Dover Corporation

Board of Directors

The goal across all of Dover is to be the leader in every market we serve,
to the benefit of our customers and our shareholders.

  • David H. Benson

    David H. Benson

    Director since 1995

    Senior Advisor, Fleming Family & Partners (since September 2001; investment management company); Director of F. F. and P. Alternative Strategies Income Fund (investment management company); formerly Vice Chairman of The Kleinwort Benson Group plc (financial services company), Chairman of The COIF Charities Fund (investment and cash management for charities), Director of BG Group plc ("British Gas") (gas exploration and production), Murray International Investment Trust (investment company) and The Rouse Company (real estate development). Age 73

  • Robert W. Cremin

    Robert W. Cremin - Chairman

    Director since 2005

    Chairman (since May 2009) of the Board of Directors of Dover; Chairman (since 2001), President (from 1997 to 2009) and Chief Executive Officer (from 1999 to 2009) of Esterline Technologies Corporation (manufacturer of aerospace and defense products); Director of Premera Blue Cross (since May 2010); Director of British-American Business Council of the Pacific Northwest; and the British Honorary Consul in Seattle. Age 70

  • Jean-Pierre M. Ergas

    Jean-Pierre M. Ergas

    Director since 1994

    Private Investor; Managing Partner (since 2010), Ergas Ventures, LLC; Former Chairman of the Board (from 2000 - 2010), Chief Executive Officer (from 2000 to 2007) and Director (since 1995) of BWAY Corporation (steel and plastic container manufacturer); and Director of Plastic Omnium (manufacturer of automotive components and plastic products). Age 71

  • Peter T. Francis

    Peter T. Francis

    Director since 2007

    Managing Member of Mukilteo Investment Management Company, responsible for investments in gas royalty and real estate partnerships, private equity funds, leveraged buyouts and stock portfolios; Retired Chairman of the Board of Directors (from 1993 to 2008) and President and Chief Executive Officer (from 1994 to 2009) of J. M. Huber Corporation (privately held diversified company focused on engineered materials, natural resources and technology-based services). Age 58

  • Kristiane C. Graham

    Kristiane C. Graham

    Director since 1999

    Ms. Graham's experience as a private investor with substantial holdings of Dover stock and her shared interests in Dover, including interests through charitable organizations of which she is a director, makes her a good surrogate for our individual and retail investors. Ms. Graham also has past experience with a commercial bank, primarily as a loan officer. She then founded and operated an advisory company and a publication regarding international thoroughbred racing and now co-manages her family's investments. Age 53

  • Robert A. Livingston

    Robert A. Livingston - C.E.O.

    Director since 2008

    President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover (since December 1, 2008); President and Chief Operating Officer of Dover (from July 2008 to December 2008); Vice President of Dover, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover Engineered Systems (from August 2007 to July 2008); Vice President of Dover, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover Electronics, Inc. (from October 2004 to July 2007); and President of Vectron International (from January 2004 to October 2004). Age 57

  • Richard K. Lochridge

    Richard K. Lochridge

    Director since 1999

    Retired President of Lochridge & Company, Inc. (management consulting firm); Director of The Lowe's Company, Inc. (home improvement retailer) and PETsMART (pet supplies retailer). Age 67

  • Bernard G. Rethore

    Bernard G. Rethore

    Director since 2001

    Chairman of the Board Emeritus of Flowserve Corporation (fluid transfer and control equipment and services); previously Chairman (from July 1997 to April 2000), Chief Executive Officer (from July 1997 to December 1999) and President (from October 1998 to July 1999), of Flowserve Corporation; Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Belden, Inc. (signal transmission solutions); Director and member of the Compensation and Audit Committees of Mueller Water Products, Inc. (fire hydrants, valves and ductile iron pipes); Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee and former Audit Committee member of Walter Energy, Inc. (energy and natural resources); former Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Maytag Corporation (home and commercial appliance manufacturer). Age 69

  • Michael B. Stubbs

    Michael B. Stubbs

    Director since 1999

    Private Investor; former director of Moore-Handley, Inc. (wholesale hardware distributor). Age 62

  • Stephen M. Todd

    Stephen M. Todd

    Director since 2010

    Independent Consultant (since 2010); Global Vice Chairman, Assurance Professional Practice of Ernst & Young (E&Y) Global Limited, London, UK (assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services firm) (from 2003 until June 2010), and prior thereto, various positions with Ernst & Young since 1981; Member of Board of Trustees of Ancora Trust (registered investment company). Age 62.

  • Stephen K. Wagner

    Stephen K. Wagner

    Director since 2010

    Senior Advisor, Center for Corporate Governance, of Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deloitte) (audit, financial advisory, tax and consulting firm) (since 2009); Managing Partner, Center for Corporate Governance of Deloitte (from 2005 to 2009); Deputy Managing Partner, Innovation, Audit and Enterprise Risk, United States, of Deloitte (from 2002 to 2007); Co-Leader, Sarbanes-Oxley Services, of Deloitte (from 2002 to 2005). Age 63.

  • Mary A. Winston

    Mary A. Winston

    Director since 2005

    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Giant Eagle Inc. (grocery and fuel retailer) (since September 2008); formerly, President of Winsco Financial LLC (financial and strategic consulting firm) (from July 2007 to September 2008); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Scholastic Corporation (children's publishing and media company) (from February 2004 to January 2007); and Director and Audit Committee Member of Plexus Corporation (electronics manufacturing services company). Age 49