Board of Directors 

Jørgen M. Clausen, age 61, has been a director of the Company since May 3, 2000, Chairman of the Company since May 5, 2004, and prior to that served as Vice Chairman of the Company from 2000 to 2004. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Danfoss A/S until his retirement on October 1, 2008. He was named Chairman of the Board of Danfoss A/S in April of 2009

Niels B. Christiansen, age 44, has been a director of the Company since June 10, 2008 and presently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Christiansen was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Danfoss A/S on October 1, 2008. Prior to that, he had been Vice Chief Executive Officer since November 15, 2006. From November 15, 2006 through December 31, 2007, he also served as Chief Operating Officer of Danfoss A/S. From November 1, 2004 through November 14, 2006, he ser... 

Kim Fausing, age 45, has been a director of the company since July 10, 2008. Mr. Fausing has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Danfoss A/S since January 2008. In 2007, Mr. Fausing became a divisional president of Danfoss A/S, having previously worked at Hilti Corporation, a privately owned manufacturer of construction and engineering products, from 1990 through 2007. He served as Hilti’s President and Managing Director from 1990 through 2003, and as a Divisio... 

Per Have, age 53, was named a director of the Company on November 9, 2009. Mr. Have was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Danfoss A/S on September 30, 2009. Mr. Have has been President of the Bitten and Mads Clausen Foundation since 2007. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Have was Senior Vice President, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Division of Danfoss A/S, and from 2002 to 2005 he was Vice President, Corporate Finance at Danfoss A/S. Mr. Have was Vice President, Global Supply Chain and... 

William E. Hoover, Jr., age 60, has been a director of the Company since July 10, 2008. Mr. Hoover worked for McKinsey & Co., a management consulting firm, for approximately 30 years until July 2007. Mr. Hoover serves on the Boards of Directors of Danfoss A/S, GN Great Nordic, a Danish manufacturer of hearing instruments that is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and Northstar Battery, a privately owned firm that makes batteries for mobile base stations. He is the Vice Chairman of... 

Johannes F. Kirchhoff, age 52, has been a director of the Company since April 17, 1997. Mr. Kirchhoff has been owner and Managing Director of FAUN Umwelttechnik GmbH & Co. KG, a German manufacturer of vehicles for waste disposal, for more than the past five years. He is Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board and a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.

F. Joseph Loughrey, age 60, has been a director of the Company since June 23, 2000. After 35 years of service with Cummins Inc., Mr. Loughrey retired on April 1, 2009. He was Vice Chairman of Cummins Inc. from August 2008 through May 2009 and served as its President and Chief Operating Officer from May 2005 until August 2008. From October 1999 until May 2005, he was Executive Vice President of Cummins Inc. and President—Engine Business. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Loughrey served as Execut... 

Sven Murmann, age 42, has been a director of the Company since April 21, 1994. Mr. Murmann is Managing Director of Sauer Holding GmbH, an investment company controlled by the Murmann family, a position he has held for more than the past five years and is a member of the Board of Directors of Cartagena Group Inc., a real estate company held by Klaus H. Murmann. Mr. Murmann is also a member of the Board of Directors of ICF Solutions Inc., which is active in the property market and held b... 

Sven Ruder, age 53, has been a director of the Company since June 10, 2008. Mr. Ruder became the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sauer-Danfoss Inc. on January 1, 2009. He served as the President of the Motion Controls division of Danfoss A/S from January 2001 through December 2008. Mr. Ruder serves on the Boards of Directors of Danfoss Turbocor Compressors BV, a privately held joint venture between Danfoss A/S and Turbocorp BV, and of Danfoss Turbocor Compressors, Inc., a sub... 

Steven H. Wood, age 52, has been a director of the Company since January 1, 2003. Mr. Wood is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Becker Underwood, Inc., a supplier of non-pesticide specialty chemical and biological products within the agricultural, landscape, turf, and horticulture industries. He was formerly Vice President and Corporate Controller for Metaldyne Corporation, a global designer and supplier of metal based components, assemblies and modules for the automotive indust... 

Klaus H. Murmann, age 78, served as a director of the Company from April 18, 1990 until July 10, 2008. Mr. Murmann is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Company, a non-voting, advisory position. From 1987 to May 3, 2000, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its predecessor. He retired as an active employee of the Company as of December 31, 2002. Mr. Murmann founded Sauer Getriebe, a predecessor to the Company, in 1967, and has been involved in the hydro...