Robert J. Burger is an experienced independent director for both public and private mid-market industrial firms, with expertise in global services, capital equipment manufacturing, renewable energy, and marine businesses. He is currently on the boards of directors for Fairbanks Morse, an Arcline Investment Management company, and Victory Energy, a Saw Mill Capital company, where he is a member of the Audit Committee. Burger's prior board work includes director of Ocean Power Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: OPTT), a pioneer in wave energy technology, where he chaired both the Compensation and EHS & Risk Committees, was a member of both the Audit and Nominating & Governance Committees, and served as financial expert.

Burger was president and CEO of MAN Diesel & Turbo North America Inc., based in Houston, Texas. MAN is the world's leading provider of large-bore diesel engines for use in ships and power stations and is a top provider of turbomachinery for oil and gas, chemical, and industrial applications. His other executive experience includes several years with LM Wind Power, a Danish company and the world's largest independent provider of wind turbine blades and service, where he was president of LM's Service Americas business, based in Portland, Oregon, and, prior to that, managing director of Global Service, based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Burger's early professional experience includes nearly a decade with GE Energy, where he rose through the ranks to lead its Gas Turbine Product Service business worldwide. Prior to GE, he was an officer in the U.S. Navy, driving ships and managing the ships' power plant for several years, including a three-year forward deployment in Japan, and later specializing in large-scale shipyard engineering, repair, and modification projects, to include underwater salvage. He was a fully qualified Surface Warfare Officer, an Engineering Duty Officer, and a Diving Officer.

Burger is an NACD Board Leadership Fellow and completed the Executive Education Program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. He holds two graduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering (MS and MechE) from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where he conducted extensive postgraduate work in total ship systems design. Burger also earned a BS in Ocean Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.