David Nord has served as a director of JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. since 2021 and was named chair in 2022. Most recently, Mr. Nord served as executive chairman of Hubbell Incorporated, an international manufacturer of electrical and electronic products for a broad range of non-residential and residential construction, industrial and utility applications. He served as their chairman and chief executive officer from June 2019 until his retirement in October 2020 and chairman, president and chief executive officer from May 2014 to June 2019.
Mr. Taten served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Cooper Industries, plc from 2008 until its merger with Eaton Corporation in November 2012. Previously, Mr. Taten was Vice President and General Counsel at Nabors Industries from 2003 until 2008 and earlier practiced law with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. Before attending law school, he practiced as a C.P.A. with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co., which is now KPMG, in New York. Mr. Taten currently is a practicing attorney and private investor, and he serves on the board of Aviat Networks, Inc. He is admitted to practice law in the states of Texas and New York. Mr. Taten earned his FSA Credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) in 2020. Mr. Taten holds a B.S. and Masters degree from Georgetown University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University.
Mr. Wendt is a Managing Member of Spruce Street Ventures LLC. From 1980 until August 2011, Mr. Wendt worked in various legal, marketing, window manufacturing and sales positions of increasing authority at JELD-WEN, until his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer in 1992. Mr. Wendt served as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 2011 to March 2013 and most recently was Vice Chair from January 2014 to December 2023. Mr. Wendt served as a director of the Portland Branch at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2009 to 2014 and as its chairman from 2013 to 2014. He also served as a member of the Economic Advisory Council at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco from 2006 to 2008. He earned a B.A. from Stanford University and a J.D. from Willamette University College of Law and is a member of the Oregon State Bar. Mr. Wendt is the son of our late founder, Richard L. Wendt.
Mr. Wynne is a private investor and past Executive Vice President of Health Services Group (now, Moda Health) from July 2012 to December 2023, when he retired. He joined Health Services Group in 2010 as Senior Vice President and held this role until January 2011. From January 2011 to July 2012, Mr. Wynne was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of JELD-WEN. Prior to this, Mr. Wynne was President and Chief Executive Officer of SBI International, Ltd., the parent company of sports apparel and footwear company Fila. Additionally, from April 2002 to March 2003 he served as acting Senior Vice President and General Counsel of FLIR Systems, Inc., which was a publicly traded technology company until it was acquired by Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. Mr. Wynne is a founding partner of the Portland, Oregon law firm Ater Wynne LLP, which was acquired by Buchalter in 2019. He received a B.A. and a J.D. from Willamette University.