Richard Thompson

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Richard L.
Thompson served as Group President at Caterpillar, Inc. from 1983 to 2004.
He also held positions as President at Solar Turbines, Inc. and Vice President-Marketing & General Manager at RTE Corp.
Thompson served as an Independent Director at Gardner Denver, Inc. from 1998 to 2013 and as Lead Independent Director at Lennox International, Inc. from 2013 to 2015.
He was also an Independent Chairman at NiSource, Inc. from 2013 to 2019.
Thompson's education includes an undergraduate degree and an MBA from Stanford University.

Former positions of Richard Thompson

Companies	Position	End
NISOURCE, INC.	Chairman	07/05/2019
LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.	Chairman	11/05/2012
Gardner Denver, Inc. Gardner Denver, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and supplies compressors, blowers & vacuum pumps	Director/Board Member	01/07/2013
CATERPILLAR INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/06/2004
RTE Corp. RTE Corp. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Manufactures electric and electronic products	Sales & Marketing	-

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Caterpillar, Inc. Caterpillar, Inc. Trucks/Construction/Farm MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures construction and mining equipment, diesel & natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines	Producer Manufacturing
Gardner Denver, Inc. Gardner Denver, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures and supplies compressors, blowers & vacuum pumps	Producer Manufacturing
Lennox International, Inc. Lennox International, Inc. Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Designs, manufactures and markets a broad range of products for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration markets	Producer Manufacturing
NiSource, Inc. NiSource, Inc. Gas DistributorsUtilities Operates as an energy holding company whose subsidiaries engages in natural gas distribution, generates and distributes coal-fired electric & hydroelectric energy	Utilities
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Solar Turbines, Inc. Solar Turbines, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Manufactures industrial gas turbines	Producer Manufacturing
National Association of Manufacturers National Association of Manufacturers Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a trade association	Commercial Services
RTE Corp. RTE Corp. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Manufactures electric and electronic products	Electronic Technology