
	Michael Kuta is the Chief Financial Officer at Dynamic Materials.

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	Prior to that, Michael most recently served as corporate controller at Lubrizol. He was responsible for the corporate accounting, consolidation and financial reporting functions of the organization and oversight of internal controls. Prior to Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s 2011 acquisition of Lubrizol, Kuta held a variety of financial roles, including managing Lubrizol&#39;s quarterly and annual public company filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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	Kuta, 39, has built and managed financial operations for disbursed global operations, both at Lubrizol and prior employer Lincoln Electric. He also has managed a variety of complex financing transactions and assisted in the development of long-range strategic business unit growth plans.

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	During his seven years with Lubrizol, Kuta also was finance manager for the company&#39;s TempRite Engineered Polymers business unit, manager of treasury and capital markets, and manager of external financial reporting. At Lincoln Electric, he was supervisor of financial reporting.
