Board of Directors


	Edward G. Frackowiak, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	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, he was a partner at a Toronto based law firm and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1994.

	William R. LeVan	back to top
	Mr. LeVan has over 20 years of experience in the automotive foundry industry both with Ford Motor Company and Wescast. He joined Wescast in 1985 and held various technical and leadership roles including Vice President of Technology and Vice President of Manufacturing until 2004. He has been involved in a consulting capacity with a number of small manufacturing companies. He is also a director of Morrison Lamothe Inc., and the YMCA of Brantford. Mr. LeVan has been a Director since 1991 and is a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance and Human Resources Committees.

	Hugh W. Sloan Jr., Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee Lead Independent Director	back to top
	Mr. Sloan joined the Woodbridge Group of companies in 1985 as President, Automotive and then served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Woodbridge Foam Corporation from June 1998 until his retirement in August 2008. 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. Mr. Sloan is also a director of Manulife Financial Corporation, Spartan Motors Inc. and the Woodbridge Foam Corporation. Mr. Sloan has been a Director since 1998 and is a member of the Audit and Human Resources Committees and Chairman of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

	J. Dwane Baumgardner Chair of the Human Resources Committee	back to top
	Mr. Baumgardner joined Donnelly Corporation in Holland, Michigan, in 1967 as Manager of Research and Development and later became Vice President of Technology. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Engineering Optics. Beginning in 1980, Mr. Baumgardner 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. He is also a director SL Industries, Inc. Mr. Baumgardner has been a Director at Wescast since 1998 and is the Chair of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

	James R. Barton	back to top
	Mr. 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. He holds a B.Sc., M.Sc. and a Ph.D. 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. He is also the financial officer and a member of the Board of the Royal Kingston curling Club and is Chair of the Board of Directors of the Providence Care Hospital System in Kingston, Ontario, including membership on the audit committee. Mr. Barton has been a Director since 2004 and is a member of the Audit, Human Resources and Nominating & Corporate Governance Committees.

	Gerald A. Hooper Chair of the Audit Committee	back to top
	Mr. Hooper joined Schneider Foods in 1986 as Senior Vice President and CFO and recently retired as Executive Vice President of Maple Leaf Foods. He 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. Mr. Hooper has been a Director since 2006 and is a member of the Human Resources Committee and is Chairman of the Audit Committee.

	Rick Legate Chief Operating Officer	back to top
	Mr. Legate joined Wescast as Chief Operating Officer in 2008. Prior to joining Wescast, Mr. Legate held numerous operational and executive positions in the automotive industry including Dofasco Tubular Products Inc., Tiercon Holdings Limited, Active Burgess Mould & Design, and Ventra Group Inc. Mr. Legate has been a Director since 2008 and is a member of the Human Resources Committee.