Board of Directors and Corporate Officers
Board of Directors
Dennis L. Wanlass
Interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
59, Interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director since August 2008; Executive Vice President of Special Projects from July 2008 to August 2008. Consultant for start-up ventures from February 2008 to July 2008. Senior Vice President of Special Metals Corporation from May 2006 to February 2008; Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2006. From 1988 to 2001, held executive positions of increasing responsibility with Geneva Steel LLC, including Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Experience includes 13 years with Eastman Christensen and five years with KPMG.
Jerome Adams
Director
62, Director since 2006; Retired as Senior Vice President of Administration for BMC Software, Inc. in 2006; Senior Vice President of Administration from 2002 to 2006. General Manager of Corporate Resources and Services for Shell Oil Co. from 1999 to 2002; General Manager of Learning and Transformation Services and Director of the Shell Learning Center from 1995 to 1999.
Robert D. Agdern
Director
58, Director since 2006; Founded Value Negotiation in 2002. Deputy General Counsel responsible for western hemisphere matters for BP PLC from 1999 to 2001. Associate General Counsel at Amoco Corporation responsible for corporate, chemical, and refining and marketing matters and special assignments from 1993 to 1998 (Amoco merged with British Petroleum in 1998 forming BP PLC). Member of the Advisory Committee of the Dispute Resolution Research Center at the Kellogg Graduate School of Business, Northwestern University.
David G. Birney
Director
65, Director since 2006; Retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Solvay America, Inc. in 2006; Chief Executive Officer of Solvay Chemicals from 2003 to 2006; President of Solvay Polymers Inc. from 1987 to 2001; Global Strategic Manager of Plastics based in Brussels from 1985 to 1987. Joined Solvay in 1978 as a Commercial Vice President. Director of A. Schulman, Inc.
Peter D. Kinnear
Lead Director
61, Director since 2005; Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of FMC Technologies, Inc. since October 2008; President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of FMC Technologies, Inc. from March 2007 to October 2008; President and Chief Operating Officer and member of the board of directors of FMC Technologies, Inc. from August 2006 to March 2007; President and Chief Operating Officer from February 2006 to March 2007; Executive Vice President from 2004 to 2006; Vice President from 2001 to 2004; Vice President of FMC Corp. from 2000 to 2001. Joined FMC in 1971. Member of Board of Directors of the Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association, American Petroleum Institute's Policy Committee and Board of Trustees of Spindletop International, a children's charity.
Michael Y. McGovern
Director
57, Director since April 2008; Executive Advisor, Cadent Energy Partners, LLC since January 2008. President and Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer Companies, Inc. from 2002 to 2007 and Chairman from 2006 to 2007. President and Chief Executive Officer of Coho Energy, Inc. from 2000 to 2002. Managing Director of Pembrook Capital Corporation from 1998 to 2000. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Vermillion Bay Exploration, Inc.
Bradley C. Richardson
Director
50, Director since 2005; Executive Vice President - Corporate Strategy and Chief Financial Officer of Modine Manufacturing Co. since April 2008; Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 2006 to April 2008; Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2006. Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Performance Management and Control for the Worldwide Exploration and Production division at BP Amoco (now known as BP) from 2000 to 2003. Director of Brady Corporation.
Corporate Officers
Dennis L. Wanlass
Interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
59, Interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director since August 2008; Executive Vice President of Special Projects from July 2008 to August 2008. Consultant for start-up ventures from February 2008 to July 2008. Senior Vice President of Special Metals Corporation from May 2006 to February 2008; Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2006. From 1988 to 2001, held executive positions of increasing responsibility with Geneva Steel LLC, including Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Experience includes 13 years with Eastman Christensen and five years with KPMG.
Mary Mikkelson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
47, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2005; Vice President and Controller of Tronox LLC from 2004 to 2005; Assistant Corporate Controller of Kerr-McGee Shared Services Company LLC from February 2004 to December 2004. Independent consultant from 2003 to 2004. Foodbrands America, Inc. for six years prior, rising to position of Vice President and Controller. Experience includes more than nine years at an international public accounting firm.
Robert Y. Brown, III
Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Services
48, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Business Services since August 2007; Vice President, Strategic Planning and Development from 2005 to August 2007; Vice President, Chemical Business Management of Tronox LLC from 2004 to 2005; Vice President, Kerr-McGee Planning and Development from 2003 to 2004; Vice President, Chemical Business Management from 2001 to 2003. Served in various positions with Kerr-McGee's oil and gas business from 1999 to 2001. Joined Sun Oil Co., predecessor of Oryx Energy Company, in 1982. Oryx and Kerr-McGee Corp. merged in 1999.
Patrick S. Corbett
Vice President, Safety and Environmental Affairs
56, Vice President, Safety and Environmental Affairs since 2005; Director, Special Environmental Strategy and Technology for Tronox LLC from 2003 to 2005; Director, Environmental Affairs, Remediation and Planning from 2001 to 2003; Plant Manager of the Henderson, Nev., facility from 1986 to 2001. Joined the company in 1980.
Michael J. Foster
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
41, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since January 2008; Managing Counsel from 2006 to January 2008; Staff Attorney from 2005 to 2006; Staff Attorney for Kerr-McGee Shared Services LLC from 2003 to 2005. Corporate Counsel for CMS Field Services from 2001 to 2003. Counsel for Enogex, Inc. from 1998 to 2001. Experience also includes more than five years practicing law in the public and private sectors.
Robert C. Gibney
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
45, Vice President, Corporate Affairs since March 2008; Vice President, Investor Relations and External Affairs from 2005 to March 2008; Vice President and General Manager, Paper and Specialties for Tronox LLC from January 2005 to November 2005. Chief Marketing Officer for Kerr-McGee's joint venture, Avestor LLC, from 2002 to 2005. Vice President, Global Pigment Marketing for Tronox LLC from 1999 to 2002; Director, Pigment Sales and Marketing from 1997 to 1999. Joined the company in 1991.
Kelly A. Green
Vice President, Quality and Continuous Improvement
46, Vice President, Quality and Continuous Improvement since January 2008; Vice President, Product and Quality Management from August 2007 to January 2008; Vice President, Market Management from 2005 to August 2007; Vice President and General Manager, Plastics for Tronox LLC from January 2005 to November 2005; Vice President, Product and Market Management from 2004 to 2005; Vice President, Product Management from 2003 to 2004; Vice President, Technical Sales and Service from 2002 to 2003; Director, Pigment Technical Sales and Service for the America's region from 1997 to 2002. Joined the company in 1989.
Gary L. Pittman
Vice President of Special Projects
52, Vice President of Special Projects since September 2008. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vermilion Companies from March 2008 to September 2008. From 2002 through 2007, Chief Financial Officer of Pioneer Companies, Inc. (purchased by Olin in August 2007); also senior vice president from 2006 to 2007. From 2000 to 2002, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Coho Energy, Inc. From 1999 to 2000, Chief Financial Officer of Bell Geospace, Inc. Experience includes more than 25 years in business management.
John D. Romano
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
43, Vice President, Sales and Marketing since January 2008; Vice President, Sales from 2005 to January 2008; Vice President, Global Pigment Sales for Tronox LLC from January 2005 to November 2005; Vice President, Global Pigment Marketing from 2002 to 2005; Regional Marketing Manager from 1998 to 2002. Joined the company in 1988.
Stephen T. Wachnowsky
Vice President of Global Pigment Operations
56, Vice President of Global Pigment Operations since 2006; Plant Manager of Savannah, Ga., facility from 2004 to 2006. Manufacturing Director for Celanese Ltd. from 2000 to 2004; Operations Manager from 1995 to 2000; joined Celanese in 1978 and held positions of increasing responsibility from 1978 to 1995.