Item 3. Legal Proceedings
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 certain environmental non-capital remediation costs and other legal-related matters, refer to Note 25 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.
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Item 4(a). Information about our Executive Officers.
Our executive officers as of February 29, 2024 are listed below with their respective ages, positions currently held at the Company, and principal occupation and business experience during at least the last five years. Each of the executive officers, with the exception of Jeffrey Kutz, is appointed annually to a one year term. Mr. Kutz 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, 57
Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr. Tometich, who has been employed by the Company since October 2021, has served as Chief Executive Officer and President since December 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Tometich served as Executive Vice President, Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives at H.B. Fuller Company from August 2019 until September 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, 52
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
Mr. Berquist, who has been employed by the Company since 1997, has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer since January 1, 2023. Prior to that role, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, and Managing Director, Global Specialty Businesses from September 2021 until December 2022. Additionally, he served as Interim Managing Director of EMEA from August 2022 through December 2022. Before that, he served as Senior Vice President, Global Specialty Businesses and Chief Strategy Officer from August 2019 to September 2021. Mr. Berquist served as Vice President and Managing Director – North America from April 2010 until July 2019.
Jeewat Bijlani, 47
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer
Mr. Bijlani, who has been employed by the Company since August 2019, has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer since January 1, 2023. Prior to that role, he served as Senior Vice President, Managing Director - Americas from August 2019 until December 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bijlani served as President, Americas and Global Strategic Businesses of Houghton from March 2015 until July 2019.
Jeffrey L. Fleck, 53
Senior Vice President, Chief Global Supply Chain Officer
Mr. Fleck has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Global Supply Chain Officer since he joined the Company on February 27, 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Fleck served as Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products Company. Before that, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain and R&D Officer at Zep, Inc. from 2010 to 2015. Mr. Fleck’s previous experience also includes various supply chain management leadership positions at The Clorox Company, American Home Products, and Cargill Incorporated.
Shane W. Hostetter, 42
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Hostetter, who has been employed by the Company since July 2011, has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since March 1, 2023. In addition to his current position, he served as Chief Accounting Officer from October 2, 2023 to January 2, 2024. Mr. Hostetter previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from April 2021 through February 2023. Prior to that role, he served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer from August 2019 until April 2021. He served as Global Controller and Principal Accounting Officer from September 2014 until July 2019.
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Name, Age, and Present
Position with the Company Business Experience During the Past Five
Years and Period Served as an Officer
Melissa Leneis, 41
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Ms. Leneis has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer since March 1, 2023. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer from July 2022 through February 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Leneis served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at InterDigital, Inc. from October 2019 through June 2022. Prior to that role, she served in various Human Resources leadership roles at InterDigital. Prior to joining InterDigital, Ms. Leneis was responsible for leading global teams of Human Resources business partners at Johnson Controls (formerly Tyco International), from October 2012 through September 2018. Her previous experience also includes Human Resources leadership positions with MEI, Inc. (formerly Mars) and Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Anna Ransley, 46
Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Information Officer
Ms. Ransley has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Digital Information Officer since she joined the Company in July 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Ransley served as Global Chief Information Officer at Godiva Chocolatier from September 2021 through March 2023. Prior to joining Godiva, she served as Vice President, Digital and Technology and US Chief Information Officer at Heineken from January 2017 through September 2021. Previously, Ms. Ransley held various IT leadership positions at companies such as Boehringer Ingelheim, Connolly, Inc. and Hyperion/Oracle.
Dr. David Slinkman, 59
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.
Robert T. Traub, 59
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.
Jeffrey J. Kutz, 64
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Kutz has served as the Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer since he joined the Company on January 2, 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kutz served as Vice President, Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer and Director, Technical Accounting & Reporting and Executive Director, Accounting Policy & Reporting at Air Products and Chemicals Inc. from 2012 until December 2023. He also held senior leadership roles at Exelon Corporation from 2008 to 2012, and Chatham Financial from 2001 to 2008.
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PART II