Howard L. Lance began to serve on our board starting in October 2012 and was formally appointed as a director and Chairman in February 2013. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and a director, of Maxar Technologies Inc. and its predecessor MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., from May 2016 until January 2019. Maxar is a global space technology and information company. Previously, Mr. Lance was an Executive Advisor to The Blackstone Group L.P. from July 2012 to April 2016 and, as part of his duties, he served on the boards of certain Blackstone portfolio companies. He is a director and Chairman of Change Healthcare, Inc. Additionally, Mr. Lance is a director of New Vista Acquisition Corp where he is the Chair of the Audit Committee and serves on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harris Corporation from 2003 to 2011. Before joining Harris Corporation, Mr. Lance was co-president of NCR Corporation and Chief Operating Officer of its Retail and Financial Group. Previously, he spent 17 years with Emerson Electric Co., where he held senior management positions including Executive Vice President of its Electronics and Telecommunications segment, Chief Executive Officer and director of its Astec electronics subsidiary in Hong Kong, Group Vice President of its Climate Technologies segment and President of its Copeland Refrigeration division. Mr. Lance received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Bradley University and a Master of Science degree in Management from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.
