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James T. Conway
Director Since 2011
Ivor J. Evans
Director Since 2003
Mr. Conway, 69, is a retired General in the United States Marine Corps who served as the 34th
Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2006 through his retirement in 2010 and concurrently as
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Commanding General of I Marine Expeditionary Force from 2002 through 2004 (which involved two
combat tours in Iraq), Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division, and President of the Marine
Corps University. Mr. Conway was named a director of xG Technology, Inc. in 2015.
Mr. Evans, 74, was Executive Chairman of the Board of Meritor, Inc. from April 2015 through April
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2013 and as a director since 2005. Mr. Evans was also an Operating Partner at HCI Equity Partners
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various executive positions at Emerson Electric Company, including Senior Vice President, Industrial
Components and Equipment. He served as a director of Cooper Industries, from 2003 to 2012,
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc., from 2005 to 2014 and Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.,
from 2005 through April 2015.
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