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HART Communication Foundation Board of Directors

There are five members (positions) on the HART Communication Foundation Board of Directors.

Directors are elected for two- year staggered terms and hold office until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.

The Board of Directors, or a committee appointed by the Board of Directors, nominates candidates for election as a director at the Annual General Assembly Meeting of members. Members may nominate candidates for election as a director. The members elect the directors at the Annual General Assembly Meeting .Each member company present in person or by proxy is entitled to one vote with respect to each director position to be filled.

	Sean Keeping – Vice President Technology, ABB Automation. Mr. Keeping is Vice President Technology for ABB Process Instrumentation. He has global responsibility for Process Instrumentation technology including, integration and asset management, with main development centers in Germany, India, Italy, UK and USA. He has served on the Board of Directors since 2003.
	Mark Schumacher –President and General Manager, Rosemount Pressure Business Mr. Schumacher has held positions in marketing, engineering and operations for both Fisher Controls and Rosemount. He has served on the Board of Directors since 1997.
	Frank Hills- Director Solution Sales, Endress+Hauser Mr. Hils leads Solutions & Projects in the Endress+Hauser Corporate Management. His responsibilities include global sales and marketing for process solutions products in fieldbus integration, plant asset management, inventory and process control. He has served on the Board of Directors since 1999.
	David Eisner – Chief Engineer and Senior Engineering Fellow, Honeywell Process Solutions Mr. Eisner is Chief Engineer for Honeywell Process Solutions. His responsibilities include global R&D for process control systems, safety management systems, quality control systems and business control software applications for advanced process control and optimization. He has served on the Board of Directors since 2003.
	Hans Georg Kumpfmüller – CEO, Sensors and Communication, Siemens Process Automation Mr. Kumpfmüller is President of Process Instrumentation and Analytics for Siemens AG, Karlsruhe, Germany, with responsibility for worldwide business. He has served on the Board of Directors since 1999.

Ron Helson – Executive Director, HART Communication Foundation
Mr. Helson has led the Foundation since its formation in 1993. He has 30 years experience in the process instrumentation and control industry including more than 20 years in the engineering and management of process automation systems. He has served as Executive Director since 1993.