Neil A. Schrimsher — Director at Patterson Companies

Mr. Neil A. Schrimsher has been the Chief Executive Officer of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. since October 25, 2011 and its President since August 2013. Mr. Schrimsher's managerial experience includes distribution, channel management, strategic planning & analysis, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain management and sourcing. He served as an Executive Vice President of Cooper Connection at Cooper Industries plc from February 2010 to August 16, 2011 and also served as its Executive Vice President and President of Cooper Wiring Devices. At Cooper Industries, he led multiple businesses in its Electrical Products Group and headed numerous domestic and international growth initiatives. He served as the President of Cooper Lighting, LLC of Cooper Industries plc since 2006. He served as Vice President for Power Distribution and Controls Division of Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. since October 2003 until 2006. He served as Vice President of the Residential Infrastructure Division of Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. since March 2001 until 2003. He began his career at General Electric Company in 1984 and rose through a succession of positions in GE Lighting, including National Sales Manager and General Manager of Commercial & Industrial Marketing. He worked at GE Lighting headquarters in Cleveland from 1991 to 1994 and from 1998 to 2001. He also held product management positions at GE. He serves as Director of Applied Australia Holdings Pty Ltd. He has been a Director of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. since October 25, 2011 and Patterson Companies, Inc. since March 2014. Mr. Schrimsher holds an MBA from John Carroll University and a BS degree in Business Administration and Marketing from the University of Tennessee.