RACINE, WI — The board of directors of Modine Manufacturing Co. has created a Technology Committee to oversee strategic technical and commercial innovations and opportunities to improve the company’s long-term competitiveness. The committee is expected to play an active and creative role in helping to set Modine’s technology and commercial strategies.

The five-member committee will oversee the evaluation of technologies as they relate to new and existing products, with a focus on the technology pipeline and the enhancement of market opportunities. They will also assist in establishing metrics to evaluate the impact of technologies on Modine’s global business lines.

The committee is chaired by Dr. Frank Incropera, Clifford and Evelyn Brosey Professor of Mechanical Engineering and former McCloskey Dean of the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering and a board member since 1999. The other members are Frank Jones, Vincent Martin, Gary Neale and Charles Cooley. Tom Burke, Modine executive vice president and chief operating officer, and Dr. Anthony De Vuono, Modine vice president and chief technology officer, will be the officers connected to the committee.

“This new standing committee will provide a further focus on technology that will improve our ability to compete and grow in today’s highly competitive global market,” said David Rayburn, Modine president and chief executive officer. “Each year, the bar is set higher and higher in terms of technology. We believe the committee will enhance our ability to make the right decisions when it comes to developing and applying technology to meet customers’ needs.”

For information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.