part i / item 1 Executive Officers of the Registrant Name Position Business Experience During Past Five Years Age Executive Officer Since Eric C. Fast Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer and a Director since 2001 and President from 2001 to January 2013. 63 1999 Max H. Mitchell President and Chief Operating Officer President since January 2013. Chief Operating Officer since May 2011. Group President, Fluid Handling from 2005 to October 2012. 49 2004 Curtis A. Baron, Jr. Vice President, Controller Vice President, Controller since December 2011. Assistant Controller from August 2007 to December 2011. 43 2011 Thomas J. Craney Group President, Engineered Materials Group President, Engineered Materials since May 2007. 57 2007 Augustus I. duPont Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since 1996. 61 1996 Bradley L. Ellis Group President, Merchandising Systems Group President, Merchandising Systems since 2003. Vice President, Crane Business System from March 2009 to December 2011. 44 2000 Elise M. Kopczick Vice President, Human Resources Vice President, Human Resources since 2001. 59 2001 Andrew L. Krawitt Vice President, Treasurer Vice President, Treasurer since 2006 and Principal Financial Officer from May 2010 to January 2013. 47 2006 Richard A. Maue Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer Vice President—Finance and Chief Financial Officer since January 2013. Principal Accounting Officer since August 2007 and Controller from August 2007 to December 2011. 42 2007 Anthony D. Pantaleoni Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety Vice President, Environment, Health and Safety since 1989. 58 1989 Thomas J. Perlitz Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Acting Group President, Aerospace Acting Group President, Aerospace of Aerospace & Electronics effective January 2013. Vice President, Corporate Strategy since March 2009 and Group President, Controls since October 2008. Vice President, Operational Excellence from 2005 to March 2009. 44 2005 Louis V. Pinkham Group President, Fluid Handling Group President, Fluid Handling since October 2012. Senior Vice President, General Manager at Eaton Corp. (diversified power management company) from June 2011 to October 2012. Vice President, General Manager Eaton Corp. from 2008 to 2011. 41 2012 Kristian R. Salovaara Vice President, Business Development Vice President, Business Development since May 2011. Managing Director at FBR Capital Markets & Co. from September 2009 to May 2011. Founding Partner at Watch Hill Partners, LLC (investment banking firm) from 2004 to September 2009. 52 2011 Edward S. Switter Vice President, Tax Vice President, Tax since 2011. Director Global Tax from 2010 to 2011. Director of Tax from 2006 to 2010. 38 2011 Robert E. Tavares Group President, Electronics President, Electronics Group of Aerospace & Electronics since March 2012. President of EV2, North America from July 2011 to March 2012 . Vice President, Microwave Solutions, Electronics from September 2010 to July 2011. Vice President, General Manager Cobham M/A-COM Inc (technology solutions company) from 2008 to 2010. 51 2012 7