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Board of Directors

There are five members (positions) on the 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.

HART Communication Foundation Board of Directors

	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 HCF Board of Directors since 2003.
	Mark Schumacher –President and General Manager of Rosemount Pressure Business. Mr. Schumacher has held positions in marketing, engineering and operations for both Fisher Controls and Rosemount. He has served on the HCF 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 HCF 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.
	David Eisner – Chief Engineer & Senior Engineering Fellow - Process Solutions Mr. Eisner is Chief Engineer for the Honeywell Process Solutions Strategic Business Unit. Mr. Eisner is responsible for advising the business on key technical directions, providing technical consulting to major customers on new technology adoption and executing the Intellectual Property strategy. He has served on the HCF Board of Directors since 2003.
	Hans Georg Kumpfmüller – President, 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 HCF Board of Directors since 1999.