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 23, 2026 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 Steven Dassing, is appointed annually to a one-year term. Mr. Dassing 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, 54
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 in November 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, 49
Executive Vice President, Global Specialty and Chief Growth Officer
Mr. Bijlani, who has been employed by the Company since August 2019, was named Executive Vice President, Global Specialty and Chief Growth Officer effective March 1, 2025. Prior to this role, Mr. Bijlani served as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer from January 2023 through February 2025. Previously, Mr. Bijlani served as Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Americas from August 2019 through December 2022.
Renato Carvalho, 59
Senior Vice President, Regional
Commercial Lead- Americas Mr. Carvalho, who has been employed by the Company since 2012, was named Senior Vice President, Regional Commercial Lead, Americas effective March 1, 2025. Prior to that role, he served as Senior Director, Regional Commercial South America from December 2022 through February 2025 and Leader of South America from August 2019 until through November 2022. Additionally, Mr. Carvalho has over 22 years of professional leadership experience in positions such as Plant Manager, Managing Director and Vice-President of multinational chemical companies including, ASK Chemicals (formerly known as Ashland Chemicals) and Houghton International.
Thomas Coler, 52
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Coler has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since he joined the Company in June 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Coler served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Savage Companies from October 2022 through 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, 55
Senior Vice President, Chief Global Operations Officer
Mr. Fleck, who has been employed by the Company since February 2023, was named Senior Vice President, Chief Global Operations Officer effective November 1, 2025. Prior to that role, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer from February 2023 through October 2025. 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.
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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
André Frodl, 52
Vice President, R&D – Metals and
Metalworking
Dr. Frodl, who has been employed by the Company since 2002, was named Vice President, R&D – Metals and Metalworking on October 1, 2025. From January 2023 through September 30, 2025, Dr. Frodl was responsible for the Operating and Advanced Solutions development labs in North and South America, Europe and Middle East and Africa. Dr. Frodl previously served as Director, Product Development EMEA from August 2019 through December 2022.
Steven Dassing, 39
Vice President, Corporate Controller and
Principal Accounting Officer Mr. Dassing, who has been employed by the Company since May 2022, was named Principal Accounting Officer on July 18, 2025, in addition to serving as Vice President, Corporate Controller since July 2024. Before that, he served as the Corporate Controller from 2022 to 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dassing was the Assistant Controller of FXI, from September 2020 to June 2022. Before that, Mr. Dassing spent over six years, from 2014 to 2020 at Dorman Products, where he served in various roles of increasing responsibilities.
Christine Johnson, 44
Senior Vice President, Chief
Transformation Officer Ms. Johnson joined the Company on October 1, 2025, as Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer. Prior to joining Quaker Houghton, Ms. Johnson served as a Partner at McKinsey & Company, where she worked from June 2015 until September 2025. From September 2004 through May 2015, Ms. Johnson was a digital marketing and communications leader at DuPont.
Albert Ma, 57
Senior Vice President, Regional
Commercial Lead- APAC Mr. Ma, who has been employed by the Company since 2000, was named Senior Vice President, Regional Commercial Lead, Asia Pacific (APAC) effective March 1, 2025. Previously, Mr. Ma served as Vice President, Regional Commercial and Managing Director – China from November 2021 through February 2025. From 2019 through 2021, Mr. Ma served as Business Director, Metalworking.
Kevin Meagher, 52
Vice President, R&D – Advanced
Solutions
Dr. Kevin Meagher joined the Company on January 1, 2026, as Vice President, R&D – Advanced Solutions. Prior to joining Quaker Houghton, Dr. Meagher spent over 10 years in leadership roles at Axalta Coating Systems, most recently serving as their Vice President, Advanced Innovation until December 2025. From 2005 through 2015, Dr. Meagher held various business and technical leadership roles at Henkel in their Automotive, Metals and Aviation businesses.
Miguel Moreno, 48
Senior Vice President, Regional
Commercial Lead- EMEA Mr. Moreno, who has been employed by the Company since 2003, was named Senior Vice President, Regional Commercial Lead, Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) effective March 1, 2025. Previously, he served as Vice President Commercial Europe from January 2023 through February 2025. Mr. Moreno has been with Quaker Houghton for 22 years, holding various leadership positions in South America, Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
Anna Ransley, 48
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.
Kristin M. Rokosky, 55
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
Robert T. Traub, 61
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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