SUSAN E. KNIGHT - Corporate Board Profile

SURMODICS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2011-01-11	Ms. Knight has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation and held executive positions at Honeywell Inc.
2011-12-22	Ms. Knight has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors.
2012-12-20	Ms. Knight has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, having served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at MTS Systems Corporation since 2001.
2013-12-19	Ms. Knight has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors.
2014-12-22	Ms. Knight has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors.
2016-01-08	As a former Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded company, Ms. Knight brings significant audit, financial reporting, corporate finance and risk management experience to the board.
2016-12-22	Susan E. Knight (Class III) has been a director of the Company since 2008. From 2001 until 2014, she served in a variety of senior leadership positions at MTS Systems Corporation ("MTS"), a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors. From 2011 to 2014, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS. From 2001 to 2011, she served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS. Prior to her positions with MTS, from 1977 to 2001, Ms. Knight served in various executive and management positions with Honeywell Inc., last serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the global Home and Building Controls division. Ms. Knight served on the board of the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation from 2000 to 2016, where she was the Chair of the Board from 2012 to 2015, and Chair of the Audit Committee from 2003 to 2012. Ms. Knight also served on the board of Plato Learning, Inc., from 2006 to 2010, where she served on the Audit Committee, including as Chair from 2009 to 2010, and on the Governance and Nominating and a Special Committee from 2009 to 2010. As a former Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded company, Ms. Knight brings significant audit, financial reporting, corporate finance and risk management experience to the board. She has extensive understanding of the board’s role and responsibilities based on her prior service on the board of another public company. Ms. Knight qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by SEC rules.
2018-01-04	From 2001 until 2014, she served in a variety of senior leadership positions at MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors. From 2011 to 2014, she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS.
2018-12-21	As a former Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded company, Ms. Knight brings significant audit, financial reporting, corporate finance and risk management experience to the Board.
2019-12-23	Ms. Knight is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation ("MTS"), a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, a position that she held from 2011 to 2014. From 2001 until 2011, she served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS. Prior to her positions with MTS, Ms. Knight served in various executive and management positions with Honeywell Inc., last serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the global Home and Building Controls division. Ms. Knight served on the board of Plato Learning, Inc., from 2006 to 2010, where she served on the audit committee, including as Chair from 2009 to 2010, and on the governance and nominating and a special committee from 2009 to 2010. As a former Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded company, Ms. Knight brings significant audit, financial reporting, corporate finance and risk management experience to the Board.
2020-12-22	Ms. Knight is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation (“MTS”), a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, a position that she held from 2011 to 2014. From 2001 until 2011, she served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS. Prior to her positions with MTS, Ms. Knight served in various executive and management positions with Honeywell Inc., last serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the global Home and Building Controls division. Since December 2017, she has served on the Children’s Minnesota Hospital Board Finance Committee, and Ms. Knight has been a member of the Mairs & Power Funds Trust Board of Trustees since January 2018. Ms. Knight served on the board of the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation from 2000 to 2016, where she was the chair of the board from 2012 to 2015, and chair of the audit committee from 2003 to 2012. Ms. Knight also served on the board of Plato Learning, Inc., from 2006 to 2010, where she served on the audit committee, including as Chair from 2009 to 2010, and on the governance and nominating and a special committee from 2009 to 2010. As a former Chief Financial Officer of a publicly traded company, Ms. Knight brings significant audit, financial reporting, corporate finance and risk management experience to the Board. She has extensive understanding of the Board’s role and responsibilities based on her prior service on the board of another public company. Ms. Knight qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by SEC rules.
2021-12-20	Ms. Knight is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation, with significant audit, financial reporting, corporate finance and risk management experience.
2022-12-19	Ms. Knight is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, a position that she held from 2011 to 2014. She has extensive understanding of the Board’s role and responsibilities based on her prior service on the board of another public company.
2023-12-18	Ms. Knight is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, a position that she held from 2011 to 2014. From 2001 until 2011, she served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS. Prior to her positions with MTS, Ms. Knight served in various executive and management positions with Honeywell Inc., last serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the global Home and Building Controls division.
2024-12-19	Ms. Knight is the former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS Systems Corporation, a leading global supplier of test systems and industrial position sensors, a position that she held from 2011 to 2014. From 2001 until 2011, she served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MTS. Prior to her positions with MTS, Ms. Knight served in various executive and management positions with Honeywell Inc., last serving as the Chief Financial Officer of the global Home and Building Controls division.