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David M. Kelly

David M. Kelly served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Matthews International Corporation from 1995 to 2006 and as Chairman of the Board from 1996 to 2008. Matthews International is a provider of memorialization products and brand solutions with $1.4 billion in annual sales.

Prior to Matthews International, Mr. Kelly worked at Carrier Corporation for 23 years, where he held a variety of executive positions in marketing, finance, manufacturing and operations.

Mr. Kelly currently serves on the board of directors of Mestek Inc. and previously served on the boards of Mesa Laboratories Inc., Duquesne Light Holdings Inc., Elliott Company and  Federated Investors, Inc.

Mr. Kelly received a B.S. in Physics from Boston College, an M.S. degree in Molecular Biophysics from Yale University, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.