QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP 10-K

Item 3. Legal Proceedings. The Company is a party to proceedings, cases, and requests for information from, and negotiations with, various claimants and Federal and state agencies relating to various matters, including environmental matters. For information concerning pending asbestos- related litigation against an inactive subsidiary, certain environmental non-capital remediation costs and other legal-related matters, reference is made to Note 26 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, included in Item 8 of this Report, which is incorporated herein by this reference. The Company is a party to other litigation which management currently believes will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, cash flow or financial condition. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. Not applicable. 19 Item 4(a). Information about our Executive Officers. Set forth below is information regarding the executive officers of the Company, each of whom (with the exception of Andrew E. Tometich) have been employed by the Company or by Houghton for at least five years, including the respective positions and offices with the Company (or Houghton) held by each over the respective periods indicated. Each of the executive officers, with the exception of David A. Will, is appointed annually to a one year term. Mr. Will is considered an executive officer in his capacity as principal accounting officer for purposes of this Item 4(a). Name, Age, and Present Position with the Company Business Experience During the Past Five Years and Period Served as an Officer Andrew E. Tometich, 55 Chief Executive Officer and President Mr. Tometich, who has been employed by the Company since October 13, 2021, has served as Chief Executive Officer and President since December 1, 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Tometich served as Executive Vice President, Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives at H.B. Fuller from August 2019 until September 17, 2021. Before that, Mr. Tometich was Senior Vice President, Specialty Materials Business at Corning Incorporated from September 2017 until August 2019 and President, Performance Silicones Business Unit at The Dow Chemical Company from June 2016 until February 2017 after having positions of increasing responsibility at Dow Corning Corporation and its subsidiaries from 1989 through 2016. Joseph A. Berquist, 50 Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, and Managing Director, Global Specialty Businesses Mr. Berquist, who has been employed by the Company since 1997, has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, and Managing Director, Global Specialty Businesses since September 9, 2021. Prior to that role, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Specialty Businesses and Chief Strategy Officer from August 2019 to September 8, 2021. Mr. Berquist served as Vice President and Managing Director – North America from April 2010 until July 2019. Jeewat Bijlani, 45 Senior Vice President, Managing Director - Americas Mr. Bijlani has served as Senior Vice President, Managing Director - Americas since he joined the Company in August 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bijlani served as President, Americas and Global Strategic Businesses of Houghton from March 2015 until July 2019. Shane W. Hostetter, 40 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Mr. Hostetter, who has been employed by the Company since July 2011, has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since April 19, 2021. Prior to that role, he served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer from August 2019 until April 18, 2021. He served as Global Controller and Principal Accounting Officer from September 2014 until July 2019. Dieter Laininger, 58 Senior Vice President, Managing Director - Asia / Pacific Mr. Laininger, who has been employed by the Company since 1991, has served as Senior Vice President, Managing Director – Asia / Pacific since August 2019. He served as Vice President and Managing Director – Asia / Pacific from April 2018 until July 2019, in addition to his role as Vice President and Managing Director - South America, a position he assumed in January 2013 and held until July 2019. Mr. Laininger also served as Vice President and Global Leader – Primary Metals, a position which he assumed in June 2011 and held until July 2019. Wilbert Platzer, 60 Senior Vice President, Global Operations, Environmental Health & Safety (“EHS”) and Procurement Mr. Platzer, who has been employed by the Company since 1995, has served as Senior Vice President, Global Operations, EHS and Procurement since August 2019. He previously served as Vice President, Global Operations, EHS and Procurement from April 2018 until July 2019. Prior to that role, Mr. Platzer served as Vice President and Managing Director – EMEA from January 2006 through March 2018. 20 Name, Age, and Present Position with the Company Business Experience During the Past Five Years and Period Served as an Officer Dr. David Slinkman, 57 Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer Dr. Slinkman has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer since he joined the Company in August 2019. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Slinkman served as Vice President of Technology of Houghton from March 2012 until July 2019. Adrian Steeples, 61 Senior Vice President, Managing Director – EMEA Mr. Steeples, who has been employed by the Company since 2010, has served as Senior Vice President, Managing Director – EMEA since August 2019. He previously served as Vice President and Managing Director – EMEA from April 2018 until July 2019. Prior to that role, he served as Vice President and Managing Director - Asia/Pacific from July 2013 through March 2018. Robert T. Traub, 57 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Mr. Traub, who has been employed by the Company since 2000, has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since August 2019. He previously served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from April 2015 until July 2019. David A. Will, 37 Vice President, Global Controller and Principal Accounting Officer Mr. Will, who has been employed by the Company since 2014, has served as Vice President, Global Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer since April 19, 2021. Prior to that role, Mr. Will served as the Corporate Controller from August 2019 until April 18, 2021. Before that, he served as the Global Assistant Controller from December 2014 to August 2019. 21 PART II