A. William Higgins

A. William Higgins is the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer of CIRCOR International, Inc. He joined the company in January 2005 as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for
implementing the company-wide Lean Manufacturing initiative and was promoted to
President in November 2006. Bill was elected to the Board of Directors on
February 20, 2008, and became Chief Executive Officer on March 1, 2008. Prior to
joining CIRCOR, Bill held a variety of senior management positions with
Honeywell International and AlliedSignal, serving in general management
leadership roles in their automation, aerospace, and electronics manufacturing
and service businesses in the Americas and Asia. He began his career with United
Technologies Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. Bill holds advanced degrees from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Columbia University, and obtained his
undergraduate degree from Middlebury College.

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