David A. Bloss

DAVID A. BLOSS, SR., assumed his present position as Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer of CIRCOR International, Inc. in August
1999. He joined Watts Industries as Executive Vice President in June
1993 and served as President and Chief Operating Officer from April 1997
until CIRCOR was spun off from Watts in October 1999. In his more than
five years with Watts, he managed the various valve companies acquired
by Watts Industries, played a key role in the acquisitions themselves,
and developed Watts’ business expansion strategy in Asia. Prior to
joining Watts, Mr. Bloss was associated for five years with the Norton
Company, a manufacturer of abrasives and cutting tools. There, he was
President of the Superabrasives Division, with responsibility for 11
manufacturing plants, 1,500 employees, and sales in Japan, North America
and Europe. Prior to Norton, he was with Cooper Industries in Houston as
Director, Corporate Planning and Development, overseeing $2 billion-plus
of acquisitions.