Key Attributes, Experience and Skills:
Mr. Aldous has a wealth of experience in financial reporting, in the financial services industry and in corporate governance generally which provides the Board
with an executive and leadership perspective on the management, operations and financial reporting and accounting oversight of a public listed company. As an Inspector of Companies for the U.K. Government he spent many years investigating matters of
corporate governance. He also has a great deal of experience of listed companies, particularly in the U.K.
Mr. Joachim Roeser
Age: 65
Director since January 1, 2008
Committees: Compensation (Chair), Audit
Mr. Roeser was the Chief Executive
Officer of the Amber Chemical Group, a global specialty silicone producer, owned by Caledonia Investments plc. for eight years, until March 2014. In July 2014, he became a Senior Adviser of Beyond Capital Partners GmbH, a German private equity firm,
focussing on
mid-size
and family companies. He has been a Senior Adviser of Trumont International, a mergers and acquisition advisory firm for the chemicals industry and allied sectors since July 2011. In May
2015, he was appointed a
non-executive
director of C² Pharma, a global active pharmaceutical ingredients manufacturer/distributor. He was
Non-Executive
Chairman of
Fluidata Ltd, a business internet service provider company, from January 2007 until March 2015.
Mr. Roeser is a German national and has lived and worked in
Belgium, France and Germany, as well as in the U.K. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Luzenac, a Rio Tinto subsidiary and the worlds leading talc mining producer, for five years from May 2001 to April 2006. Prior to
that, Mr. Roeser was European President of Ferro Corporation from April 1998 to December 2000. He started his career over thirty five years ago in the emulsifier and starch industry before joining ARCO Chemical in 1983, where he held a number
of senior management positions, ultimately serving as Global Business Director, Styrene for two years. Mr. Roeser earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wuppertal.
Key Attributes, Experience and Skills:
Mr. Roeser has held senior positions
within the chemicals industry for over thirty five years and brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in this area as well as a global perspective due to his experience working across Europe, Asia, Australia as well as the U.S.
Mr. Milton C. Blackmore
Age: 71
Director since June 1, 2010; Chairman since May 9, 2012
Committees:
Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Mr. Blackmore serves as
Non-Executive
Chairman of the Corporation.
Mr. Blackmore was most recently the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Product Supply for Sinclair Oil Corporation, one of the largest independent oil companies in the U.S., and served on their board of directors until his retirement in 2009,
having previously held a number of senior marketing roles within the company. He was also Chairman of Sinclair Marketing Inc., the companys convenience store business. Before joining Sinclair in 1995, Mr. Blackmore was with Kerr-McGee
Refining Corporation for twenty six years, progressing through a variety
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