Schutt Sports has appointed Eric Ashleman as Chief
Operations Officer and President beginning on Monday, March 13, 2006. Julie Nimmons will continue as Chief Executive Officer. For the last four years, Eric has worked for the Danaher Corporation, first serving as
Vice-President of Operations for Joslyn Manufacturing in Chicago, IL, as President of M&M Precisions Systems Corporation in Dayton, OH, and most recently as President of Joslyn Hi-Voltage Corporation in Cleveland, OH.

Prior to joining the Danaher Corporation, he worked in various capacities including Plant Manager, Operations
Manager, and Manager of Lean Enterprise Cost Management for AlliedSignal, which later became Honeywell.

Eric received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.