblies, including rotor heads, landing gear and external fuel tanks. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of PCX Aerostructures, LLC from April 2017 until September 2021. Previously, Mr. Frisby was Chief Executive Officer of Triumph Group, Inc., a publicly traded company that is a global leader in manufacturing and overhauling aerospace structures, systems and components, from July 2012 until April 2015, and its President from July 2009 until April 2015. Mr. Frisby served as Triumph’s Chief Operating Officer from July 2009 to July 2012. Previously, he had been Group President of Triumph Aerospace Systems Group, a group of companies that design, engineer and manufacture a wide range of proprietary and build-to-print components, assemblies and systems for the global aerospace original equipment manufacturers, from April 2003 to July 2009. He also held a variety of other positions within the Triumph Group as well as a predecessor group company, Frisby Aerospace, Inc. Mr. Frisby served as a Director of Triumph Group, Inc. from 2012 to April 2015. Mr. Frisby holds a B.S. in Business from Wake Forest University, Calloway School of Business. Mr. Frisby has over 40 years of Aerospace industry experience.
Other Public Company Board Memberships
Director, Quaker Chemical Corporation (2006 to present)
Skills and Qualifications
Mr. Frisby brings significant aerospace experience spanning nearly 40 years, in addition to deep executive leadership, mergers and acquisitions and manufacturing expertise from his service as President and CEO of PCX Aerostructures as well as at Triumph Group, Inc. Other skills include accounting/finance, financial reporting, industrial marketing, organizational development, global organizations, strategic planning and corporate development. Mr. Frisby brings complementary experience in corporate governance, audit and compensation through his service on the boards of other public and private companies. We believe these skills and qualifications make Mr. Frisby well-qualified to serve on our Board of Directors.
