Amanda Butler | Vice President of Investor Relations and Communication |
Chris Mapes | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Vince Petrella | Chief Financial Officer |
Joe O'Dea | Vertical Research |
Jason Rodgers | Great Lakes Review |
Nathan Jones | Stifel |
Saree Boroditsky | Deutsche Bank |
Jim Giannakouros | Oppenheimer |
Walt Liptak | Seaport Global |
Seth Weber | RBC Capital Markets |
Liam Burke | FBR |
Greetings, and welcome to Lincoln Electric's 2017 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode and this call is being recorded. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Amanda Butler, Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications. Thank you.
You may begin.