EEI 2018 Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement

technology company located in Buffalo, N.Y. (2002-2007); Vice President with FAI, Inc., a start-up company located in Buffalo, N.Y. (2000-2002); and Director of Finance for American Precision Industries, a Fortune 500 company located in Buffalo, N.Y. (1993-2000). During his career, Mr. Mye has gained extensive experience with management of sales, earnings and cash flow reporting, evaluating and consummating mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and analysis, and general finance operations. Mr. Mye has an MBA and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of New York. Ms. Cheryl A. Karpowicz has been a Senior Vice President of the Company since 2011 and was named Senior Vice President of Business Development in 2014. Ms. Karpowicz has been employed by the Company for 39 years and previously led its energy services area. She has a B.A. in Interdepartmental Studies and is a Certified Planner and member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Mr. Frank B. Silvestro is a co-founder of the Company and served as a Vice President and Director since its inception in 1970. In 1986, he became Executive Vice President. In 2013, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors. He also serves on the Pension Review Committee. Mr. Silvestro retired from his positions as Executive Vice President and Chairman of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2017. He continues to serve as a Director of the Company and as a contracted consultant to the Company. Mr. Silvestro has a B.A. in physics and an M.A. in biophysics. Mr. Silvestro has over forty-five years of work experience in managing the Company and knowledge of its markets and customers, which makes him uniquely qualified to serve as a Director. Mr. Ronald L. Frank is a co-founder of the Company and has served as Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President of Finance and a Director since the Company’s inception in 1970. In 1986, he became Executive Vice President of Finance. In 2008, Mr. Frank resigned his positions as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of the Company. He continues in his position as Executive Vice President on a part-time basis. He also continues to serve as a Director of the Company, as Corporation Secretary, and as Chairman of the Pension Review Committee. Mr. Frank has a B.S. in engineering and a M.A. in Physics. Mr. Frank has over forty-five years of work experience in managing the Company and knowledge of its markets and customers, which makes him uniquely qualified to serve as a Director. Mr. Gerald A. Strobel is a co-founder of the Company and has served as a Vice President and a Director since the Company’s inception in 1970. In 1986, he became Executive Vice President of Technical Services. He served as the Company’s CEO from 2013 until his retirement in 2015. He has since continued to serve as a Director of the Company and as a contracted consultant to the Company. Mr. Strobel has a B.S. in civil engineering and a M.S. in sanitary engineering. Mr. Michael C. Gross has been a Director since 2010, and currently serves on the Audit Committee, Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee and the Pension Review Committee. Mr. Gross was employed by the Audit Division of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance for 32 years until his retirement in March 2016. He has a B.S. in accounting and was a licensed property and casualty insurance broker from 2003 until 2016. Mr. Gross’s accounting and insurance experience provide valuable experience and perspective to the Board. Mr. Justin C. Jacobs has been a Director since April 2017 and currently serves on the Audit Committee and the Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee. Mr. Jacobs is a Management Committee Director of Mill Road Capital Management LLC, an investment firm focused on investments in small, publicly traded companies, where he has worked since 2005. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Jacobs worked at LiveWire Capital, an investment and management group focused on control, operationally-intensive buyouts of small companies where he led investments and held various operational positions in numerous portfolio companies. Mr. Jacobs was an investment professional in the private equity group of The Blackstone Group from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Jacobs holds a B.S. from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. His experience in operating roles, principal investing, public and private boards of directors, and various capital markets provide valuable experience and perspective to the Board. Mr. Michael El-Hillow has been a Director since April 2017 and was appointed Chairman of the Audit Committee in June 2017. Mr. El-Hillow served as Chief Financial Officer of National Technical Systems, Inc., an engineering services company, from 2012 until 2017. Mr. El-Hillow, was a certified public accountant, has over two decades of experience serving as a Chief Financial Officer of public companies, including in technology and engineering environments. He also has -10-