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, Commitments and Contingencies , to the Consolidated Financial Statements. 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 24, 2025 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
Joseph A. Berquist, 53
Chief Executive Officer and President
Mr. Berquist was named Chief Executive Officer and President of Quaker Houghton and appointed to the Board as a director on November 18, 2024. Mr. Berquist, who has been employed by the Company since 1997, served as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer from January 2023 to November 2024. 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, 48
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 April 2023. Prior to that role, he served as Senior Vice President, Managing Director - Americas from August 2019 until March 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bijlani served as President, Americas and Global Strategic Businesses of Houghton from March 2015 until July 2019.
Thomas Coler, 51
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Coler has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since he joined the Company on June 10, 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Coler served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Savage Companies from October 2022 until May 2024. Preceding his role at Savage, he served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer for the Health, Hygiene & Consumables business unit at H.B. Fuller Corporation from September 2019 to October 2022. Before that, he served as Vice President, Corporate Finance at H.B. Fuller Corporation from February 2017 to August 2019. Mr. Coler’s previous experience also includes various finance leadership positions at Polaris Industries, Ecolab and Boston Scientific.
Jeffrey L. Fleck, 54
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 in February 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.
Jeffrey J. Kutz, 65
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
Mr. Kutz has served as the Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer since he joined the Company in January 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 leadership roles at Exelon Corporation from 2008 to 2012 and Chatham Financial from 2001 to 2008.
Kristin M. Rokosky, 54
Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Ms. Rokosky, who has been employed by the Company since January 2023, has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer since January 2025. She previously served as Vice President, HR Business Partner from September 2024 through December 2024 and Sr. Director, HR Business Partner from January 2023 through September 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Rokosky served as a Global Human Resources Director at FMC from February 2017 to January 2023.
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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
Anna Ransley, 47
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, 60
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, 60
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.
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