Contact ECD Directors
Stockholders may contact any of our Directors or our Board as a group by writing to them through the Corporate Secretary, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., 3800 Lapeer Road, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326. All communications will be received, processed, and forwarded to the Directors by the Corporate Secretary. You will receive a written acknowledgement from the Corporate Secretary upon receipt of your communication if you include a return address.
Board of Directors
Stephen Rabinowitz
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Rabinowitz was chairman and chief executive officer of General Cable, Inc., a leader in the development, design, manufacture, marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable products for the communications, energy and specialty markets, from 1994-2001. Prior to joining General Cable as President and CEO in 1994, he served as President and CEO of Allied Signal Braking Systems, and before that as President and CEO of General Electric's Electrical Distribution and Control business. He has also held management positions in manufacturing operations and technology at the General Electric Company and the Ford Motor Company. Mr. Rabinowitz is a member of the Board of Directors of Columbus McKinnon Corp. and serves on its Audit Committee and chairs its Compensation and Succession Committee.
Joseph A. Avila
Mr. Avila currently provides advisory and management services to energy and private equity firms. From September 29, 2006 to March 6, 2008, he served as an officer and Executive Vice President, Strategic Operations and Process at Quanta Services, Inc., a leading provider of specialized contracting services, delivering end-to-end network solutions for the electric power, gas, telecommunications and cable television industries. From 1978 to 2006, he held various positions with McKinsey & Company, most recently as a director providing leadership to the Energy and Technology Management Practices. Mr. Avila has extensive consulting experience with a wide range of companies in the energy, industrial and technologies industries. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Houston Technology Center.
Alan E. Barton
Dr. Barton is the Chief Executive Officer of Lehigh Technologies, a manufacturer and distributor of fine and ultra-fine engineered rubber powders. Prior to his retirement from Rohm and Haas Company in October 2008, he was an Executive Vice President of Rohm and Haas. During his 24-year career at Rohm and Haas, Dr. Barton has held many positions, including Vice President and Business Group Executive, Coatings (2002-2006) with oversight for operations, engineering and Latin America; Regional Director, Asia-Pacific Region (2004-2005). Dr. Barton was named to Rohm and Haas' Executive Council in 2001. His experience at Rohm and Haas includes product development, business development and scientific research. Dr. Barton is a member of the Board of Directors of Technitrol, Inc. He is Chairman of Technitrol's Governance Committee and serves on its Compensation Committee.
Robert I. Frey
Mr. Frey is an assistant professor of Global Management and Business Ethics, Grand Valley State University, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He joined Herman Miller, Inc. in 1996, where he was an Executive Vice President and member of the Executive Committee and President of Herman Miller International, accountable for international strategic planning, manufacturing, sales and marketing until his retirement in 2002. Prior thereto, Mr. Frey served as General Counsel and then Executive Vice President and President of Whirlpool, Inc.'s Asian operations.
William J. Ketelhut
Mr. Ketelhut has served as an advisor to and Division Managing Director of CSE-Global Ltd. Singapore since 2004. From 2001-2002, he was President of Control Products at Honeywell International, Inc., a global company with 15 major lines of businesses including semiconductors, consumer products and sensors products. From 1994-2001, he served as President of several business units of Invensys plc, a global automation, controls and process solutions group. He was President and Chief Executive Officer at GE/Micro Switch Control Inc. (a joint venture between GE and Honeywell Microswitch Division) from 1992-1994.
George A. Schreiber, Jr.
Mr. Schreiber is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Energy Systems LLC, a holding company that invests in regulated public utility companies. Continental Energy Systems' principal investments include natural gas distribution businesses serving markets in Michigan, Alaska and New Mexico, and an electric distribution company serving various markets in Texas. From September 1999 to March 2004, he was the Chairman, Global Energy Group, at Credit Suisse First Boston, New York.