WILLIAM T. DONOVAN
William Donovan is a private equity investor and has served as a director of several public and private companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and Russia. From 1997 to 2005, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Total Logistics, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation engaged in various operating and investment activities. Mr. Donovan was Chair of the board of Rockland Industrial Holdings, LLC, a privately held entity in Wisconsin engaged in the manufacturing of wood flooring products for the truck trailer and domestic container industries from April 2006 to December 2013.
Mr. Donovan previously served as President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Christiana Companies, Inc. and Prideco Inc. prior to their merger with Weatherford International, Inc. in 1999. From 1980 to 1998, he was a Principal and Managing Director of Lubar & Co., a private investment and venture capital firm. Prior to joining Lubar & Co., Mr. Donovan was an officer with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company from 1976 to 1980, where he specialized in merger and acquisition financing.
Mr. Donovan joined the board of Silgan Holdings in January 2018 and serves as the Chair of their Compensation Committee. Previously, he was a director of Grey Wolf, Inc. from June 1997 to December 2008, prior to its acquisition by Precision Drilling Trust and his subsequent appointment as a director of Precision in December 2008.Mr. Donovan received a Bachelor of Science and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
Mr. Donovan has served as a Director since December 2008 and is a member of the Audit Committee (Chair), and the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Risk Committee.