Ingevity elects two new members to its board of directors
Ingevity Corporation (NYSE: NGVT) today announced that its board of directors has elected Karen Narwold and Diane Gulyas as members of the companys board, effective Feb. 20, 2019 and Feb. 22, 2019, respectively.
Ingevity Corporation (NYSE: NGVT) today announced that its board of
directors has elected Karen Narwold and Diane Gulyas as members of the
company’s board, effective Feb. 20, 2019 and Feb. 22, 2019, respectively.
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Karen Narwold, executive vice president, chief administrative officer, general counsel and corporate secretary at Albemarle Corporation, has been elected to serve as a director of Ingevity Corporation. (Photo: Business Wire)
Ms. Narwold is currently executive vice president, chief administrative
officer, general counsel and corporate secretary at Albemarle
Corporation, a global specialty chemicals company with leading positions
in lithium, bromine and refining catalysts. Throughout her career, she
has held roles of increasing leadership responsibility at several
organizations, including Albemarle, Symmetry Advisors and Symmetry
Holdings, Barzel Industries and GrafTech International, Ltd.
Prior to her retirement in 2014, Ms. Gulyas was president of E.I. du
Pont de Nemours & Company’s performance polymers business, which
included the company’s engineering polymers, elastomers and films
business units. Previously, she held other key roles with the
organization, including chief marketing and sales officer, group vice
president of the company’s electronics and communications business, and
vice president and general manager of the company’s advanced fibers
business.
“We are excited to welcome and gain the perspectives of these two
outstanding new board members,” said Michael Wilson, Ingevity’s
president and CEO. “Karen has extensive experience in complex strategic
transactions, governance and financial and capital structure planning,
as well as significant experience in risk identification, mitigation and
management. Diane has deep experience in engineering, manufacturing,
marketing and international operations from her long and successful
career with one of the world’s largest chemical companies. Their counsel
will be a great asset to Ingevity as we advance our strategic
initiatives and pursue our growth agenda.”
Ingevity: Purify, Protect and Enhance
Ingevity provides specialty chemicals and high-performance carbon
materials and technologies that purify, protect and enhance the world
around us. Through a team of talented and experienced people, Ingevity
develops, manufactures and brings to market products and processes that
help customers solve complex problems. These products are used in a
variety of demanding applications, including asphalt paving, oil
exploration and production, agrochemicals, adhesives, lubricants,
publication inks and automotive components that reduce gasoline vapor
emissions. Headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina, Ingevity
operates from more than 25 locations around the world and employs
approximately 1,750 people. The company is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE: NGVT). For more information visit www.ingevity.com.
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