Nordson Corporation Announces Updates to Its Board of Directors - Seite 2

“Joe, Randy and Lee have been invaluable members of our board of directors. We greatly appreciated their insight, which has helped guide the vision and growth of this great company. They have represented Nordson’s shareholders well, and we wish them the best,” continued Mr. Merriman.

About John DeFord

Prior to his time at BD and C. R. Bard, Dr. DeFord served as managing director of Early Stage Partners, a venture capital fund based in the Midwest and as president and chief executive officer of Cook Incorporated, a privately held medical device manufacturer. He is a member of the NuVasive, Inc. Board of Directors, holds 13 U.S. patents and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers and book chapters. Dr. DeFord earned a BS and MS in electrical engineering from Purdue University, where he also earned a doctorate in electrical/biomedical engineering.

About Jennifer Parmentier

Ms. Parmentier has served in various roles of increasing responsibility since joining Parker in 2008, having served as the vice president and president of the Engineered Materials Group, and general manager for the Hose Products Division in the Fluid Connectors Group, Parker’s largest industrial division. Prior to joining Parker, Ms. Parmentier served as a business leader of Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), an industrial manufacturing company, which was acquired by Ingersoll Rand Inc. in 2008. She currently serves on the board of the National Fluid Power Association. Ms. Parmentier holds a BA in Management from Webster University and an EMBA from the Quinlan School of Business: Loyola University Chicago.

About Nordson

Nordson Corporation engineers, manufactures and markets differentiated products and systems used for the precision dispensing of adhesives, coatings, sealants, biomaterials, polymers, plastics and other materials, fluid management, test and inspection, UV curing and plasma surface treatment, all supported by application expertise and direct global sales and service. Nordson serves a wide variety of consumer non-durable, durable and technology end markets including packaging, nonwovens, electronics, medical, appliances, energy, transportation, construction, and general product assembly and finishing. Founded in 1954 and headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, the company has operations and support offices in more than 35 countries. Visit Nordson on the web at http://www.nordson.com, @Nordson_Corp, or www.facebook.com/nordson.