Mr. Kierlin has been the Chairman of the Board of the Company and has served as a director of the Company since the Company's incorporation in 1968. In addition, Mr. Kierlin has served as a Minnesota State Senator since April 1999. Mr. Kierlin served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1968 through December 2002, and as President of the Company from 1968 through July 2001.
Mr. Dolan has served on Fastenal's Board of Directors since June 2000, and he is Chair of the Audit and Acquisition Committees. Currently, he is a self-employed business consultant. From 1995 through 2003, he was Executive Vice President and COO of Smead Manufacturing Company in Hastings, MN and the Executive Vice-President and COO of Z. Bigatti Cosmetics in St. Paul, MN. From 1980 to 1995, he was an audit partner with KPMG LLP, and employed by that firm from 1970.
Mr. Gostomski has served as a director of the Company since 1973. For more than the past five years, Mr. Gostomski has been the President of Winona Heating & Ventilating Company, a sheet metal and roofing contractor located in Winona, Minnesota.
Mr. Hansen has served as a director of the Company since June 1999. For more than the past five years, Mr. Hansen has been an Associate Professor of Marketing and Logistics Management with the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.
Mr. McConnon has served as a director of the Company since the Company's incorporation in 1968. For more than the past five years, Mr. McConnon has been the President of Wise Eyes, Inc., an eyeglass retailer and wholesaler located in State College, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Oberton has served as a director of the Company since June 1999, has been President of the Company since July 2001, and has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 2002. Mr. Oberton also served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company from March 1997 through December 2002, as Executive Vice President of the Company from June 2000 through July 2001, and as Vice President of the Company from March 1997 through June 2000.
Mr. Slaggie has served as a director of the Company since 1970. Mr. Slaggie also served as the Secretary of the Company from 1970 through June 2003. He was a full-time employee of the Company from December 1987 through June 2003, during which time he was Shareholder Relations Director and Insurance Risk Manager for the Company.
Ms. Wisecup has served as a director of the Company since June 2000, and has been Director of Employee Development since April 2002 and Human Resources Director for the Company since April 1997. Ms. Wisecup was named Executive Vice President - Human Resources in November 2007.
Mr. Miller has serve as a director of the board since April 2007. For more than the past five years, Mr. Miller has been the chief executive officer of RTP Company, a custom compounded thermoplastics materials manufacturer located in Winona, Minnesota.
Mr. Remick retired from the Board of Director in April 2007. Mr. Remick served as a director of the Company since the Company's incorporation in 1968. For more than the past five years, Mr. Remick has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Rochester Athletic Club, Inc., an athletic club located in Rochester, Minnesota
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