Board of Directors

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  John Cosentino, Jr., Chairman

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  John Cosentino has served on the Ruger Board of Directors since 2005, holding multiple leadership roles including Lead Director and Vice‑Chairman, before being appointed Chairman of the Board on January 1, 2025. He also chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on the Audit Committee. Throughout his 21-year tenure, he has contributed significant operational, financial and strategic expertise and oversight as Ruger grew 4–5-fold, became one of the largest and most profitable firearms manufacturers in the United States and created significant shareholder value.
  
  Mr. Cosentino is an accomplished global executive with fifty years of experience across industrial and consumer products companies, including Otis Elevator/United Technologies Corporation, Danaher Corporation, and Stanley Black & Decker, where he held divisional and corporate CFO and President/COO roles. In the latter half of his career, he founded and led a lower middle market private equity fund focused on implementing lean business systems in manufacturing and service companies, achieving top‑quartile returns.
  
  Mr. Cosentino has extensive governance experience, having served on more than two dozen boards of directors in both private and public companies over more than 40 years. He has served as Chairman of five companies, including Ruger.
  
  He has an A.B. cum laude from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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  Phillip Widman, Vice-Chairman

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  Phil Widman has served on the Ruger Board of Directors since 2010, holding leadership roles including Chair of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Risk Committee, before being appointed Lead Vice Chairman of the Board on January 1, 2025. He has provided public company, operational financial, and governance insights as well as the product passion of a lifelong hunter.
  
  Mr. Widman’s background in operational finance and CFO roles is diversified across multiple industries—from computer manufacturing at UNISYS, to power distribution, generation, industrial automation, and high‑speed rail equipment at Asea Brown Boveri Ltd., to heavy equipment at Terex Corporation. He has consistently tackled businesses in difficult situations requiring turnarounds, including debt restructuring, consolidations, acquisitions integration, and business system upgrades. He has executed numerous capital market transactions to fund acquisitions, improve cost of capital, and expand operational capabilities.
  
  In addition to Ruger, Mr. Widman has served on multiple public company boards: Lubrizol Corporation (Audit Committee Chair, Governance Committee), ENVIRI Corporation (Audit Committee Chair, Compensation and Governance Committees), and V2X Corporation (Chair of the Audit and Compensation Committees).
  
  He earned a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Eastern Michigan University.

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  Terrence O'Connor

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  Terry O'Connor has served on the Ruger Board of Directors since 2014. He previously chaired the Capital Policy Committee and continues to serve on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees. He brings extensive capital markets experience, and expertise in financial instruments, portfolio strategy and company analysis.
  
  Mr. O'Connor has more than 30 years of capital markets experience, including founding and serving as Managing Partner of Cedar Creek Management, LLC, where he led investment research across public and private companies. Earlier, he held leadership and analytical roles at HPB Associates and Feshbach Brothers and served in principal positions in Investment Banking and Equity Sales at Kidder Peabody.
  
  Mr. O’Connor's governance experience includes serving on the Board of SRV Bancorp, as well as the Finance and Investment Committees of Covenant House International and the Board of Covenant House of New Jersey.
  
  He received a bachelor's degree in economics from Bucknell University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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  Bruce Pettet

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  Bruce Pettet has served on the Ruger Board of Directors since June 2025. Bruce contributes broad expertise across consumer products, manufacturing, brand leadership and the outdoor industry. His extensive executive experience in all the markets Ruger serves provides the Board valuable perspective on Ruger’s markets, brand leadership, product innovation and customer engagement.
  
  Mr. Pettet has led consumer brands for three decades. He has been President and CEO of Leupold & Stevens, Inc., a global leader in premium sporting and tactical optics with more than 700 associates, since 2014. Under his leadership, the company has strengthened its market position, accelerated product innovation and earned multiple industry awards. Previously, he founded and served as President & CEO of Collective International, LLC, and held President & CEO roles at Airwalk International and Brooks Sports, Inc.
  
  In addition to Ruger, Mr. Pettet serves on the Boards of the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Stimson Lumber Company. He previously served as Chairman of the Board for Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, LLC.
  
  He holds a bachelor’s degree in management from Pepperdine University, a certificate in entrepreneurship from California State University, Fullerton, and has completed executive education in business strategy at Dartmouth.

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  Aaron Rivers

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  Aaron Rivers brings more than 25 years of global leadership experience to the Ruger Board, with deep expertise in lean manufacturing, supply chain management, multi‑site operations, and disciplined P&L leadership. His execution‑driven approach strengthens Ruger’s operational and strategic oversight.
  
  Mr. Rivers is Chief Executive Officer of Dakkota Integrated Systems, a $1.2 billion Tier 1 automotive supplier. Since assuming the role, he has reshaped operational disciplines, accelerated profitable growth and positioned the company as a high‑performance partner to the top automotive OEMs. His prior experience spans automotive, commercial vehicles, aerospace, filtration and mobility systems at global companies including Danaher, Bombardier, TRW and Dana. Mr. Rivers’ experience leading complex global industrial businesses enhances the Board’s operational and governance depth.
  
  He holds a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Ball State University and an M.B.A. from Indiana Wesleyan University.

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  Amir Rosenthal

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  Amir Rosenthal joined the Ruger board in 2010 and has brought operating, consumer marketing, financial and legal experience to it. His executive experience spans public companies, private equity–backed and family-owned businesses, and global consumer brands. His expertise in corporate strategy, capital markets, finance and brand building provides valuable insight to Ruger. He is presently the Chair of the Audit Committee.
  
  Mr. Rosenthal is Chief Operating Officer of Granite Group Wholesalers, a leading distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling, water systems and energy products through 75 wholesale branches and 19 retail showrooms. He joined the company in 2018 as Chief Financial Officer before assuming his COO position overseeing corporate development, HR, IT and distribution.
  
  Previously, he served as President of Performance Sports Group, overseeing brands including Bauer, Easton and Maverik, after serving as CFO and leading two public offerings. Earlier, he held senior roles at Katy Industries and spent 12 years at Timex Corporation in legal and finance positions, including Treasurer.
  
  He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, holds a law degree from New York University Law School and earned a master's in finance from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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  Todd Seyfert

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  Mr. Seyfert has a distinguished record of driving growth, profitability, and operational excellence across a range of manufacturing enterprises. He has held leadership roles both within and outside the firearms industry. From 1996 to 2005, he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Michaels of Oregon. He went on to become Vice President and General Manager at Bushnell Outdoor Products (2005–2007) and subsequently served as President of Magnum Research from 2007 to 2010. Between 2010 and 2015, Mr. Seyfert held various leadership positions at ATK Sporting Group. He then served as Senior Vice President of Sales at Vista Outdoor (2015–2016), Chief Executive Officer of FeraDyne Outdoors, LLC, (2016–2023), and most recently as President of Land Vehicles Americas at Dometic Group, a global outdoor products company. He served as a Board Member and Audit Committee Chair for Chattanooga Shooting Sports, Inc. from 2019 through February 2024. He currently serves on the Board of Hodgdon Powder Company (2020–present), where he is Governance Chair, as well as on the boards of the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance (2011–present) and the Northwest Suburban Chapter of Pheasants Forever (2010–present). Mr. Seyfert was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on March 1, 2025, and was elected to the Ruger Board of Directors on May 29, 2025.

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  Stephen Timm

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  Stephen Timm brings over 30 years of senior executive leadership experience in global industrial and technology‑driven businesses to the Ruger Board. He is recognized for a disciplined, data‑driven approach to strategy, operational performance and enterprise transformation.
  
  Mr. Timm most recently served as President of Collins Aerospace, a $28 billion aerospace and defense leader with approximately 83,000 employees worldwide. In this role, he led long‑term strategy, portfolio management, capital allocation and operational execution across complex global manufacturing operations. His experience driving growth, financial performance and operational excellence aligns with Ruger's strategy and objectives. Prior to becoming President, his 30-year career at Collins included executive positions in operations and technology, and senior executive leadership of several Collins divisions.
  
  He holds bachelor’s degrees in management information systems and business from Wartburg College and an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa.

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  Ronald Whitaker

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  Ron Whitaker has served on the Ruger Board of Directors since 2006, contributing experience in industrial operations, governance and the firearms industry. He served as Chairman of the Ruger Board from 2019 to 2024 and continues to serve on the Compensation and Audit Committees.
  
  Mr. Whitaker's career includes significant executive leadership roles, including President and CEO of Hyco International, President and CEO of Strategic Distribution and President, CEO and Chairman of Colt. He also served as President and CEO of Johnson Outdoors.
  
  He has served on numerous boards, including Global Brass and Copper, Firearms Training Systems, Precision Navigation, Weirton Steel Corporation, Code Alarm, Michigan Seamless Tube, Group Decco, the College of Wooster (as Trustee) and Payne & Dolan.
  
  Mr. Whitaker is a graduate of the College of Wooster and has an M.B.A from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business.

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  Lorin Cassidy Wolfe

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  Lorin Cassidy Wolfe brings more than 20 years of experience as a strategic operator, CEO, private equity partner, and board member to the Ruger Board. Her background spans Fortune 100, private equity–backed, and founderled businesses, with an emphasis on operational rigor, commercial strategy, and culturedriven leadership.
  
  Ms. Wolfe was recently appointed Vice President, Business System at Johnson Controls, where she leads global continuous improvement efforts focused on strategy deployment and execution across operations, commercial teams, and shared services. Previously, she served as a Partner at a lower middle market private equity firm and held divisional senior executive positions at Danaher, where she helped align operational performance with enterprise strategy and strengthen execution discipline across complex organizations.
  
  Ms. Wolfe's experience guiding leadership teams through operational transformation and strategic transitions provides valuable insight as Ruger advances its longterm strategic priorities and business system development.
  
  She has a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.