Mr. Vartanian has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MSA Safety Incorporated (“MSA”), a global developer, manufacturer and supplier of safety products and software that protect people and facility infrastructures, since June 2023. As part of a planned management succession, Mr. Vartanian intends to retire as Chief Executive Officer of MSA in May 2024. Since joining MSA in 1985, Vartanian has served in a variety of roles of increased responsibility, including as President of MSA North America, and Senior Vice President and President of MSA Americas. Mr. Vartanian served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of MSA from May 2020 to May 2023 and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of MSA from May 2018 to May 2020. Mr. Vartanian has served as a director of MSA since December 2017. Mr. Vartanian serves on the boards of trustees or the Manufacturers Alliances for Productivity and Innovation, the International Association of Firefighters Foundation and the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. He is also a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Pittsburgh Branch.

Mr. Vartanian brings to the board a wealth of first-hand knowledge and experience in global markets, with particular specialization in safety-related products and practices. He has extensive executive management experience in the manufacturing industry, including in the oversight and execution of business strategy, product development, marketing, sales and finance.