Company: PLPC
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-012640
Chunk: 36

Company: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 4A
Chunk 36
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Item 4A. Information about our Executive Officers

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Each executive officer is elected by the Board of Directors, serves at its pleasure and holds office until a successor is appointed, or until the earliest of death, resignation or removal. The following sets forth the name, age and recent business experience for each person who is an executive officer of the Company at March 13, 2025:

NameAgePositionRobert G. Ruhlman68Executive ChairmanDennis F. McKenna58Chief Executive OfficerJ. Ryan Ruhlman41PresidentJohn M. Hofstetter60Executive Vice President – U.S. OperationsAndrew S. Klaus59Chief Financial OfficerJohn J. Olenik54Vice President – Research and EngineeringTim O'Shaughnessy54Vice President – Human ResourcesWilliam Koh56Vice President – Asia-Pacific RegionCaroline S. Vaccariello58General Counsel and Corporate SecretaryAssaad A. Morcos52Vice President - U.S. Manufacturing

Robert G. Ruhlman was elected Executive Chairman in January 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Ruhlman served as Chairman since July 2004, as Chief Executive Officer since July 2000 and as President from 1995 to May 2023. Mr. Ruhlman is the father of J. Ryan Ruhlman, the President and a Director of the Company, and of Maegan A. R. Cross, also a Director of the Company.

Dennis F. McKenna was elected Chief Executive Officer in January 2024. Prior to that, Mr. McKenna served as Chief Operating Officer since January 2019 where he oversaw the manufacturing, production, sales and personnel matters of the organization, and as Executive Vice President – Global Business Development from January 2015 to January 2019, where he expanded his role to include worldwide marketing and business development strategies.

J. Ryan Ruhlman was elected President of the Company in May 2023 and to the Company's Board of Directors in July 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Ruhlman served as Vice President – Marketing and Business Development since December 2015, which expanded his role to include new acquisition and market opportunities. Prior to that, he was promoted to Director of Marketing and Business Development in January 2015 including responsibilities for Special Industries, Distribution and Transmission Markets, as well as Marketing Communications. Mr. Ruhlman is the son of Robert G. Ruhlman, the Executive Chairman of the Company, and the