Board of Directors

Ed Frackowiak has been a Board member of Wescast since 1992 and the Corporate Secretary from 1994 to 2003. Prior to joining Wescast in 2003, he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of First Canadian Title, a company that pioneered the concept of title insurance in Canada in 1991. Prior to that, Mr. Frackowiak was a partner at a Toronto based law firm. He received a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University in 1977, a Master's Degree from Queen's University in 1979, and his LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law school in 1982. Mr. Frackowiak was called to the Bar in 1984 and is also a Director of FCT Insurance Company Ltd.

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In 1983, Bill LeVan joined the Ford Motor Company as a Quality Control Supervisor in the foundry division. Two years later he joined Wescast as Plant Metallurgist and Melt Lab Supervisor and he has held various technical and leadership roles including Plant Manager, Technical Director, Vice President of Planning, Vice President of Manufacturing and most recently Vice President of Technology until 2004. Mr. LeVan has been a Director of the organization since 1991. He graduated from McMaster University with a B.Sc. in Metallurgy & Metal Science in 1983. He is also a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committees.

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Hugh W. Sloan, Jr. currently serves as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Woodbridge Foam Corporation, having joined The Woodbridge Group of Companies in 1985. From 1965 to 1968, Mr. Sloan held several management positions with the National Republican Party in the United States. In 1968 he joined the staff of former U.S. President, Richard M. Nixon. Mr. Sloan joined The Budd Company in 1973 and, was named President and General Manager of Budd Canada, Inc. in 1979. Mr. Sloan has served as Chairman of the Board of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association of Canada and as a founding director of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association in the United States. He received his education at Lower Canada College, Montreal, Canada; The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT; The Aldenham School, Hertsfordshire, England. He received an honors B.A. degree in History from Princeton University in 1963. Mr. Sloan is a Director of Manulife Financial Corporation, and has been a Director at Wescast Industries Inc. since 1998. He is a member of the Audit and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees.

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Dwane Baumgardner joined Donnelly Corporation in Holland, Michigan, in 1967 as Manager of Research and Development and later became Vice President of Technology. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer, prior to being named as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in 1986. Magna Corporation acquired Donnelly Corporation in 2002. Mr. Baumgardner retired as Vice Chairman and President, Magna Donnelly in October 2003. Mr. Baumgardner has a B.S. Degree in Physics from Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy and a Ph.D. Degree in Engineering Optics from the University of Rochester in New York. Mr. Baumgardner is currently a Director for SL Industries Inc. and was a Director of Scanlon Plan Associates, where he served as President from 1983 to 1985. Mr. Baumgardner has been a Director at Wescast since 1998 and is the Chair of the Human Resources Committee.

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Terry McLeod serves as a member and Director of the Ontario Securities Commission. Previously, Ms. McLeod was Managing Director, Investment Banking Group at ScotiaMcLeod Inc. from 1991 to 1996 and Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. from 1985 to 1988. In 2003, she became a member of the Board at Wescast Industries Inc. Ms. McLeod graduated with a B.A. from the University of Ottawa, holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario as well as the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst from the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts. She is a member of the Audit and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees.

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Bob Canuel is Vice President, Human Resources of Hallmark Canada, a position he has held since 1997. Prior to joining Hallmark, he was Director, Human Resources of Retail Sales; Director, Human Resources of Operations and Technology; as well as Ombudsman at Kraft Canada Inc. Mr. Canuel currently serves on the Board of Directors of Polytainers Inc. and Coutts-Hallmark Canada. Mr. Canuel has been a Director at Wescast Industries Inc. since 2003. Mr. Canuel graduated from Concordia University in 1975 with a B.A. in psychology. He is a member of the Human Resources Committee.

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Jim Barton joined Dupont Canada Inc. in 1970 in Kingston, Ontario as Research Engineer and held numerous positions until his retirement in 2004 as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Barton holds a B.Sc., M.Sc. and a PhD. in Chemical Engineering from Queen's University including a R.S. McLaughlin Fellowship. Mr. Barton has been a member of many organizations including the Board of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association, Chairman of the Canadian Paint and Coatings Association and a member of the Research Advisory Committee of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. Mr. Barton is a member of the Human Resources and Audit Committees.

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Gerry Hooper joined Schneider Foods in 1986 as Senior Vice President and CFO and recently retired as Executive Vice President of Maple Leaf Foods. Mr. Hooper is a Chartered Accountant and has served on various audit, corporate governance and pension committees. He was awarded a fellowship in The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario for outstanding career achievements and leadership contributions to the community and the profession in 2003. From 1975 to 1986, he was a partner with KPMG's predecessor Thorne Riddell. Mr. Hooper is Chairman of the Board of The Economical Insurance Group and is also a Director of ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. Mr. Hooper has been a member of the Board since February 2006 and is the Chair of the Audit Committee.