Jeffrey S. Germanotta

JEFFREY S. GERMANOTTA is a Senior Vice President of equity research with
Robert W. Baird & Company, Inc., where he leads the firm’s Supply Chain
Management Practice. Previously, Mr. Germanotta was associated with Bank
One Corporation and Firstar Corporation. He holds a Bachelor’s degree
from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and an MBA from Marquette
University. Mr. Germanotta authors a monthly column for Industrial
Distribution.