Mr. Robert K. Gudbranson has been the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Invacare Corp. since April 1, 2008 and serves as its Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Gudbranson served as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Acquisitions of Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. since July 2006. He returned to Lincoln Electric in September, 2005 as Director of Strategic Planning & Acquisitions. Between 1994 and 1998, he served as a Technical Sales Representative at its main U.S. subsidiary and then as Assistant Treasurer for Risk Management and Strategic Planning. Mr. Gudbranson spent seven years with the Invacare Corporation in Cleveland. He served in a variety of roles, including European Finance Director, before taking on his last role as Director of Business Development and Investor Relations. He holds a BA from Yale University in Applied Mathematics and an M.A. from Oxford University in Politics and Economics.