Amanda Butler | Vice President of Investor Relations and Communications |
Chris Mapes | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Vince Petrella | Chief Financial Officer |
Jason Rodgers | Great Lakes Review |
Joe O’Dea | Research Partners |
Saree Boroditsky | Deutsche Bank |
Mig Dobre | Baird |
Matthew Trusz | Gabelli and Company |
Nathan Jones | Stifel Nicolaus |
Walter Liptak | Seaport Global |
Liam Burke | B. Riley FBR |
Tom Hayes | Northcoast Research |
Seth Weber | RBC Capital Markets |
Steve Barger | KeyBanc Capital Markets |
Greetings, and welcome to Lincoln Electric's 2018 Second Quarter 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. Ma’am, you may begin.
Thank you, Krystal, and good morning everyone.