Evans, 51, joined Diebold from Emerson, where he served as Emerson group vice president for Emerson Climate Technologies Air Conditioning. Prior to Emerson, Evans was founder and president of Evans Company, a management consulting practice specializing in international business strategy. Before founding Evans Company, he also worked at Bain and Company, a leading management consultant firm. Evans holds a bachelor of arts degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard College, a juris doctor from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. With the addition of Evans, the board increased its number of directors from 11 to 12. Also, the following slate of board nominees will be submitted to the shareholders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 22: - Louis V. Bockius III, retired chairman, Bocko Incorporated, North Canton, Ohio. - Christopher M. Connor, chairman and chief executive officer, The Sherwin-Williams Company, Cleveland, Ohio. - Richard L. Crandall, managing director, Aspen Partners LLC, Aspen, Colorado. - Gale S. Fitzgerald, director, TranSpend, Inc., New Jersey. - Phillip B. Lassiter, non-executive chairman of the board, Ambac Financial Group, Inc., New York. - John N. Lauer, retired chairman of the board, Oglebay Norton Co., Cleveland, Ohio. - William F. Massy, president, The Jackson Hole Higher Education Group, Inc., Jackson Hole, Wyo. - Walden W. ODell, chairman and chief executive officer, Diebold, Incorporated, North Canton, Ohio. - Eric J. Roorda, president, Procomp Agropecuaria Ltda, Sao Paulo, Brazil. - W.R. Timken, Jr., non-executive chairman of the board, The Timken Company, Canton, Ohio. - Henry D. G. Wallace, former group vice president and chief financial officer, Ford Motor Company.
