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Executive Management of ECD

Julian Hawkins

President and CEO

Julian Hawkins is President and Chief Executive Officer of ECD. Prior to joining ECD in December 2011, Mr. Hawkins was Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing of Abound Solar. Mr. Hawkins has over 25 years of sales and marketing experience in Europe, Asia and the Americas, including senior management positions with Integrated Device Technologies, Infineon Technologies, and Samsung Semiconductor.

Jay B. Knoll

Executive Vice President and Chief Restructuring Officer

Jay B. Knoll is Executive Vice President and Chief Restructuring Officer of ECD. Knoll was previously Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer of ECD. He has more than 15 years of corporate counsel experience. Prior to joining ECD, Mr. Knoll was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Collins & Aikman Corporation and held leadership positions at Lear Corporation, Covisint LLC, Visteon Corporation and Detroit Diesel Corporation.

William C. “Kriss” Andrews

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

William C. "Kriss" Andrews is Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining ECD, Mr. Andrews served at BBK Ltd., a global business advisory firm, for 12 years and was most recently a Senior Managing Director and co-lead of the firm's North American automotive practice.  At BBK, he advised clients on numerous complex financial transactions and operational improvements, served as a client's interim CFO, and served for two years on the firm's Executive Committee.  Mr. Andrews also served as Vice President of Finance for Philip Services Corporation's By-Products Recovery Group and, before that, as General Manager at two groups within Rollins Environmental Services.

Joseph P. Conroy

Executive Vice President, Operations

Joseph P. Conroy is Executive Vice President of Operations. Prior to joining ECD, Mr. Conroy had over 13 years of experience in executive leadership positions with American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. and more than eight years of progressive manufacturing leadership roles with General Motors Corporation.