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David J. Aldrich was elected Board Chair in May 2021. Mr. Aldrich has been a director of the Company since 2007, and is a member of the Compensation Committee.

The Board recruited Mr. Aldrich based on his experience in high technology signal transmission applications and for his experience as a Chief Executive Officer of a public company. Mr. Aldrich is currently the Chair of the Board of Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (“Skyworks”). From April 2000 to May 2014, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Skyworks. In May 2014, Mr. Aldrich was named Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Skyworks, and from May 2016 to May 2018, Mr. Aldrich served as Executive Chair of Skyworks. Skyworks is an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity.

Mr. Aldrich received a B.A. degree in political science from Providence College and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Rhode Island.

Chair of the Board.

Member of the Compensation Committee.

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Lance C. Balk has been a director of the Company since March 2000 and is the chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Finance Committee. In September 2010, Mr. Balk was appointed as General Counsel of Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.

Mr. Balk served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics from November 2007 to January 2010. From May 2006 to November 2007, he served in those positions with Dade Behring, a leading supplier of products, systems and services for clinical diagnostics, which was acquired by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics in November 2007. Previously, he had been a partner of Kirkland & Ellis LLP since 1989, specializing in securities law and mergers and acquisitions. The Board originally recruited Mr. Balk based on his expertise in advising multinational public and private companies on complex mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. He provides insight to the Board regarding business strategy, business acquisitions, and capital structure.

Mr. Balk received a B.A. degree from Northwestern University and a J.D. degree and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Chicago.

Chair of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Finance Committee

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Diane Brink was appointed to the Company's Board and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in December 2017.

The Board recruited Ms. Brink for her deep understanding of how to leverage technology for value creation and her impressive experience in effectively managing market transitions. Ms. Brink has substantial executive experience and currently serves as a senior fellow and adjunct professor at Kellogg School of Management Markets and Customers Initiative, Northwestern University and as a management consultant. She has a strong background in digital marketing, enterprise transformation, go to market strategy and scaling for growth, and most recently was Chief Marketing Officer for IBM Global Technology Services.

Ms. Brink received a B.S. degree in computer science from Stony Brook University and an M.B.A. degree from Fordham University.

Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Member of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee

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Judy L. Brown was appointed to the Company's Board and Audit Committee in February 2008. She also serves as chair of the Finance Committee.

In recruiting Ms. Brown, the Board sought a member with broad international perspective to pursue its global strategic goals and for her experience as a Chief Financial Officer of a public company. As an employee of Ernst & Young for more than nine years in the U.S. and Germany, Ms. Brown provided audit and advisory services to U.S. and European multinational public and private companies. She served in various financial and accounting roles for six years in the U.S. and Italy with Whirlpool Corporation, a eading manufacturer and marketer of appliances. In 2004, she was appointed Vice President and Controller of Perrigo Company, a global healthcare supplier of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. She was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Perrigo in 2006 and oversaw Finance, Information Technology and Corporate Affairs until her departure from Perrigo Company in February 2017.

In April 2017, Ms. Brown was appointed Senior Vice President Global Business Solutions & Finance of Amgen Corporation, the world’s largest biotechnology company. There, Ms. Brown oversaw the company’s Global Business Solutions, Internal Audit, Tax and Treasury organizations. In 2018, Ms. Brown was promoted to the executive staff as Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, leading Amgen’s strategic communications, philanthropy and advocacy as well as overseeing the company’s global headquarters site.

She received a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois; an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago; and attended the Aresty Institute of Executive Education of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Brown also is a Certified Public Accountant.

Chair of the Finance Committee

Member of the Audit Committee

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Nancy Calderon was appointed to the Company’s Board and Audit Committee in May 2020. She also serves as chair of the Audit Committee.

The Board recruited Ms. Calderon for her deep executive management and audit experience. Ms. Calderon retired from KPMG LLP in September 2019 after a distinguished 33-year career. Most recently, Ms. Calderon served as KPMG's Global Lead Partner for a Fortune 50 Technology company since July 2012, senior partner of KPMG's Board Leadership Center since its inception in 2015, and as a director of KPMG's Global Delivery Center in India and its related holding companies since September 2011. Previously, she was KPMG's Americas Chief Administrative Officer and U.S. National Partner in Charge, Operations, from July 2008 to June 2012. Ms. Calderon sat on a number of KPMG committees, including the Americas Region Management Committee, Enterprise Risk Management, Privacy, Pension Steering and Investment, Social Media, and Knowledge Management.

Chair of the Audit Committee

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Ashish Chand was appointed to the Company’s Board in February 2023 in conjunction with his promotion to President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Chand joined Belden in 2002, and most recently served as the Company's Executive Vice President of Industrial Automation Solutions since July 2019, and Managing Director of Belden Asia Pacific from August 2017. Over the course of his tenure with Belden, he has held roles across several functions, including sales and marketing and operations in both Asia and North America. Dr. Chand has played a pivotal role in developing and executing Belden's long-term growth agenda, solutions and product strategy, and go-to-market efforts. He made key contributions towards establishing and growing Belden throughout the Asia Pacific region, including setting up manufacturing in China and India. Dr. Chand holds a BA in Economics from Loyola College, Chennai, India, an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, India, and a Doctorate of Business Administration from the City University of Hong Kong.

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Jonathan Klein was appointed to the Company's Board and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in August 2015.

The Board recruited Mr. Klein for his extensive experience within the broadcast industry, more specifically his experience with programming, production, and over-the-top distribution models. Since 2012, Mr. Klein has served as CEO and Co-Founder of TAPP Media, an over-the-top subscription video platform which operates paid channels built around personalities. From 2004 to 2010, he served as President of CNN leading the U.S. network to its highest ratings and profitability. Previously he had been the Founder and CEO of The FeedRoom, a pioneering online video aggregation site, developing new online advertising concepts which have become industry standards today. From 1996 to 1998 he served as Executive Vice President of CBS News, overseeing prime time programming and strategic planning for in-house studio productions.

Mr. Klein attended Brown University where he received a B.A. in history.

Chair of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

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Ms. Lee was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in March 2023. She also serves on the Audit Committee.

Ms. Lee brings over 30 years of experience in the software industry, including her experience in senior operational roles as a chief executive officer and chief operations officer. Ms. Lee most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer for Anaplan, a company specializing in subscription cloud-based business planning software. Her previous experience includes the CEO role at FirstRain, Inc., which was acquired by Ignite Technologies. She previously held management and product leadership positions with Cadence Design Systems, Aqueduct Software, Synopsys Inc., 8x8 Inc. and AT&T Bell Laboratories. Ms. Lee currently serves as a member of the board of directors for Synaptics Incorporated and Commvault Systems, Inc.

Ms. Lee received an A.B. degree in in Mathematics from Harvard University.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Cybersecurity Subcommittee

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Gregory J. McCray has been a director of the Company since February 2022 and is a member of the Finance Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. McCray brings over 30 years of experience in the communications technology industry, and currently serves as CEO of FDH Infrastructure Services LLC. His previous experience includes CEO roles at Access/Google Fiber, Aero Communications, Inc., Antenova Limited, and PipingHot Networks. He held previous managerial and engineering roles at Lucent Technologies, AT&T, Bell Laboratories, and IBM. Mr. McCray also serves on the Board of Directors of Adtran Inc. and Digital Bridge Group.

Mr. McCray received a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Iowa State University of Science and Technology and a M.S. degree in Systems Engineering from Purdue University.

Member of the Finance Committee.

Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.