Michael F. Hilton

Director at Lincoln Electric

Mr. Hilton is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Nordson Corporation, a company that engineers, manufactures, and markets differentiated products and systems used for precision dispensing of adhesives, coatings, sealants, biomaterials, polymers, plastics and other materials, fluid management, test inspection, UV curing, and plasma surface treatment, a position he held from 2010 until his retirement in 2019. During his tenure at Nordson Corporation, Mr. Hilton also served as a director. Prior to joining Nordson, Mr. Hilton was Senior Vice President and General Manager for Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a global company that provides a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services, with specific responsibility for leading its $2 billion global Electronics and Performance Materials segment.

Mr. Hilton has served on the Board of Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R) since 2012 and Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE: RBC) since 2019.

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