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Rogers Board of Directors

The Rogers Board of Directors is elected by the shareholders to oversee the management of the company and to assure that the long-term interests of the shareholders are being served. To assist in carrying out its responsibilities, the Board has delegated certain authority to a number of standing committees, including an Audit Committee, Compensation and Organization Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board of Directors held seven meetings during 2007. All directors attended more than 75% of the total number of meetings in 2007 of the Board and the committees on which each served during their tenure as directors. The Board consists of nine directors. The Board no longer has a Chairman. The Board has a designated independent Lead Director, Mr. Robert G. Paul. The Board is comprised primarily of outside, independent directors and regularly meets in executive session (without the presence of management).

Both the Board of Directors and management recognize that the long-term interests of shareholders are advanced by responsibly addressing the concerns of other shareholders and interested parties including employees, customers, suppliers, Rogers communities and the public at large.

Board Members

Walter E. Boomer
	Walter E. Boomer, 69 is the retired Chairman of the Board and CEO of Rogers Corporation. He joined Rogers as President and CEO in April 1997. He was named Chairman in April 2000. He retired as Rogers' CEO on April 1, 2004. Prior to his tenure with Rogers, he was Executive Vice President of McDermott International and President of Babcock and Wilcox Power Generating Group from 1994 through 1996. Before beginning his corporate career, he spent 34 years in the Marine Corps where he had a distinguished career, serving two tours in Vietnam, was Director of Public Affairs, commanding general of the marine ground forces during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and was commanding general of the marine corps base at Camp Pendleton and later at Quantico. He retired from the corps in 1994 after achieving the rank of General and Assistant Commandant. General Boomer graduated with distinction from the Naval War College and received a B.A. from Duke University and also holds an M.S. in technology management from American University. Mr. Boomer has been a Rogers Board member since 1997.
Charles M. Brennan III
	Charles M. Brennan, III, 66, is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the MYR Group Inc., a leading provider of infrastructure construction services to the electric utility, telecommunications, and industrial markets. Prior to joining MYR, Mr. Brennan worked for Gould Inc., serving in various positions: as Group Vice President-South America, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and was also a member of their Board of Directors. Before joining Gould, Mr. Brennan was with Cerro Corporation as Treasurer, and before that with Scovill Corporation as a financial analyst. Mr. Brennan earned a BA degree from Yale University in 1964 and an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business Administration in 1969.   Mr. Brennan joined the Rogers Board in 2005.
Gregory B. Howey
	Gregory B. Howey, 65, is President, Director and owner of Okay Industries, Inc. a stamper and manufacturer of progressive dies for the automotive, medical, defense and appliance industries. Prior to opening Okay Industries in 1990, Mr. Howey was Executive Vice President of Administration and Planning for Insilco Corporation from 1983 to 1989. From 1966 through 1983 he worked for Ingersoll Rand in a number of positions including Managing Director of Torrington Portugal and Vice President of their Hand Tool Division. Mr. Howey holds a B.S.M.E. from the University of Wisconsin and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Howey has been a Rogers Board member since 1994.
J.Carl Hsu
	J.Carl Hsu PhD, 66, is Professor and Chairman of the International Consultive Committee, School of Software and Microelectronics, and Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, of Peking University in Beijing, China. Dr. Hsu began his professional career in 1971 at Bell Labs where he held roles as Executive Vice President, Bell Labs Advanced Technologies, President and CEO of Lucent Communications Software Group, and President, Bell Labs Asia Pacific and China. He is also an IEEE fellow and charter member of the IEEE Advisory Board on China and a member of the Committee of One Hundred comprised of top Chinese-American business, political, technology, cultural, and educational leaders in the United States. Dr. Hsu also serves on the Board of Directors of Taiwan Mobile, and Xinwei Telecom Technology in China. Dr. Hsu received his BSEE degree from the National Taiwan University, and his MS and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of California, Los Angelos.   Dr. Hsu joined the Rogers Board in 2007.
Carol R. Jensen
	Carol R. Jensen, 55, is the President and Principal Partner of the lightning Ranch Group which provides outsourced executive management services. From July 2001 to April 2004 she served as Global Vice President of R&D, Performance Chemicals for the Dow Chemical Company. Between 1990 and 2001 Ms. Jensen held several roles of increasing responsibility at 3M Corporation, including Executive Director, Corporate Technology and Electro & Communications Markets; Managing director of 3M Denmark as well as Technical Director for the Electronics Products Division. She began her professional career with eleven years at IBM in a variety of positions including research, operations, product and process development, and sales and marketing. Ms. Jensen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Douglass College, Rutgers University, and a Ph.D in Chemistry from the California Institute of Technology. Ms. Jensen joined the Rogers Board in 2006.
Eileen S. Kraus
	Eileen S. Kraus, 69, is the retired Chairman of Fleet Bank of Connecticut. During her extensive banking career, she held a wide range of management positions in human resources, marketing and communications, branch banking, private banking, personal trust, consumer lending, mutual funds, and mortgage banking. Prior to the merger of Fleet Financial Group and Shawmut National Corporation in 1995, she was Vice Chairman of Shawmut National Corporation and President of Shawmut Bank Connecticut. Ms. Kraus graduated magna cum laude from Mount Holyoke and earned an M.A. from Trinity College. She has honorary doctorates from the University of Hartford and Charter Oak State College. Ms. Kraus has been a Rogers Board member since 2001.
William E. Mitchell
	William E. Mitchell, 64, is Chairman, a Director, Chief Executive Officer and the former President of Arrow Electronics, Inc., and Director with Brown-Forman Corporation.  Mr. Mitchell previously served on the Rogers Board of Directors from 1994 to the April 26, 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders when he chose not to stand for re-election becuase of other business commitments.  However, Mr. Mitchell was asked to rejoin the Rogers Board in 2008 and was elected at the May 9, 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Robert G. Paul
	Robert G. Paul, 66, is the retired President of the Base Station Subsystems Group of Andrew Corporation, a global designer, manufacturer, and supplier of communications equipment, services, and systems. From 1991 through July 2003, he was President and CEO of Allen Telecom which was acquired by Andrew Corporation during 2003. Mr. Paul joined Allen Telecom in 1970 where he built a career holding various positions of increasing responsibility including Chief Financial Officer. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from Stanford University. Mr. Paul has been a Rogers Board member since 2000.
Robert D. Wachob
	Robert D. Wachob 60, is President and CEO of Rogers Corporation. Mr. Wachob joined Rogers in 1984 as Director of Sales and Marketing. Throughout his career with the Company, he has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to becoming President and CEO he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Rogers, Mr. Wachob was a national sales and marketing executive with Beckman Instruments. Mr. Wachob received a B.S. in Chemistry from Northern Illinois University in 1969 and an MBA in Finance from Loyola University in 1972. Mr. Wachob was elected to the Rogers Board in 2004.