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Dr. Barnard retired in November 2014 as President for the global Industrial Materials division of GrafTech International Holdings Inc. (formerly NYSE: GTI). Dr. Barnard was a Reporting Officer for GraphTech International and served as chairman and board member for several of GrafTech’s international affiliates. He gained extensive international experience traveling to many countries across the globe and working in South Africa, Europe and the USA. On August 17th, 2015, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:BAM) (TSX:BAM.A) completed its acquisition of GrafTech International Holdings Inc. for US700 million taking the Company private.

Dr. Barnard was appointed President, Graphite Electrodes in April 2005 and President Industrial Materials in April 2008. In these roles, he led the division that manufactures a broad range of high quality graphite electrodes, petroleum needle coke and graphite/carbon refractory products, increasing sales from US$600 million to over US$1 billion, and EBITDA from US$130 million to US$350 million. In addition to his role as President for Industrial Materials, Dr. Barnard also managed several corporate functions providing services to both divisions and the corporate group. These included Health Safety and Environmental Protection, Worldwide Engineering and Procurement.