David A. Bloss

DAVID A. BLOSS SR. is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
CIRCOR International, Inc. Mr. Bloss has served the company since June
1993 and assumed his present position as CIRCOR’s Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer in August 1999. He joined Watts 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 last served as President of the Superabrasives
Division, with responsibility for 11 international manufacturing plants.
Prior to Norton, he was with Cooper Industries in Houston as Director,
Corporate Planning and Development, overseeing $2 billion plus of
acquisitions.