Mr. Sullivan, 55, became our company’s president and chief executive officer in March 2004 and was previously our president and chief operating officer from August 2000 to March 2004. Mr. Sullivan rejoined us in January 2000 as our executive vice president. From January 1999 through December 1999, Mr. Sullivan served as president and chief executive officer of United Container Machinery, Inc. From June 1998 through December 1998, Mr. Sullivan was our executive vice president–marketing and from April 1995 through May 1998 was our vice president marketing and sales. In addition to his Board of Directors duties with Bucyrus, Mr. Sullivan is on the Board of Directors for the National Mining Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Milwaukee, Bucyrus Foundation, Carroll University, Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee, the Greater Milwaukee Committee, Lakeshore Medical Clinic, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, Milwaukee School of Engineering, St Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Northwestern Mutual, the Medical College of WI and United Way of Greater Milwaukee. Mr. Sullivan is also a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Southeast Wisconsin Business Health Coalition and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Advisory Council. Mr. Sullivan also serves as Chair of the Wisconsin Governor’s Council on Workforce Investment.

Mr. Tate, 57, became our Executive Vice President in August 2007. Prior to our acquisition of DBT, Mr. Tate served as president and chief executive officer of DBT America Inc. from February 1999 to August 2007 and its parent company, DBT GmbH, from July 2004 to August 2007. Mr. Tate also serves as Chairman of the National Mining Association's Manufacturing and Services section.

Mr. Mackus began his career with Bucyrus in 1974. He has held several positions within the company including Division Controller, Assistant Corporate Controller and Manager of Corporate Accounting. Mr. Mackus has served as Vice President - Finance since October 2002, as Secretary since May 1996 and as Controller since February 1988.

Mr. de Leon, 42, became our chief operating officer in August 2007. Prior to the acquisition of DBT, Mr. de Leon served as chief financial officer of DBT GmbH from October 2003 to August 2007. From July 1998 to September 2003, Mr. de Leon was chief operating officer and chief financial officer of DBT America Inc. From February 1997 to June 1998, Mr. de Leon served as vice president finance and controller. Before joining DBT, Mr. de Leon held several financial and operating positions during 1990 to 1997 in the Industry & Automation division of ABB Ltd.

Mr. Bosbous began his career with Bucyrus in 1984. He has served as Treasurer since March 1998. Prior to that he served as Assistant Treasurer from 1988 to 1998 and Assistant to the Treasurer from August 1984 to February 1988.

Mr. Rogers, 72, served as chief executive officer of our Company from December 1999 to March 2004 and since March 2004 has served as our chairman of the board. Mr. Rogers also served as our president from December 1999 to August 2000. Mr. Rogers co-founded American Industrial Partners, a private equity firm, which was our controlling stockholder until November 2004, and has been an officer and director of the firm since 1988. Mr. Rogers was president, chairman, chief executive officer and chief operating officer of NL Industries from 1980 to 1987. He is also a director of Central Industrial Supply, Inc. and Great Lakes Carbon LLC. Mr. Rogers has been a director of our Company since 1997.

Mr. Little, 63, is a director and audit and compensation committee member of Great Lakes Carbon LLC and a director and member of the audit committee of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. Mr. Little held various positions with The Timken Company, a global manufacturer of highly engineered bearings, alloy and specialty steel and related components, from 1967 to 2002 and most recently served as its senior vice president finance (the chief financial officer) from 1992 to 2002. In 2003, Mr. Little became a director and finance committee member of Walsh University, a private university in Ohio. Mr. Little has been a director of our Company since 2004. Mr. Little is the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Purdum, 71, is a partner of American Industrial Partners, a private equity firm, which was our controlling stockholder until November 2004, and has been a director of Bucyrus since 1996. Mr. Purdum was the non-executive chairman of our Board from 1997 to March 2004. Mr. Purdum retired as chairman of Armco, Inc. in 1996. From November 1990 to 1996, Mr. Purdum was chairman and chief executive officer of Armco, Inc. Mr. Purdum is also a director of Freedom Bank-Bradenton, FL. Mr. Purdum has been a director of our Company since 1997.

Mr. Nelson, 75, formed Nelson Capital Corp., a merchant banking firm, in 1985, and has served as its president and chairman of the board since its organization. Mr. Nelson serves as a director of Ohio Star Forge, Inc., and Central Parking Corporation. Mr. Nelson also serves as a trustee of Vanderbilt University and is Honorary Consul General of Japan. Mr. Nelson has been a director of our Company since 2004. Mr. Nelson is a member of the Compensation Committee and is the chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Scharp, 60, has been chairman since 2003 of the Mining Advisory Council of Shell Canada Ltd., a large integrated oil company, which reviews all aspects of Shell’s oil sands mining operations in Alberta, Canada. Mr. Scharp serves as a director of Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. From April 2002 to March 2003, Mr. Scharp was a director of Horizon Natural Resources. Mr. Scharp held various positions with Kerr-McGee from 1975 to 1997. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Scharp was the chief executive officer of Shell Coal Pty. Ltd., which became Anglo Coal Australia Pty. Ltd. Mr. Scharp has been a director of our Company since July 2005 and is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Jones, 58, has been the chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of A. O. Smith Corporation, a diversified manufacturer of electrical and water products for residential, commercial and industrial customers, since 2005. Mr. Jones was president and chief operating officer of A. O. Smith Corporation from 2004 to 2005. Prior to joining A. O. Smith Corporation, Mr. Jones was chairman and chief executive officer of U.S. Can Company, Inc., a leading provider of containers for personal care, household, industrial and specialty products, from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Jones was previously president and chief executive officer of Greenfield Industries, Inc. from 1993 to 1998 and president from 1989 to 1992. Mr. Jones is a director of Federal Signal Corporation. Mr. Jones has been a director of our Company since July 2006 and is a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Jones’ nomination was recommended by our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee based upon a search performed by such committee.

Robert K. (Kelly) Ortberg (48) is executive vice president and chief operating officer for Rockwell Collins Commercial Systems. In this role Ortberg provides leadership for the company’s Commercial Systems business, which produces aviation electronics and communications for the air transport, business aviation and regional airline markets. He was named to the position in October 2006. He previously served as vice president and general manager of Rockwell Collins Air Transport Systems since 2002. Ortberg joined Rockwell Collins in 1987 and held various management positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president and general manager of Communications Systems, director of Data Links and manager of International Marketing for the company’s Government Systems business. Ortberg serves on the Board of Directors for the University of Iowa Engineering Advisory Board, Board of Directors for Rockwell Collins Good Government Committee, and Board of Directors for the Hawkeye Area Council of the Boys Scouts of America. Mr. Ortberg has been a director of our Company since July 2008 and is a member of the Compensation Committee.

Michelle L. Collins (49) has served as President for Cambium LLC since September 2007. Ms. Collins is currently a member of the Advisory Board of Svoboda Capital Partners, LLC. Ms. Collins was co-founder of the firm and served as a Managing Director from 1998 through 2006. Ms. Collins also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Molex Incorporated as well as a member of Molex’ Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Collins has been a director of our Company since July 2009. Ms. Collins is a member of the Audit Committee.

Deepak T. Kapur (56) serves as the president of Navistar Inc.’s Truck Group and on its Executive Council. Mr. Kapur joined Navistar in 2003 from Ford Motor Company where he worked in a variety of engineering, product planning, quality and global management positions. Mr. Kapur is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Society of Quality. He serves on the Board of the National Association of Manufacturers. Mr. Kapur has been a director of our Company since July 2009.