Mitchell Rales - Colfax Co-Founder and Chairman

Chairman

Mr. Mitchell P. Rales is Chairman of the Board of the Company. He is a cofounder of Colfax and has served as a director of the Company since its founding in 1995. He is the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Rales is a cofounder and has served as a member of the board of directors of Danaher Corporationrationration, a global science and technology company, since 1983 and as Chairman of Danahers Executive Committee since 1984, and is also a member of the Fortive Corporation board of directors, which is a diversified industrial growth company that was spunoff from Danaher in 2016. He was a principal in a number of private business entities with interests in manufacturing companies and publicly traded securities for over 25 years since 2017.
Age 63
Tenure 7 years
Phone302 252 9160
Webhttps://www.colfaxcorp.com
Rales was instrumental in the founding of our Company and has played a key leadership role on our Board since that time. He helped create the Danaher Business System, on which the Colfax Business System is modeled, and has provided critical strategic guidance to the Company during its development and growth. In addition, as a result of Mr. Rales’ substantial ownership stake in our Company, he is wellpositioned to understand, articulate and advocate for the rights and interests of the Company’s stockholders.

Colfax Management Efficiency

The company has Return on Asset of 2.66 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $2.66 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of 3.18 %, implying that it generated $3.18 on every 100 dollars invested. Colfax's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Colfax manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Colfax has 1.79 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.39, which is OK given its current industry classification. Colfax has a current ratio of 1.73, which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Colfax to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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Colfax Corporation operates as a diversified technology company worldwide. Colfax Corporation was founded in 1860 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware. Colfax Corp operates under Specialty Industrial Machinery classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 15400 people. Colfax (CFX) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 15,400 people.

Management Performance

Colfax Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Colfax's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Colfax inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Colfax. The board's role is to monitor Colfax's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Colfax's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Colfax's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Sharon Wienbar, Independent Director
Bradley Tandy, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Christopher Hix, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
Didier Teirlinck, Independent Director
Liam Kelly, Independent Director
Rajiv Vinnakota, Independent Director
A Perfall, Independent Director
Thomas Gayner, Independent Director
Patricia Lang, Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President
Mitchell Rales, Co-Founder and Chairman
Rhonda Jordan, Independent Director
Philip Okala, Independent Director
Matthew Trerotola, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Brady Shirley, Chief Executive Officer of DJO
Daniel Pryor, Executive Vice President - Strategy and Business Development
Jason MacLean, Senior Vice President Colfax Business System and Supply Chain Strategy
Patrick Allender, Presiding Independent Director
Shyam Kambeyanda, Executive Vice President, President and Chief Executive Officer of ESAB

Colfax Stock Performance Indicators

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