Sector: Industrials
Director information for WOODWARD INC (data for year 2025)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Blankenship | Chairman of the Board | [] | [] | 2025 | |
| CHARLES BLANKENSHIP, JR. | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman and CEO, Woodward, Inc. | 59 | ["Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Woodward (2022 to present)", "Chief Executive Officer at Arconic Corporation (2018 to 2019)", "Chief Executive Officer, GE Appliances, and Sr. Vice President of Haier Group at General Electric (2016 to 2017)", "President and CEO, GE Appliances and Lighting (2011 to 2016)", "Held significant leadership roles in Aviation, Energy, and Appliances during a 24-year career", "Boardroom experience at various large foundations and associations", "Managerial and operational best practices, particularly in industrial equipment markets", "Montgomery Distinguished Professor of Practice at University of Virginia (2019 to 2022)"] | ["Executive"] | 2025 |
| Daniel Korte | Former Global VP, Aerospace, PPG Industries, Inc.; Director | 65 | ["Significant experience leading companies of varying sizes through M&A transactions", "Business development", "Operational efficiency", "Creation of operating models", "Strategy development"] | ["Executive", "Human Capital & Compensation (Chair)", "Nominating and Governance", "Nominating and Governance Committee"] | 2025 |
| DAVID HESS | Director; Former CEO, Arconic Corporation | 70 | ["Chief Executive Officer at Arconic Corporation (2017 to 2018)", "Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer \u2014 Aerospace at United Technologies Corporation (2015 until retirement in 2017)", "President \u2014 Pratt & Whitney (2009 to 2014)", "President \u2014 Hamilton Sundstrand (2004 to 2009)", "Joined in 1979 and served in numerous executive leadership roles over his 38\u2011year career", "Extensive boardroom experience at public and private aerospace, defense, and industrial companies", "Corporate strategy, operational execution and efficiency, and manufacturing"] | ["Human Capital & Compensation", "Nominating and Governance", "Nominating and Governance Committee"] | 2025 |
| Eileen Paterson | Former CEO and President, Aerojet Rocketdyne; Director; Chair | 59 | ["Chief Executive Officer at Aerojet Rocketdyne (2015 to 2023)", "Chief Operating Officer at Aerojet Rocketdyne (2015)", "President of Pratt & Whitney AeroPower\u2019s auxiliary power unit and small turbojet propulsion business at United Technologies Corporation (2012 to 2015)", "Various senior level roles at United Technologies Corporation (2003 to 2012)", "Various leadership roles at Ford Motor Company and Visteon Corporation managing production operations", "Seven years as an active duty aviator and airfield commander in the U.S. Army", "P&L management, operations, quality, and supply chain", "Significant boardroom experience at public aerospace, space, defense, and energy companies", "Extensive practical knowledge of product use cases as an aviator and airfield commander in the U.S. Army"] | ["Executive", "Human Capital & Compensation", "Nominating and Governance", "Nominating and Governance Committee"] | 2025 |
| Gregg Sengstack | Former President and CEO, Franklin Electric Co., Inc.; Lead Director | 67 | ["Strong knowledge of general management in domestic and international markets", "P&L management", "financial management", "M&A", "strategic growth", "Holds an Airline Transport Pilot license (since 1981)", "Audit committee financial expert", "financial sophistication"] | ["Audit", "Executive", "Audit Committee"] | 2025 |
| John Cohn | President, CrossBorder Strategic Solutions, LLC; Director | 71 | ["Expertise in executing global market and business development opportunities in industrial and aerospace markets", "Change management", "M&A", "strategy implementation"] | ["Audit", "Audit Committee"] | 2025 |
| MARY PETRYSZYN | Director; Former Corporate VP and President of Defense Systems, Northrop Grumman Corporation | 63 | ["Strong understanding of defense systems technology", "Leadership in the government and defense markets", "P&L management", "Operations", "M&A", "Technology / engineering"] | ["Audit", "Audit Committee"] | 2025 |
| Rajeev Bhalla | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, CIRCOR International; Director; Chair | 62 | ["Consultant for various strategic and financial advisory services (2019 to present)", "Operating Partner at Cerberus Operating and Advisory Company (2019 to 2023)", "Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at CIRCOR International (2013 to 2018)", "Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Sikorsky Aircraft (2012 to 2013)", "Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Pratt & Whitney (2005 to 2012)", "Corporate Controller at Lockheed Martin (2001 to 2005)", "Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (1997 to 2001)", "Significant experience in financial management of large companies in the aerospace industry and beyond", "Investor relations, P&L management, capital deployment, and due diligence", "Audit committee financial expert", "financial sophistication"] | ["Audit", "Executive", "Audit Committee"] | 2025 |
| Tana Utley | Former VP of Large Power Systems, Caterpillar Inc.; Director | 62 | ["Extensive leadership experience in industrials", "Complementary expertise in the aerospace and defense markets", "Corporate strategy development", "ESG opportunities"] | ["Human Capital & Compensation", "Nominating and Governance", "Nominating and Governance Committee"] | 2025 |
| TERENCE VOSKUIL | Executive Vice President and President, Aerospace | [] | [] | 2025 |
