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www.ceotodaymagazine.com 32 CEO Today Business Women of the Year Awards 2018 USA ANGELA E. KOUPLEN Director of AAON ABOUT ANGELA E. KOUPLEN Angela E. Kouplen was elected as a director of AAON in 2016, and currently serves in the class of directors whose terms will expire at the 2018 annual meeting. She serves as a member of our Audit Committee and our Compensation Committee. Ms. Kouplen has over 20 years of experience at multiple energy companies, with an emphasis on information technology (“IT”), contract management, sourcing/ vendor relations, human resource management, strategy and governance. From 1997 through 2007, Ms. Kouplen worked at CITGO Petroleum, a petroleum refining, marketing and transportation company, in various IT related positions, including Manager - E-Business Strategy and Alliance, as well as Manager - Third Party Applications and Applications Development. From 2007 through 2010, Ms. Kouplen served Williams Companies, a Tulsa based publicly traded energy company, in the position of Manager - Sourcing Management Office. From 2010 through 2011, Ms. Kouplen served Williams Companies as Manager - IT Strategy and Governance. In 2012, Ms. Kouplen transitioned from Williams Companies to WPX Energy, a Tulsa based stand-alone publicly traded energy company previously part of the Williams Companies. Following the move to WPX Energy, from 2012 through 2014, Ms. Kouplen served as Director - Talent Acquisition and Leadership, as Vice President - Information Technology from 2015-2016 and as Vice President of Administration and Chief Information Officer from May 2016 to present. Ms. Kouplen’s extensive experience in IT related positions provides the Board with valuable insight and enhanced knowledge on IT matters, which are increasingly vital to the Company’s operations and success. Additionally, Ms. Kouplen brings to the board experience in sourcing/vendor relations and human resources; two areas which the Board views as vital to the future growth and profitability of the Company . Ms. Kouplen’s diverse and lengthy experience in senior management and executive level positions at large publicly traded companies allows her to provide the Board guidance on the Company’s IT practices, human resources programs and sourcing/vendor relations activities, while also giving her the ability to compare such practices against those of other publicly traded companies, all of which will strengthen the effectiveness and broaden the skill set of our Board. FIRM PROFILE AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) is engaged in the engineering, manufacturing, marketing and sale of semi-custom heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment (HVAC) for commercial use. AAON is a world leader in creating comfortable and healthy indoor environments, efficiently, through the manufacture of premium HVAC equipment. History AAON, Inc was founded in 1988 with the acquisition of the heating and air conditioning division of the John Zink Company. AAON Coil Products, Inc. was founded in 1991 with the acquisition of Coils Plus, Inc. of Longview, Texas. Expansion and growth continue today with the addition of new production lines and new machinery. The Tulsa offices and manufacturing facilities are over 1.37 million sq. ft.; the Longview offices and manufacturing facilities are over 263,000 sq. ft. In the two plants combined, AAON employs over 2,000 individuals. www.aaon.com “Ms. Kouplen’s extensive experience in IT related positions provides the Board with valuable insight and enhanced knowledge on IT matters, which are increasingly vital to the Company’s operations and success.”