Craig O. Morrison was elected President and Chief Executive Officer and a director
of the Company effective March 25, 2002 and was named Chairman of the Board
of Directors on June 1, 2005. He has also served as President and CEO and a
director of Hexion Holdings since October 1, 2010. Mr. Morrison served as President
and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of MPM from October 1, 2010 to October
24, 2014. MPM and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions
for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in April 2014
and emerged from Chapter 11 on October 24, 2014. Prior to joining our Company,
he served as President and General Manager of Alcan Packaging’s Pharmaceutical
and Cosmetic Packaging business from 1999 to 2002. From 1993 to 1998 he was
President and General Manager for Van Leer Containers, Inc. Prior to joining
Van Leer Containers, Mr. Morrison served in a number of management positions
with General Electric’s Plastics division from March 1990 to November
1993, and as a consultant with Bain and Company from 1987 to 1990. He is a member
of the Environmental, Health and Safety and Executive Committees of the Board
of Managers of Hexion Holdings. Mr. Morrison’s position as President and
Chief Executive Officer, his extensive management experience, and his skills
in business leadership and strategy qualify him to serve as a director of the
Company and on the Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings.
George F. Knight was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
and a director of the Company and Hexion Holding effective January 1, 2016.
He served as Senior Vice President - Finance and Treasurer of the Company from
June 1, 2005 to December 31, 2015, having been Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
since July 2002. He has also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer and a director of Hexion Holdings since January 1, 2016. Mr. Knight
also served as Senior Vice President-Finance and Treasurer for MPM and Hexion
Holdings from October 1, 2010 and November 1, 2010, respectively, until December
31, 2015. Mr. Knight joined the Company in 1997 and served until 1999 as Director
and then Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions - Finance for Borden, Inc.
From 1999-2001 he served as Vice President of Finance for Borden Foods Corporation.
Dr. William H. Joyce has been a member of the Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings
since October 1, 2010. Since 2008, Dr. Joyce has been the Chairman and CEO of
Advanced Fusion Systems. He is the retired, former chief executive officer and
chairman of Nalco Holding Company, positions he held from November 2003 until
his retirement in December 2007. Prior to his appointment as chief executive
officer and chairman of Nalco Company, Dr. Joyce served as chief executive officer
and chairman at Hercules Incorporated and prior to that at Union Carbide. Dr.
Joyce holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Penn State University,
and M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from New York University. Dr. Joyce received the
National Medal of Technology Award in 1993 from President Clinton, the Plastics
Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997, and the Society of Chemical
Industry Perkin Medal Award in 2003. Dr. Joyce also serves as a trustee and
Vice Chairman of the Universities Research Association and is a board leadership
fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors. During the past five
years, he also served on the board of directors of El Paso Corporation, CVS
Caremark Corporation, and Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc. He is
a Chair of the Environmental, Health and Safety committee of the Hexion Holdings
LLC Board of Managers. Dr. Joyce’s extensive management experience, and
his skills in business leadership and strategy, qualify him to serve on the
Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings.
Robert Kalsow-Ramos was elected a member of the Board of Managers of Hexion
Holdings on October 27, 2014. Mr. Kalsow-Ramos is a Principal in Apollo Global
Management’s Private Equity Group, where he has worked since 2010. Prior
to joining Apollo, Mr. Kalsow-Ramos was a member of the Transportation Investment
Banking Group at Morgan Stanley from 2008 to 2010. He also serves on the Board
of Directors of MPM Holdings Inc., which is affiliated with Apollo. Mr. Kalsow-Ramos
was previously a director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation. He is Chair
of the Hexion Holdings Board of Managers’ Compensation Committee, Chair
of its Audit Committee and a member of its Executive Committee. In light of
our ownership structure and Mr. Kalsow-Ramos’ extensive finance and business
experience, we believe it is appropriate for Mr. Kalsow-Ramos to serve on the
Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings.
Scott M. Kleinman served as a director of the Company from February 12, 2014
to October 27, 2014. He was elected a member of the Board of Managers of Hexion
Holdings on October 1, 2010. He is the Lead Partner for Private Equity at Apollo,
where he has worked since February 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Kleinman was
employed by Smith Barney Inc. in its Investment Banking division. Mr. Kleinman
also serves on the Board of Directors of the following companies affiliated
with Apollo: MPM Holdings Inc., CH2M Hill Companies, Ltd., Vectra Corp., and
Constellis Holdings, LLC. Mr. Kleinman has previously been a director of Noranda
Aluminum Holding Corporation, Realogy Holdings Corp., Lyondell Basell Industries
N.V., Taminco Corporation, and Verso Corporation. He is a member of the Compensation
Committee and Chair of the Executive Committee of the Board of Managers of Hexion
Holdings. In light of our ownership structure and Mr. Kleinmans position with
Apollo and his extensive finance and business experience, we believe it is appropriate
for Mr. Kleinman to serve on the Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings.
Geoffrey A. Manna was elected a director of the Company on September 30, 2013
and served until October 27, 2014 at which time he resigned and was elected
a member of the Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings. Since 2008, he has been
an independent consultant principally focused on financial advisory and interim
management engagements such as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
oriented roles for companies ranging from small middle market to multi-billion
market capitalization public companies across several industry sectors, including
media, healthcare, building products and energy distribution & logistics.
He served in management and operating roles in leveraged finance and investment
banking from 1995 to 2008. From June 2006 to June 2008 he served as Managing
Director for The Royal Bank of Scotland. From June 2004 to June 2006 he served
as Managing Director for BNP Paribas. From July 1999 to June 2004 he served
as Chief Operating Officer-Financial Sponsors Group and Director for Credit
Suisse First Boston. From July 1995 to July 1999 he served as Vice President
for Deutsche Bank and its predecessor companies Bankers Trust Company and BT
Securities. Prior to that, from July 1991 to January 1994 he held the position
of Director-Finance for US WEST Capital where he directed financial management
and merger and acquisition projects. Before that, he was employed at KPMG for
eight years as a Senior Manager and managed over 50 audit engagements and special
projects for major public and private companies, including General Electric
and GE Capital Corporation. Until his resignation, Mr. Manna served as a member
of the Company’s Audit Committee. He currently serves as a member of the
Audit Committee of the Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings. Mr. Manna’s
extensive experience in finance and business qualifies him to serve on the Board
of Managers of Hexion Holdings.
Dr. Jonathan D. Rich has been a member of the Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings
since October 1, 2010 where he serves on the Environmental, Health and Safety
Committee. Dr. Rich is a director, chief executive officer and Chairman of Berry
Plastics Group Inc., holding these positions since October 2010. Beginning in
2002, Dr. Rich was President, North American Tire-Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company,
and chairman of the board, Goodyear Dunlop Tires NA. At Goodyear, he had previously
served as Director, Chemical R&D and as president of Goodyear Chemical.
Dr. Rich began his career at GE in 1982 as a research chemist with Corporate
R&D and progressed through a series of management positions to become Manager
of Operational Excellence at GE Silicones from 1996 to 1998. He was then promoted
to Technical Director, GE Bayer Silicones in Germany from 1998 to 2000. He served
as a director of MPM and MPM Holdings, and as president and chief executive
officer from June 2007 to October 2010. Dr. Rich’s previous officer and
director positions, his extensive management experience, and his skills in business
leadership and strategy, qualify him to serve on the Board of Managers of Hexion
Holdings.
Samuel Feinstein was elected a member of the Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings
on November 2, 2016. He has been an investment professional in Apollo’s
private equity business since 2007 and was previously a member of the Investment
Banking Group at Morgan Stanley from September 2005 to May 2007. Mr. Feinstein
currently serves on the board of CEVA Holdings LLC, Vectra Co., MPM Holdings,
Inc., and Pinnacle Agriculture Holdings, LLC. Within the past five years, he
has served on the board of directors of Taminco Corporation. He is a member
of the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board of Managers of Hexion
Holdings. In light of our ownership structure and his extensive finance and
business experience, we believe it is appropriate for Mr. Feinstein to serve
on the Board of Managers of Hexion Holdings.
Marvin O. Schlanger was appointed a member of the Board of Managers of Hexion
Holdings on October 1, 2010 and serves on the Board’s Environmental, Health
and Safety Committee. Since October 1998, Mr. Schlanger has been a principal
in the firm of Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, LLC, which provides management
services and capital to the chemical and allied industries. Prior to October
1998, he held various positions with ARCO Chemical Company, serving as President
and Chief Executive Officer from May 1998 to July 1998 and as Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to May 1998. He served as Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Resolution Performance Products LLC and RPP Capital
Corporation from November 2000 and Chairman of Resolution Specialty Materials
Company from August 2004 until the formation of Hexion Specialty Chemicals,
Inc. in May 2005. Mr. Schlanger is also a director and the Chairman of the Board
of CEVA Group Plc, UGI Corporation and UGI Utilities Inc., and a director of
Amerigas Partners, LP, Vectra Corporation, and MPM Holdings Inc. Mr. Schlanger
was formerly Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lyondell Basell Industries
N.V. and Chairman of Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. Mr. Schlanger’s
extensive finance and business experience qualifies him to serve on the Board
of Managers of Hexion Holdings.
Joseph P. Bevilaqua was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Company effective October 5, 2016. Until this appointment, he
served as Executive Vice President and President of the Company’s Epoxy,
Phenolic and Coating Resins Division. Since August 10, 2008, he has been responsible
for the epoxy and phenolic resins businesses and in October 2010, the coatings
business was added to his division responsibilities. Prior to that, he was Executive
Vice President and President of the Phenolic and Forest Products Division, a
position he held from January 2004 to August 2008. Mr. Bevilaqua joined the
Company in April 2002 as Vice President-Corporate Strategy and Development.
From February 2000 to March 2002, he was the Vice President and General Manager
of Alcan’s global plastics packaging business. Prior to Alcan, Mr. Bevilaqua
served in leadership positions with companies such as General Electric, Woodbridge
Foam Corporation and Russell-Stanley Corporation.
John P. Auletto was elected Executive Vice President - Human Resources effective
May 15, 2016. Mr. Auletto joined the Company in September 1999 as Director of
Human Resources for the Performance Resins Group. Since then he has held various
positions with increasing responsibilities in human resources, including most
recently, Vice President - Human Resources for the Epoxy, Phenolic and Coating
Resins Division from April 2013 to May 15, 2016. Prior to joining the Company,
Mr. Auletto served in human resources roles with Associates National Bank, W.L.
Gore & Associates, and The Bank of New York.
Nathan E. Fisher was elected Executive Vice President - Procurement of the Company
on June 1, 2005. He also serves as Executive Vice President - Procurement of
Momentive Performance Materials Inc., having been elected to that position on
October 1, 2010. Mr. Fisher joined the Company in March 2003 as Director of
Strategic Sourcing and was promoted to Vice President - Global Sourcing in September
2004.
Douglas A. Johns joined the Company on May 9, 2015 but had served as Executive
Vice President and General Counsel under the Shared Services Agreement with
MPM since October 1, 2010. He also serves as Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of Hexion Holdings. Mr. Johns was employed by Momentive
Performance Materials Inc., serving as its General Counsel and Secretary from
its formation on December 4, 2006 until October 24, 2014. Prior to that time,
Mr. Johns served as General Counsel for GE Advanced Materials, a division of
the General Electric Company from 2004 to December 2006. Mr. Johns began his
career as a trial lawyer at the U.S. Department of Justice and was in private
practice before joining GE in 1991, where he served as Senior Counsel for global
regulatory and environmental matters and Senior Business Counsel at GE Plastics’
European headquarters in Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands from 2001 to 2004.
Karen E. Koster was elected Executive Vice President-Environmental, Health &
Safety of the Company effective August 8, 2011 and the same position for Hexion
Holdings on October 27, 2014. Ms. Koster also served in that capacity for Momentive
Performance Materials Inc. from August 8, 2011 to December 15, 2014. Prior to
joining the Company, Ms. Koster held various environmental services and legal
management roles at Cytec Industries where, from August 2002, she served as
Vice President, Safety, Health and Environment.
Kevin W. McGuire was reelected Executive Vice President - Business Process and
IT effective May 2014. Mr. McGuire joined the Company in 2002 as its Chief Information
Officer. He was promoted to Executive Vice President Business Processes and
Information Technology for the Company in June 1, 2005 and served in that role
until October 2013 when he assumed the role of Executive Vice President Asia
Infrastructure and Integration until May 2014. Mr. McGuire also served as Executive
Vice President Business Processes and Information Technology for MPM from October
2010 to October 2013 and served as Executive Vice President Asia Infrastructure
and Integration for MPM from October of 2013 to May of 2014.
Hexion Inc currently has 4300 employees.
