Luther C. Kissam IV was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors in November
2016, first elected to our Board of Directors effective November 2011, elected
as Chief Executive Officer effective September 2011 and as our President effective
May 2013. Previously, Mr. Kissam served as President from March 2010 until March
2012, Executive Vice President, Manufacturing, Law and HS&E from May 2009
until March 2010, and as Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Law and Corporate
Secretary from January 2008 until May 2009. Mr. Kissam joined us in October
2003 and served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from
that time until December 2005, when he was promoted to Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Before joining us, Mr. Kissam served
as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Merisant Company (manufacturer
and marketer of sweetener and consumer food products), having previously served
as Associate General Counsel of Monsanto Company (provider of agricultural products
and solutions).
Matthew K. Juneau was elected as our Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy
and Investor Relations effective May 2015. Previously, Mr. Juneau served as
Senior Vice President, President Performance Chemicals since December 2013,
Vice President, Polymer Solutions since March 2012, Vice President, Global Sales
and Services from May 2009 to February 2012, and prior to that as Division Vice
President of our performance chemicals business in the Fine Chemistry division
since January 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Juneau held various positions of increasing
responsibility in research and development and business management with us including
Managing Director of our European operations from January 2003 until December
2007. Mr. Juneau joined us as a chemical engineer in June 1982.
Karen G. Narwold joined us in September of 2010 and currently serves as Executive
Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. Narwold has over 25 years
of legal, management and business experience with global industrial and chemical
companies. After five years in private practice, she served as Vice President,
General Counsel, Human Resources and Secretary of GrafTech International Ltd.,
a global graphite and carbon manufacturer and former subsidiary of Union Carbide.
She then served as Vice President and Strategic Counsel of Barzel Industries,
a North American steel processor and distributor. Ms. Narwold resigned from
Barzel in November 2009, after Barzel reached an agreement to sell substantially
all of its assets in a planned transaction that was consummated in a sale pursuant
to Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Prior to joining Albemarle, Ms.
Narwold served as Special Counsel with Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and with
Symmetry Advisors where she worked in the areas of strategic, financial and
capital structure planning and restructuring for public and private companies.
Scott A. Tozier was elected as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer effective January 2011. Mr. Tozier also served as our Chief Accounting
Officer from January 2013 until February 2014. Mr. Tozier has over 25 years
of diversified international financial management experience. Following four
years of assurance services with the international firm Ernst & Young, LLP,
Mr. Tozier joined Honeywell International, Inc., where his 16 year career spanned
senior financial positions in the U.S., Australia and Europe. His roles of increasing
responsibilities included management of financial planning, analysis and reporting,
global credit and treasury services and Chief Financial Officer of Honeywell’s
Transportation Systems, Turbo Technologies and Building Solutions divisions.
Most recently, Mr. Tozier served as Vice President of Finance, Operations and
Transformation of Honeywell International, Inc.
Donald J. LaBauve Jr. was elected Vice President, Corporate Controller effective
February 2013, and Chief Accounting Officer effective February 2014, after having
previously served as Vice President, Finance - Business Operations since April
2009. Mr. LaBauve served as Chief Financial Officer, Fine Chemistry from April
2007 until April 2009, and prior to that time held the role of Controller, Polymer
Solutions from January 2006 through March 2007. Since joining the Company as
Ethyl Corporation in April 1990, Mr. LaBauve has held various staff and leadership
positions of increasing responsibility within the finance function, including
an assignment to our European headquarters in Belgium in April 2000 where he
held the regional finance leadership role from July 2002 through June 2005.
Albemarle Corporation currently has 7800 employees.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 22, 2024 - Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leading global specialty chemicals company, has recently announced that its Board of Directors has approved the declaration of a quarterly dividend worth $0.40 per share. This announcement comes even in the wake of the company s stock experiencing a significant decline of -3.59% over the past month. The dividend, which has an annualized rate of $1.60 per share, will be paid out on April 1, 2024, to all shareholders of record as of the announcement date. Albemarle, with its steadfast commitment to providing value to its shareholders, remains dedicated to maintaining their provision of regular dividends, demonstrating the company s ...
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