Mr. Stroup became a Partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in 2024, having served as an Operating Advisor since 2021. Prior to this, Mr. Stroup served as the Executive Chairman of Belden, a global leader in signal transmission and security solutions, from May 2020 to February 2021. Prior to his role as Executive Chairman, Mr. Stroup had been the President and Chief Executive Officer since 2005. Prior to joining Belden, Mr. Stroup was employed by Danaher Corporation. He initially served as Vice President, Business Development and was promoted to President of a division of Danaher s Motion Group and later to Group Executive of the Motion Group. Prior to his time at Danaher, he was Vice President of Marketing with Scientific Technologies Inc. In his capacity as a partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Mr. Stroup serves as a director or board member at several portfolio companies. Key Experience and Qualifications Senior leadership experience Proven leadership skills with over 15 years of experience as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission and security solutions More than 30 years of experience in industrial manufacturing of highly engineered products and business strategy development. Business Experience Partner, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, a private equity firm (2024 to present) Operating Advisor, Clayton Dubilier & Rice, a private equity firm (2021 to 2024) President and Chief Executive Officer, Belden Inc., a global leader in signal transmission and security solutions (2005 to 2020); Chairman (2016 to 2020); Executive Chairman (2020 to May 2021) Served on numerous private company boards since 2008 Education B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University M.B.A. from University of California-Berkeley