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Board of Directors and Corporate Officers

Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Class A Directors:

Ms. Janet M. Coletti
Term Expires 2027

Mr. Mahesh Narang*
Term Expires 2025

Ms. Brenda L. Reichelderfer*
Term Expires 2026


Class B Directors:

Mr. Kraig H. Kayser*
Term Expires 2026

Mr. Donald R. Fishback
Term Expires 2026

Mr. William G. Gisel Jr.*
Term Expires 2027

Mr. Peter J. Gundermann*
Term Expires 2025

Mr. Brian J. Lipke*
Term Expires 2025

Mr. Patrick J. Roche
Term expires 2027

Mr. John R. Scannell1
Chairman of the Board
Term Expires 2025


*Independent Directors
1 Mr. Scannell was elected Chairman of the Board, January 2014

Corporate Officers

Patrick J. Roche
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mark J. Trabert
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Jennifer Walter
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mark Graczyk
Vice President and President, Military Aircraft 

Michael Schaff
Vice President and President, Commercial Aircraft 

Stuart McLachlan
Vice President and President, Industrial Systems

Joseph Alfieri
Vice President and President, Space and Defense 

Paul Wilkinson
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer 

Maureen M. Athoe
Vice President

Christopher A. Head
Secretary

Michael J. Swope
Controller and Principal Accounting Officer

 


Effective 2/1/2023, John R. Scannell retired as CEO. Mr. Scannell is the
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and a Class B Director.

About our Board

The business and affairs of Moog Inc. are subject to the general oversight and authority of the Moog Inc. Board of Directors. 

*Independent Directors

Mr. John R. Scannell

Chairman of the Board, Class B Director, Term Expires 2025

Mr. Scannell joined Moog in 1990 as an Engineering Manager of Moog Limited in Ireland and later moved to Germany to become Operations Manager of Moog GmbH. In 1999, he became the General Manager of Moog Limited in Ireland, and in 2003 moved to Aircraft Controls as the Boeing 787 Program Manager and was subsequently named Director of Contracts and Pricing and elected a Vice President of the Company in 2005. He was elected CFO in 2007, a position he held until December 2010, at which time he was elected COO. In December 2011, Mr. Scannell was elected CEO and was named Chairman of the Board in January 2014. Mr. Scannell retired as CEO, effective February 1, 2023. In addition to an MBA from The Harvard Business School, Mr. Scannell holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from University College Cork, Ireland. The Company believes Mr. Scannell’s range of management experience in engineering, operations management, contracts and finance, along with his in-depth knowledge of the Company’s markets, products and technologies, make him highly qualified to serve as a director. 

Mr. Donald R. Fishback

Class B Director, Term Expires 2026

Mr. Fishback joined Moog in 1981 after working as a Certified Public Accountant for Deloitte LLP. He became Corporate Controller in 1985 and was named Vice President of Finance in 2007, a position he held until December 2010, at which time he was elected Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). Mr. Fishback retired as CFO of the Company effective January 2020 and served as a corporate Vice President until March 2021. Mr. Fishback holds a B.A. in Business from Westminster College in Pennsylvania, a Master of Business Administration ("MBA") from University at Buffalo, The State University of New York and completed the Advanced Management Program ("AMP") at Harvard Business School. The Company believes Mr. Fishback’s in-depth financial and managerial expertise and thorough understanding of the Company’s operations make him highly qualified to serve as a director. 

Ms. Janet M. Coletti

Class A Director. Term Expires 2027

Ms. Coletti retired as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer ("CHRO") of M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") in December 2020. M&T is headquartered in Buffalo, New York. Ms. Coletti started her career at M&T in 1985 and held numerous positions in the Consumer Banking and Business Banking divisions before becoming CHRO in 2015. Ms. Coletti holds a Bachelor of Arts ("B.A.") in Economics from Mount Holyoke College. The Company believes Ms. Coletti’s extensive financial services experience along with her understanding of talent management, leadership development, compensation and benefits, and diversity and inclusion make her highly qualified to serve as a director

Mr. William G. Gisel Jr.*

Class B Director, Term Expires 2027

Mr. Gisel is former Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and current Executive Vice Chair of Rich Products Corporation, headquartered in Buffalo, New York. Mr. Gisel started his career at Bankers Trust Company in 1974, and after completing law school in 1978, he joined the law firm Phillips Lytle LLP. Mr. Gisel joined Rich Products in 1982, serving as the company’s first General Counsel. In 1988, Mr. Gisel was named Vice President of the International Division. In 1996, he assumed the position of President of Rich’s Food Group and Chief Operating Officer ("COO") and, in 2006, he was appointed CEO, a role in which he served until January 2020. He earned a B.A. from Williams College, a Juris Doctorate from the Emory University School of Law and has an MBA from the University of Rochester William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration. The Company believes Mr. Gisel’s experience as an executive officer and director of a large, multi-national company makes him highly qualified to serve as a director.

Mr. Peter J. Gundermann*

Class B Director, Term Expires 2025

Mr. Gundermann is President, CEO and Chairman of Astronics Corporation, a publicly traded aerospace and defense company headquartered in East Aurora, New York. Mr. Gundermann joined Astronics in 1988, has been a director since 2000 and has held his current position as President and CEO since 2003. He received a B.A. in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Brown University and an MBA from Duke University. The Company believes Mr. Gundermann’s in-depth understanding of the aerospace and defense industry and his significant high-level management experience as President and CEO of Astronics Corporation make him highly qualified to serve as a director.

Mr. Kraig H. Kayser*

Class B Director, Term Expires 2026

Mr. Kayser is the non-executive Chairman and former President and CEO of Seneca Foods Corporation headquartered in Fairport, New York. He retired as President and CEO on October 1, 2020. Prior to assuming the CEO position at Seneca Foods in 1993, Mr. Kayser was Seneca Food’s CFO. He received a B.A. from Hamilton College and an MBA from Cornell University. The Company believes Mr. Kayser’s financial and business expertise, including an in-depth understanding of the preparation and analysis of financial statements, and experience as President and CEO of a large publicly traded corporation, makes him highly qualified to serve as a director.

Mr. Brian J. Lipke*

Class B Director, Term Expires 2025

Mr. Lipke retired as CEO of Gibraltar Industries, Inc., headquartered in Buffalo, New York, in December 2014 and served as Chairman of the Board through May 2015. Mr. Lipke started his career with Gibraltar in 1972, became President in 1987 and Chairman of the Board in 1993. Mr. Lipke attended the SUNY College of Technology at Alfred and the University of Akron. The Company believes Mr. Lipke’s extensive managerial experience at both the officer and director level, reflected by his tenure as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Gibraltar Industries, Inc., makes him highly qualified to serve as a director.

Mr. Mahesh Narang*

Class A Director, Term Expires 2025

Mr. Narang is the Executive Vice President and President of the Access segment of Oshkosh Corporation, a role he assumed in November 2023. Previously, Mr. Narang was the President of the Components segment at Cummins Inc. from January 2021 to November 2023 after serving as the Vice President and General Manager of Cummins Emission Solutions from July 2017 to December 2020. In his over 20 years at Cummins Inc., Mr. Narang held various leadership positions providing him with many opportunities to work within different business segments and across regions in operations, marketing and general management, including his role as COO for the India Area Business Organization. He received his Bachelor of Science ("B.S.") in Engineering from Mumbai University and an MBA from Northwestern University. The Company believes Mr. Narang’s extensive knowledge and expertise in global operations management, engineering and environmental solutions makes him highly qualified to serve as a director.

Ms. Brenda L. Reichelderfer*

Class A Director, Term Expires 2026

Ms. Reichelderfer is a retired Senior Vice President and Managing Director at TriVista, a global management consulting firm in the private equity sector. Ms. Reichelderfer joined TriVista in 2008 and also served as the company’s Global Head of Aerospace and Defense. Previously, she spent over 25 years in executive leadership positions at ITT Corporation, including Group President of the Motion & Flow Control and subsequently the Electronics Divisions. She received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio Northern University and is a graduate of the Executive Development Institute at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. The Company believes Ms. Reichelderfer’s extensive experience in general management, engineering and operations, along with her knowledge of the aerospace and industrial industries, make her highly qualified to serve as a director. 


Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the Board meetings and the committee meetings of which committee he or she was a member during fiscal 2022.

100% of the directors attended the February 2021 and 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Mr. Patrick J. Roche

Class B Director, Term Expires 2027

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Mr. Roche was promoted to CEO, effective February 1, 2023, from Executive Vice President and COO, which he served since December 1, 2021. Prior thereto, he had been a Vice President and Officer of Moog Inc. since September 1, 2012 and served as President, Industrial Systems Group since September 1, 2015. Mr. Roche has been with Moog for over 23 years. He began his career as the Engineering Manager at Moog in Cork, Ireland, subsequently becoming the General Manager for that facility in 2003. Over the years, Mr. Roche has held various positions in Moog's Industrial Systems Group, including management of core product development, strategic supply chain, business process development and information technology. He transferred to Moog’s Corporate Group from 2012 to 2015, with a responsibility for global information technology, indirect procurement and various shared service activities. Prior to joining Moog, Mr. Roche spent several years working in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Mr. Roche has a Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering Science and MBA degrees from University College Cork, Ireland and completed the AMP at Harvard Business School. Mr. Roche is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Ireland ("FIEI"). The Company believes Mr. Roche’s range of management experience in engineering, operations management and information technology, along with his indepth knowledge of the Company’s markets, products and technologies, make him highly qualified to serve as a director.


Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the Board meetings and the committee meetings of which committee he or she was a member during fiscal 2022.

100% of the directors attended the February 2021 and 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.