Board of Directors
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Francis A. Doyle
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Francis A. Doyle has served as a member of Tempur-Pedic International's Board of Directors since March 2003. Mr. Doyle has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Connell Limited Partnership since 2001. From 1972 to 2001, he was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he was Global Technology and E-Business Leader and a member of the firm's Global Leadership Team. He currently serves on the board of directors of Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc. and Citizens Financial Group. He is a trustee of the Joslin Diabetes Center and Boston College. Mr. Doyle is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. degree and an M.B.A. degree from Boston College.
Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
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John A. Heil
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John A. Heil has served as a member of Tempur-Pedic International's Board of Directors since March 2008. Since January 2007, Mr. Heil has served as Spectrum Brands, Inc.'s Co-Chief Operating Officer and President, Global Pet Supplies. From June 2004 until January 2007, Mr. Heil served as President of United Pet Group, a global manufacturer and marketer of pet supplies and a division of Spectrum Brands and United Industries. Mr. Heil first joined United Pet Group as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in June 2000. Prior to joining United Pet Group, Mr. Heil spent twenty-five years with the H.J. Heinz Company in various executive management positions including President and Managing Director of Heinz Pet Products, President of Heinz Specialty Pet, and Executive Vice President of StarKist Seafood. Mr. Heil is also a member of the board of directors of VCA Antech, Inc. (Veterinary Centers of America) and is a member of their audit committee. Mr. Heil holds a BA degree in economics from Lycoming College.
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Peter K. Hoffman
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Peter K. Hoffman has served as a member of Tempur-Pedic International's Board of Directors since October 2006. Mr. Hoffman is retired President, Global Grooming for The Procter & Gamble Company. From 2000 through 2006, he was responsible for the worldwide Gillette blades and razors business, which P&G acquired in 2005. Mr. Hoffman spent over 34 years with The Gillette Company and P&G in executive positions both in North America and Europe, including roles as President, Global Blades and Razors; President, Duracell North Atlantic; and President, Braun North America. Mr. Hoffman received his B.A. degree from Columbia University and his M.B.A. degree, with distinction, as an Edward Tuck Scholar, from the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College.
Member of the Audit Committee
Chair of the Compensation Committee
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Sir Paul Judge
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Sir Paul Judge has served as a member of Tempur-Pedic International's Board of Directors since July 2004. Sir Paul Judge is chairman of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, Deputy Chairman of the American Management Association and President of the United Kingdom Chartered Management Institute. After thirteen years working for Cadbury Schweppes, Sir Paul led the buyout of that company's food operations to form Premier Brands, becoming its chairman. Sir Paul was subsequently chairman of Food from Britain, director general of the Conservative Party and a ministerial adviser at the UK Cabinet Office. Sir Paul Judge currently serves on the board of Standard Bank Group Ltd of Johannesburg and Schroder Income Growth Fund plc, and as a member of the Advisory Board for Barclays Private Bank. In 1996, he became a Knight Bachelor in recognition of his public and political service. He was an Open Scholar at Trinity College, University of Cambridge and received an M.B.A. from the Wharton Business School.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee
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Nancy F. Koehn
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Nancy F. Koehn, has served as a member of Tempur-Pedic International's Board of Directors since March 2004. Ms. Koehn has been a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School since July 2001. From July 1989 through June 2001, Ms. Koehn was an Associate Professor at Harvard Business School. She is the author of a number of books on various business topics, including her most recent book, Brand New: How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust from Wedgwood to Dell, and has written and supervised numerous case studies. Ms. Koehn consults with many companies and speaks frequently before business leaders on a range of subjects including strategic branding, leading in turbulent times, visionary entrepreneurs—past and present, and competing on the demand side in the Information Revolution. In 2001, Business 2.0 named Ms. Koehn one of 19 leading business gurus in the United States. Ms. Koehn holds a B.A. degree from Stanford University, an M.A. degree in Public Policy from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government and an M.A. degree and a Ph.D. degree in European History from Harvard University.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
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Christopher A. Masto
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Christopher A. Masto has served as a member of Tempur-Pedic International's Board of Directors since November 2002. Mr. Masto is a Managing Director of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, LLC, which he co-founded in 1997. Prior to 1997, he worked as a management consultant with Bain & Company. Prior to that, Mr. Masto was employed at Morgan Stanley & Co., where he worked in the investment banking department. He currently serves on the board of Archimedes Technology Group. Mr. Masto graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with an Sc.B. in Electrical Engineering and received his M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.
Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
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P. Andrews McLane
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P. Andrews McLane has served as Chairman of Tempur-Pedic International's Board of Directors since November 2002. Mr. McLane joined TA Associates, Inc. in 1979, where he is Senior Managing Director and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. Mr. McLane's activity at TA Associates centers on buyouts and leveraged recapitalizations of companies in the consumer, financial services and business services sectors. Mr. McLane is a director of Numeric Investors L.P. and Advisory Research Inc. He also serves on the boards of the United States Ski and Snowboard Team and St. Paul's School. Mr. McLane graduated from Dartmouth College in 1969 with an A.B. degree and from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 1973 with an M.B.A. degree.
Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee
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Robert B. Trussell Jr.
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Robert B. Trussell, Jr. is Vice Chairman of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and has served as a member of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. or its predecessor's board of directors since 2000. From 2000 through his retirement in April 2006, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Tempur-Pedic International or its predecessors. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Trussell served as President of Tempur-Pedic, Inc., one of the predecessors to Tempur-Pedic International. Prior to joining Tempur-Pedic International, Mr. Trussell was general partner of several racing limited partnerships that owned racehorses in England, France and the United States. He was also the owner of several start-up businesses in the equine lending and insurance business. Mr. Trussell received his B.S. degree from Marquette University.
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H. Thomas Bryant
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H. Thomas Bryant is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Tempur-Pedic International Inc. and a member of Tempur-Pedic International Inc.'s board of directors. Since joining the company in July 2001, he has served as Executive Vice President and President of North American Operations, and he was promoted to President in December 2004. In April 2006, he was promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer and elected a member of the board of directors. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Bryant was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Stairmaster Sports & Medical Products, Inc. From 1989 to 1997, Mr. Bryant served in various senior management positions at Dunlop Maxfli Sports Corporation, most recently as President. Prior to that, Mr. Bryant spent 13 years in various management positions at Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Bryant received his B.S. degree from Georgia Southern University.
