LARRY E. RITTENBERG - Corporate Board Profile

Woodward, Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2012-12-19	Larry E. Rittenberg Age: 66 Dr. Larry Rittenberg has been a director since 2004. Committee memberships: Audit Committee (Chairman), Compensation Committee. Compensation paid: $151,455.
2013-12-13	Dr. Larry Rittenberg, PhD, CPA and CIA, has been Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin since August 2011. He was the Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting & Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin until his retirement from that position in August 2011. Dr. Rittenberg has been on the faculty at the University since 1976, and served as the chair of the accounting department for 12 years. Dr. Rittenberg continues to teach auditing, enterprise risk management, governance and control, and has served in leadership positions across a number of professional organizations, including the American Institute of CPAs, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and the American Accounting Association (AAA), where he served as VP of Finance and established the first audit committee within the AAA. Dr. Rittenberg served as Chairman of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) from 2004 to 2009. COSO is a voluntary private sector organization dedicated to improving the quality of financial reporting through business ethics, effective internal controls, and corporate governance. He also served as a financial advisor providing counsel on Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance to the Audit Committee and Board of Petro China, one of the largest publicly listed companies in China. Dr. Rittenberg's in-depth understanding of accounting, auditing, risk management, finance, Sarbanes-Oxley, and corporate governance is a valuable asset to the Board in its oversight of the integrity of the Company's financial statements and financial reporting processes. Dr. Rittenberg has been a director of the Company since 2004. Other public company directorships: None held during the past five years.
2014-12-10	Dr. Rittenberg has been a director of Woodward since 2004. Committee memberships: Audit Committee (Chairman), Nominating and Governance Committee.
2015-12-09	Larry E. Rittenberg Age: 69 Dr. Larry Rittenberg, PhD, CPA and CIA, has been Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin since August 2011. ... Dr. Rittenberg has been a director of Woodward since 2004. ... The following table shows the compensation paid to the non-employee members of the Board during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015: Larry E. Rittenberg Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($) 90,000 Option Awards($) 118,952 Total ($) 208,952
2016-12-09	Dr. Larry E. Rittenberg, PhD, CPA and CIA, has been Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin since August 2011. He was the Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting & Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin until his retirement from that position in August 2011. Dr. Rittenberg has been on the faculty at the University since 1976, and served as the chair of the accounting department for 12 years. Dr. Rittenberg continues to teach auditing, enterprise risk management, governance and control, and has served in leadership positions across a number of professional organizations, including the American Institute of CPAs, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and the American Accounting Association (AAA), where he served as VP of Finance and established the first audit committee within the AAA. Dr. Rittenberg served as Chairman of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) from 2004 to 2009. COSO is a voluntary private sector organization dedicated to improving the quality of financial reporting through business ethics, effective internal controls, and corporate governance. He also served as a financial advisor providing counsel on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance to the Audit Committee and Board of Petro China, one of the largest publicly listed companies in China. Dr. Rittenberg's in-depth understanding of accounting, auditing, risk management, finance, Sarbanes-Oxley, and corporate governance is a valuable asset to the Board in its oversight of the integrity of the Company's financial statements, financial reporting processes and oversight of the Company's enterprise risk management process. Non-employee directors received the following cash compensation in fiscal year 2016: Larry E. Rittenberg $90,000 fees earned or paid in cash, $149,684 option awards, total $239,684.