Douglas Gillespie

Exide Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of stored electrical energy solutions. It manufactures and supplies lead-acid batteries for transportation and industrial applications. It operates through the following business segments: Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and ROW, Industrial Energy Americas, and Industrial Energy Europe and ROW. The Transportation Americas segment sells aftermarket transportation products through various distribution channels, including mass merchandisers, auto parts outlets, wholesale distributors, and battery specialists. The Transportation Europe and ROW segment offers original equipment manufacturer batteries to the light vehicle, light commercial vehicle, and commercial vehicle industries. The Industrial Energy Americas segment supplies Motive Power and Network Power applications. The Industrial Energy Europe and ROW segment distributes Motive Power products and services in Europe through in-house sales and service organizations. Its products include starting lighting and ignition batteries for cars, trucks, off-road vehicles, agricultural and construction vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, marine, and other applications. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Milton, GA.

CNH Global NV is engaged in the manufacture, engineering, marketing and distribution of agricultural and construction equipment. Its brands include Case, New Holland, Case IH, and New Holland Construction. It operates through the following segments: Agricultural Equipment, Construction Equipment, and Financial Services. The Agricultural Equipment segment manufactures and distributes agricultural machineries such as two-wheel and four-wheel drive tractors, combines, cotton pickers, harvesters, hay tools, planting and seeding equipment, sprayer, and tillage equipment. The Construction Equipment segment offers excavators, crawler dozers, graders, wheel loaders, backhoe loaders, skid steer loaders, and trenchers. The Financial Services segment provides retail and wholesale financing and financing options. The company was founded on August 30, 1996 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.