Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kennametal, Inc.
Mr. Tambakeras has extensive experience leading global engineering and manufacturing businesses--including Kennametal and the Industrial Controls Business of Honeywell. While at Honeywell he was based for several years in South Africa and Hong Kong.
He currently serves as Senior Managing Director at Madison Capital Partners, a private equity firm in Chicago and is a member of the boards of trustees of Arizona State University and Loyola Marymount University. Mr. Tambakeras also serves as a director of ITT Corporation.