Sherman Oaks, Ca., USA - April 14, 2015, Sherman Oaks, Ca., USA - Signature Group Holdings, Inc. plans to change its corporate name to Real Industry, Inc. and nominates Patrick Deconinck and William Hall for election at its annual meeting as its new directors.
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Mr. Deconinck most recently served as Senior Vice President-West Europe for 3M from 2011 to 2015 and held overall responsibility for 3M’s West Europe business. From 2005 to 2011, Mr. Deconinck was Vice President and General Manager of 3M’s Industrial Adhesives & Tapes Division where he provided global leadership for 3M’s largest operating unit. He retired in March 2015 after providing more than 35 years of service to 3M.
Mr. Deconinck holds an Acceptance degree in Applied Sciences from Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and is fluent in English, Flemish, French and German.
Mr. Hall has served as the General Partner of Procyon Advisors LLP, a Chicago-based private equity firm providing consulting and growth capital for healthcare services companies, since 2006 following the sale of Procyon Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Hall has over 30 years of senior operating executive experience at various companies, including Procyon Technologies (aerospace actuation components), Eagle Industries (capital goods), Fruit of the Loom (consumer goods), Cummins Inc. (industrial power equipment), and Falcon Building Products, Inc. (specialty building products) where Mr. Hall, as Chief Executive officer, completed an initial public offering and later completed a leveraged buyout to take the company private.
Since 2004, Mr. Hall has been a member of the board of directors of Stericycle, Inc., a compliance company specializing in collecting and disposing regulated substances, and currently serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee.
Since 2002, Mr. Hall has also been a member of the board of directors of industrial supply company W. W. Grainger, Inc. and currently serves on both the Audit Committee as a financial expert, and the Governance Committee. From 2001 to 2014, he served as a member of the board of directors of Actuant Corporation and served on both the Audit and Governance Committees. From 1984 to 2011, he also served as a member of the board of directors of A. M. Castle. ■