Wayne D. Moser

Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller
Kennametal Inc.

Wayne D. Moser is Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller of Kennametal Inc. (KMT: NYSE). In this role, Mr. Moser is responsible for the company’s corporate and operational financial accounting, planning, reporting, and controlling.

Prior to assuming his current role in December 2006, Mr. Moser was based in Switzerland and served as the company’s European CFO. Before that, he was based in Germany and served in a number of key roles including: Director of European Strategic Initiatives, in which he led the successful implementation of a new business model for the company’s European operations; General Manager, Industrial Products Europe; and Integration Director, in which he was responsible for the integration of a major acquisition (Widia). Prior to assuming these responsibilities in Germany in mid 2002, Mr. Moser served for over four years as General Manager of the Mining & Construction Division.

Mr. Moser joined Kennametal in 1984 and has served the company in several other positions. From 1993 to 1997, he spent over four years in Germany as Chief Financial Officer for Kennametal’s European operations. Mr. Moser’s other previous positions with Kennametal were principally within the company’s metalworking operations and involved jobs mostly in the area of financial and operations control. In these previous assignments, he was based in several locations in various countries, including England, Switzerland, and the United States.

Prior to joining Kennametal, Mr. Moser worked for ten years for the international accounting firm Arthur Andersen & Co. in Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Moser graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and hold’s a bachelor of science degree in accounting. He received his Certified Public Accountant certificate from the University of Illinois in 1979. He and his wife, Carol, reside in Greensburg, Pa.

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