Item 3. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Information regarding certain of these matters is set forth in Note 18 – Commitments and Contingencies within the Consolidated Financial Statements included within Part II. Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The executive officers of Ingevity Corporation, the offices they currently hold, their business experience over the past five years and their ages are as follows:
Name Age (1)
Present Position and Business Experience
John C. Fortson 54 President and Chief Executive Officer (2020-present); Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer (2015-2020); Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of AAR Corporation (2013-2015); Managing Director in the Investment Banking Department of Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2007-2013)
Mary Dean Hall 64 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (2021-present); Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Quaker Houghton (2015-2021); Vice President and Treasurer at Eastman Chemical Company (2009-2015); Prior to that role, she held various senior-level financial positions of increasing responsibility with Eastman from 1995 through 2009, including Treasurer, Vice President and Controller, and Vice President, Finance.
Michael P. Smith (2)
61 Executive Vice President & President of Performance Chemicals, Strategy and Business Development (2017-present); Senior Vice President Strategy and Business Development (2016-2017), Vice President of Health and Nutrition at FMC Corporation (2013-2015); Division General Manager of BioPolymer at FMC Corporation (2006-2013)
S. Edward Woodcock 56 Executive Vice President & President of Performance Materials (2015-present); Vice President of MeadWestvaco's Carbon Technologies business (2010-2015)
Stacy L. Cozad 51 Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary (2021-present); Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary at Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (2017-2021); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (2016-2017); Associate General Counsel – Litigation at Southwest Airlines Co. (2009-2015)
Rich White 59 Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals, and President, Industrial Specialties and Pavement Technologies (2022-present); Vice President, Industrial Specialties (2019-2022); VP Global Sales at DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (2017-2019); Prior to that role, he held various senior-level positions of increasing responsibility with FMC from 1998 through 2017.
Steve Hulme 53 Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals, and President, Engineered Polymers (2022-present); Vice President, Engineered Polymers (2020-2022); General Manager at Maysta International Ltd (2018-2020); Prior to that role, he held various senior-level positions of increasing responsibility with Evonik and Air Products and Chemicals from 2010 through 2018.
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(1) As of December 31, 2021.
(2) On December 9, 2021, Michael P. Smith elected to retire as executive vice president and president, Performance Chemicals, strategy and business development effective March 1, 2022.
All officers are elected to hold office for one year or until their successors are elected and qualified. No family relationships exist among any of our executive officers or directors, and there are no arrangements or understandings between any of the above-listed officers and any other person pursuant to which they serve as an officer.
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PART II