Brady Leadership

Mr. Jaehnert has served on the Company’s Board of Directors and as the Company’s President and CEO since 2003. Mr. Jaehnert joined the Company in 1995 and served in leadership positions in a variety of different functions and businesses, including that of CFO from 1996 to 2002, before his promotion to President and CEO in 2003. Previously, he served in a variety of financial roles at Robert Bosch, GmbH, including treasurer of a subsidiary. His broad operating and functional experience and in-depth knowledge of Brady’s businesses are particularly valuable given the diverse nature of Brady’s portfolio. These experiences, combined with Mr. Jaehnert’s talent for leadership and his long-term strategic perspective, have helped drive the Company’s growth and performance during his tenure as Director and CEO. He currently sits on the Board of Regents of the Milwaukee School of Engineering; the Board of Trustees of the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI; and the Business Advisory Council of the Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. In 2012, Mr. Jaehnert was elected to the Board of Directors for Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ:NDSN).

Mr. Felmer joined the Company in 1989 and has held several sales and marketing positions until being named Vice President and General Manager of Brady’s U.S. Signmark Division in 1994. In 1999, Mr. Felmer moved to Europe where he led the European Signmark business for two years, then gained additional responsibility for the European direct marketing businesses, which he also led for two years. In 2003, Mr. Felmer returned to the United States where he was responsible for Brady’s global sales and marketing processes, Brady Software businesses, and integration leader of the EMED acquisition. In June 2004, he was appointed President-Direct Marketing Americas, and was named Chief Financial Officer in January 2008.

Mr. Williamson joined the Company in 1979. From 1979 to 1994, he served in a variety of sales and marketing leadership roles. From 1995 to 2003, Mr. Williamson served as the V.P. and General Manager of Brady’s specialty tape and identification solution businesses. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Williamson served as the V.P. and General Manager of the Identification Solutions and Specialty Tapes Division. From 1998 to 2001, he served as V.P. and General Manager of the Identification Solutions Division. From 2001 to 2003, he served as V.P. and General Manager of the Global High Performance Identification Business. In April 2003, he was appointed President of the Brady Americas business, and currently serves as President of Brady's global Identification Solutions business.  He holds a BBA in marketing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Mr. Millar joined the Company in 1999 as Managing Director of Brady Australia, a position he held until 2008 when he joined Brady Americas’ leadership team as Vice-President and General Manager responsible for its portfolio of people identification, medical and education businesses. In 2010, he returned to Asia in the role of MRO Director for the region. He was appointed to his current position, President-Brady Asia Pacific in March 2011. Prior to joining Brady, Mr. Millar served in a variety of leadership positions in Australia and New Zealand with GNB Technologies, a global manufacturer of automotive and industrial batteries. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration degree from Victoria University of Wellinton, New Zealand and is a member of the institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand.

Mr. Klotsche joined the Company in 1989. He served in a variety of sales, marketing, technical, and management roles until 1998, when he was appointed V.P. and General Manager of the Precision Tapes Group. He served as President — Brady Asia Pacific from 2003 until his current appointment as Senior Vice President leading Brady’s global human resource function in October 2010. Mr. Klotsche also serves as President of the Brady Corporation Foundation. He holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Dr. Tatterson joined the Company in 2006 as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Before joining Brady, he held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility at GE since 1992. Most recently, Dr. Tatterson served as Technology General Manager for GE Plastics’ Display and Optical Film business in Mt. Vernon, Indiana. He is a 6 Sigma Master Blackbelt and holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Mr. Curran joined the Company in 1999 and has held several technology leadership positions until being named Vice President of Information Technology in 2005.   In October 2007, he was appointed Chief Information Officer of Brady Globally.  In February 2012, he was appointed to his current position, Vice President of Digital Business and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining Brady, Mr. Curran served in a variety of technology leadership roles for Compucom and the Speed Queen Company.  He holds a Bachelor of business administration from Marian University and holds an associate of science degree in electronics and engineering systems.

Scott Hoffman is president of Brady's Workplace Safety product platform, responsible for workplace safety products globally. Since joining Brady in 1986 as a sales representative, he has held a variety of sales, marketing and leadership roles including regional sales manager, global industry manager, director of NA sales, vice president - sales & marketing for North America, global business leader for power & communication identification, vice president of Brady’s global die-cut business, and vice president & general manager - Americas. He holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Ms. Johnson joined the Company in 1989 as controller of a division of Brady and became group finance director in 1996. In 2000 she was appointed Vice President. In 2008 she was appointed Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Brady, she spent six years with Kraft Food Service. She started her career as a CPA with Deloitte & Touche LLP. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Mr. Meyer joined the Company in 2009 as Global Tax Director.  In April 2013 he assumed the role of Treasurer and will continue his role as Global Tax Director.  Prior to coming to Brady, Mr. Meyer worked in the corporate tax departments of GE Healthcare and JohnsonDiversey.  He began his career as a tax consultant at Ernst & Young.  He holds a BBA in accounting and a MS in taxation from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.