Houston Wire & Cable Company - Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Scott L. Thompson
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. Thompson is the President & CEO of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (NYSE: DTG). In addition to non-executive Chairman of the Board for Houston Wire & Cable Company, he also serves on the Board of Directors of Conn's, Inc. (Nasdaq: CONN), a specialty retailer of electronics and home appliances. Mr. Thompson was a founder of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (NYSE: GPI), a fortune 500 specialty retailer in the automotive retailing industry. Mr. Thompson served as the CFO and Treasurer of Group 1 Automotive, Inc from 1996 until 2004. Mr. Thompson is a Certified Public Accountant and is recognized as a certified professional director by the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Chair of the Audit Committee

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Holdings: 15,000 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Nov 19, 2007	Buy	5,000	12.78 - 12.87
Aug 16, 2007	Buy	5,000	16.00
May 15, 2007	Buy	5,000	26.00

Michael T. Campbell
Director

Michael Campbell is a member of the Board of Advisors of Lee Truck Equipment, Inc. He performed project work as a financial and accounting consultant both individually and with Resources Connection from January 2003 to December 2005. He was an accounting and audit partner with Deloitte & Touche prior to his retirement in June 2001. Mr. Campbell is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an M.B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy.

Member of the Audit Committee

Holdings: 5,200 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Nov 12, 2008	Buy	1,200	10.43
Aug 13, 2008	Buy	2,000	18.90 - 19.00
May 16, 2008	Buy	2,000	20.05

Ian Stewart Farwell
Director

Since 1992, Mr. Farwell has held various positions at Rheem Manufacturing Company, including President of the Water Heather and HVAC Divisions, Chief Operating Officer and most recently President & CEO. Mr. Farwell retired from Rheem in April, 2008 and now serves as Special Advisor to Rheem's Board of Directors and Senior Management. His prior experience also includes serving on the Board of various trade associations and Chairman of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association.

Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Holdings: 7,000 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Nov 13, 2008	Buy	2,000	7.72
Nov 9, 2007	Buy	2,000	13.99
Aug 17, 2007	Buy	1,000	18.35
Aug 9, 2007	Buy	2,000	19.30
Aug 18, 2006	Buy	2,000	19.97

Peter M. Gotsch
Director

Mr. Gotsch has served as a member of HWC's Board of Directors since 1997. A former partner of Code Hennessy & Simmons LLC, Mr. Gotsch is now the managing partner of Ellipse Capital LLC. He holds a B.A. degree from St. Olaf College and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of The Hillman Companies, Inc. and on the Board of Directors of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

Member of the Audit Committee

Chair of the Compensation Committee

Holdings: 1,619,172 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Mar 30, 2007	Sell	5,314,542	23.69
Jun 20, 2006	Sell	4,792,107	12.09
Jun 14, 2006	Statement of Ownership	0	n/a

William H. Sheffield
Director

Mr. Sheffield is a corporate director and serves on a number of boards of directors, including Ontario Power Generation Inc., Canada Post, Corby Distilleries Ltd. (TSX) and Velan Inc. (TSX: VLN). Mr. Sheffield served as Chief Executive Officer of Sappi Fine Paper from 2001 until 2003. Mr. Sheffield is recognized as a certified professional director by the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Holdings: 5,000 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Aug 14, 2008	Buy	1,800	20.01
May 27, 2008	Buy	1,200	20.29
Aug 17, 2007	Buy	2,000	17.97

Wilson B. Sexton
Director

Mr. Sexton joined the Board of Directors in May 2006. He has been the Chairman of the Board and a director of SCP Pool Corporation since 1993. From January 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Sexton also served as Chief Executive Officer of SCP Pool Corporation. Mr. Sexton is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.B.A. degree from Southern Methodist University. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

Member of the Audit Committee

Member of the Compensation Committee

Holdings: 50,000 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Mar 19, 2008	Buy	5,000	16.44
Aug 10, 2007	Buy	5,000	18.54 - 19.45
Aug 8, 2007	Buy	5,000	18.71 - 18.84
May 23, 2007	Buy	5,000	25.57
May 4, 2007	Buy	5,000	26.80
Nov 27, 2006	Buy	5,000	23.35 - 23.47
Nov 10, 2006	Buy	5,000	21.89
Jun 20, 2006	Buy	15,000	13.00

Charles A. Sorrentino
Director

Mr. Sorrentino joined HWC as President and Chief Executive Officer in 1998. Prior to joining the team, Mr. Sorrentino served as President of Pameco Corporation, a national heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration distributor, from 1994 to 1998. Pameco was a $600 million distributor that was listed on the New York Stock Exchange following an initial public offering in 1997 and was later merged into a larger company. Prior to working with Pameco, Mr. Sorrentino served with PepsiCo, Inc. for nine years. During this time, he held a variety of positions, including Subsidiary President, Division Vice President and Region Vice President. After completing college, Mr. Sorrentino served twelve years with United Technologies (Sundstrand Corporation), a NYSE-listed manufacturer of industrial, heating and air conditioning components in a variety of engineering, sales, marketing and executive management functions. Mr. Sorrentino earned a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.

Holdings: 1,304,438 shares View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
Mar 30, 2007	Sell	200,000	23.69
Jun 20, 2006	Sell	100,000	12.09
Jun 14, 2006	Statement of Ownership	0	n/a