Board of Directors
John Lyman
Mr. Lyman has been a director of the Company since 2002 and has served as Chair of the Board since 2021. He is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Squam Capital, LLC, an investment consulting firm located in Mount Kisco, New York. In addition, he serves as Treasurer of Frederick P. Bowden, Inc. Mr. Lyman received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics from Vassar College.
Douglas Brossman
Mr. Brossman has been a director of the Company since 2012. He previously held the position of Vice Chair of the Board from 2020 through 2024. Mr. Brossman joined Burnham Holdings, Inc. in 2008 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and then as Chief Executive Officer in 2012 retiring in April 2023. Mr. Brossman serves on the Audit & Risk Committee. He holds a NACD Directorship Certification. Mr. Brossman serves on the Board of Directors and the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee for High Industries, Inc. and High Real Estate Group, LLC. He also serves on the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee for The York Water Company (YORW). He is active in the community, serving on the Boards of The Hamilton Club of Lancaster and Compass Mark. Mr. Brossman graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, the Dickinson School of Law with a JD, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with an MBA.
William Dodge
Mr. Dodge has been a director of the Company since 1999 and serves on the Nominating and Governance Committee. He is Managing Director and a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley, a full-service brokerage firm. Mr. Dodge has been with Morgan Stanley for 38 years. Mr. Dodge received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Trinity College.
Christopher Drew
Mr. Drew has been a director of the Company since 2014. Mr. Drew is currently President and Chief Executive Officer, previously serving as President and Chief Operating Officer of Burnham Holdings, Inc. Mr. Drew has held a number of senior management positions with various subsidiaries of the Company since 1989. He is a Past Chairman of the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), and continues to serve as an ex-officio member of the AHRI Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee. Additionally, he is active in the community as a Board member of the Economic Development Company of Lancaster where he chairs the Investment and Finance Committee. Mr. Drew graduated from Dartmouth College with a bachelor’s degree and graduated from New York University with a master’s degree in business administration.
Chris Pruitt
Mr. Pruitt has been a director of the Company since 2021. He serves on the Audit and Risk Committee. He currently serves as President/CEO of East Penn Manufacturing Co. Inc., maker of Deka Batteries. East Penn Manufacturing is the largest privately held battery manufacturer in the world with over 10,000 employees. Chris also serves on the Board of Directors of East Penn Manufacturing Co., and the company’s Family Council and Foundation.
He has been with the company since May of 1994. He joined East Penn as the Controller and has held numerous financial positions including Chief Financial Officer.
Prior to joining East Penn, Chris was a CPA at Ernst & Young for ten years holding the position of a Senior Manager in the Audit division. While working at Ernst & Young, he earned his Certified Public Accountant designation. Chris earned a B.S.B.A. degree in accounting from Shippensburg University in 1984.
Chris currently serves on several Industry Boards: Chairman of Battery Council International (BCI), Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), and the University of the Aftermarket Foundation. He currently serves on the Board of Flinchbaugh Engineering located in York, PA and Burnham Holdings in Lancaster, PA.
Formerly, he was the Chairman of the Board of the Wyomissing Foundation, and The United Way of Berks County; Board Member of YMCA; President and Treasurer of The Children’s Home of Reading; Board Member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters; Board Member of the Children Advisory Center; Treasurer and Board Member of The Reading Area Community College Foundation, Audit Committee Chairman and Board Member of the Berks Community Foundation.
Chris has received numerous awards and recognitions in his career. Most recently, he received the Outstanding Business Leader Award in April 2024 from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan
J. David Reeves
Mr. Reeves has been a Director of the Company since April 2023. He serves on the Nominating and Governance and Human Resources Committees. Mr. Reeves is a product leader with experience building software businesses focused on employee engagement, health and productivity. He was previously founding product leader at Limeade (acquired by WebMD), and led new product initiatives at Intuit and Quickbase. Mr. Reeves graduated from Oberlin College with a BA in History.
Donald Stern
Mr. Stern has been a Director of the Company since 2014, serves as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and is on the Audit and Risk Committee. Mr. Stern retired in 2014 as a partner with the New York City law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen and Hamilton LLP after a distinguished 34-year legal career. Mr. Stern has also served as a Managing Director of Mount Kellett Capital, a private equity firm, and as a Director of SeLux Diagnostics, Inc., a bio technology start-up company. Mr. Stern served as Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer of Terra Capital Partners, a private investment firm, before retiring in 2024. He currently serves as Senior Legal Advisor to Terra Capital. Mr. Stern graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in physics, and from Harvard Law School with a JD.
Laura Wand
Ms. Wand has been a director of the Company since 2020 and serves as Chair of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee. Ms. Wand, now retired, had an extensive career with Johnson Controls International, encompassing both domestic and global roles. She retired as Vice President and General Manager of Applied HVAC Equipment in March 2020. She is an independent director for IMPREG Group, a Danish private company, as well as a Senior Advisor for TowerBrook Capital. Ms. Wand has served on the York College Board of Trustees since 2009 and was elected as Chair in July of 2023. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Ms. Wand is NACD Directorship Certified.
E. Philip Wenger
Mr. Wenger has been a Director of the Company since 2019. He serves as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and is also a member of the Human Resources Committee. Mr. Wenger retired as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Fulton Financial Corporation, a regional bank holding company headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a position he held from 2013 through 2022. He will continue to serve on the Fulton Financial Corporation Board. He serves on the Board of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce. He is also active in a number of other business and non-profit organizations. Mr. Wenger holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg.