Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
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Executive Officers of the Registrant.
On November 6, 2023, Scott Tozier transitioned from the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to become a strategic advisor to the Chief Executive Officer.
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The names, ages and biographies of our executive officers, as of February 15, 2024, are set forth below. The term of office of each officer is until the meeting of the Board of Directors following the next annual shareholders’ meeting in May 2024.
| Name | Age | Position | ||||||||||||
| J. Kent Masters | 63 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||
| Neal R. Sheorey | 47 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||
| Melissa Anderson | 59 | Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer | ||||||||||||
| John C. Barichivich III | 56 | Vice President, Corporate Controller, Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||||||||
| Kristin M. Coleman | 55 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||
| Jacobus G. Fourie | 48 | Chief Capital Projects Officer | ||||||||||||
| Netha Johnson | 53 | President, Specialties Global Business Unit | ||||||||||||
| Cynthia Lima | 62 | Senior Vice President, Chief External Affairs and Communications Officer | ||||||||||||
| Eric Norris | 57 | President, Energy Storage Global Business Unit | ||||||||||||
| Michael Simmons | 60 | President, Ketjen Global Business Unit |
J. Kent Masters has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2020. He joined the Albemarle board of directors in 2015 and served as Lead Independent Director from 2018 until April 2020. Prior to joining Albemarle, Mr. Masters served as Operating Partner of Advent International, an international private equity group. Prior to Advent, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler AG, a global engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier, when Foster Wheeler AG was acquired by Amec plc to form Amec Foster Wheeler plc. He is also a former member of the executive board of Linde AG, a global leader in manufacturing and sales of industrial gases, with responsibility for the Americas, Africa, and the South Pacific.
Neal R. Sheorey joined Albemarle in November 2023 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Albemarle, Mr. Sheorey served for more than 20 years in progressive finance, business and corporate leadership roles at The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”), most recently serving as vice president of Dow’s Coatings and Performance Monomers business unit from February 2020 to November 2023. Previously, Mr. Sheorey served as Dow’s Vice President of Investor Relations from January 2016 to February 2020, Senior Director of Corporate Development from 2015 to 2016 and Global Finance Director for the Chemicals business group from 2012 to 2015.
Melissa Anderson joined Albemarle as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer in January 2021. Prior to joining Albemarle, Ms. Anderson served as Executive Vice President, Administration and Chief Human Resources Officer at Duke Energy, an American electric power holding company based in North Carolina, from January 2015 to August 2020. Previous to that role, she held the role of Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for Domtar Corporation in South Carolina. Her previous experience also includes 17 years with IBM in progressive Human Resources leadership roles. Ms. Anderson serves on the board of Vulcan Materials and as Chair of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest HR professional association. She is also a member of the advisory board for the Center for Executive Succession at the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business.
John C. Barichivich III was appointed Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer effective November 2019. Mr. Barichivich has worked for Albemarle since 2007, holding various staff and leadership positions of increasing responsibility. Most recently, Mr. Barichivich served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Finance, Purchasing, and S&OP Catalysts global business unit from February 2019 to November 2019. Between January 2016 and February 2019, Mr. Barichivich acted as Vice President - Finance, Bromine Specialties global business unit, and he previously served as Vice President of Finance, Catalysts global business unit from September 2012 until December 2015. Mr. Barichivich was also the Director of Finance for the Albemarle shared service centers and he started his career with Albemarle as the Operations Controller for the Polymer Solutions business. Prior to Albemarle, Mr. Barichivich held a number of positions, including Director of Finance at the Home Depot, CFO Sensors SBE at PerkinElmer, and Manager of FP&A at General Electric. Mr. Barichivich began his career at Georgia Pacific, where he worked as an internal auditor and was a financial analyst supporting the restructuring of the Distribution Division.
Kristin M. Coleman joined Albemarle in November of 2022 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Ms. Coleman has nearly 30 years of legal experience, previously serving as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer at US Foods from February 2017 to November 2022. She also served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Sears Holdings Corporation from 2014 to 2017 and as Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary for Brunswick Corporation from 2009 to 2014. Before moving in-house,
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she worked in private practice with Sidley Austin LLP. Ms. Coleman founded the Chicago General Counsel Forum and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. She serves as a Board Member Emeritus for the Center for Enriched Living.
Jacobus G. Fourie has served as Chief Capital Projects Officer since June 2021. He joined Albemarle in January 2019 as Vice President, Engineering and Project Execution. Prior to joining Albemarle, Mr. Fourie served as Senior Vice President of Capital Projects for Barrick Gold Corporation from May 2017 to November 2018, where he was responsible for projects in the U.S., Chile, Argentina and Saudi Arabia. Previously, Mr. Fourie spent 16 years with BHP Billiton where he held various leadership roles in projects, operations, marketing and business development. As VP Projects - Iron Ore, he oversaw a portfolio of major capital projects and sustaining capital projects in Western Australia. As Head of Group Business Management Systems, he was responsible for implementing a large SAP system project for BHP Billiton, while based in Singapore. Prior to this, he was Asset President of BHP Billiton’s New Mexico Coal business.
Netha Johnson joined Albemarle as President, Bromine (now Specialties) global business unit in 2018. Mr. Johnson has more than 20 years of diverse leadership experience, both domestically and internationally, including having worked extensively in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan and Germany. Prior to joining Albemarle, Mr. Johnson served in several progressive leadership roles with 3M Company. Most recently, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Electrical Markets Division, where he was directly responsible for 3M’s electrical and renewable energy solutions. Prior to that, he served as 3M’s Vice President, Advanced Materials Division. In this role, he was responsible for three distinct businesses comprising the Advanced Material division, which provided world-leading, innovative solutions in fluoropolymer chemicals, advanced ceramics and light-weighting materials. Preceding his business career, Mr. Johnson served as a U.S. Naval Officer. Mr. Johnson has served as a member of the board of directors of Xcel Energy, Inc. since March 2020.
Cynthia Lima was appointed Senior Vice President, Chief External Affairs and Communications Officer of Albemarle in November 2023. Ms. Lima joined Albemarle in February 2023 as Chief Communications Officer. Prior to joining Albemarle, Ms. Lima founded C-Suite Communications, a communications and public affairs consultancy, in 2010. She held senior positions at domestic and global public relations agencies, including serving as a senior partner at SP Consulting from December 2014 to February 2023 and serving as Senior Vice President of Fleishman-Hillard Inc. from 2005 to 2010. Previously, Ms. Lima served in the U.S. Department of State from 2001 to 2003 and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from 2003 to 2005, where she was a senate-confirmed presidential appointee.
Eric Norris was appointed President, Lithium (now Energy Storage) global business unit in August 2018. Mr. Norris joined Albemarle in January 2018 as Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to joining Albemarle, Mr. Norris served as President of Health and Nutrition for FMC Corporation from 2015 to November 2017. Following FMC’s announcement to acquire DuPont Agricultural Chemical assets, he led the divestiture of FMC Health and Nutrition to DuPont. Previously, Mr. Norris served as Vice President and Global Business Director for FMC Health and Nutrition, and Vice President and Global Business Director for FMC Lithium. During his 16-year FMC career, he served in additional leadership roles including Investor Relations, Corporate Development and Director of FMC Healthcare Ventures. Prior to FMC, Mr. Norris founded and led an internet-based firm offering formulation and design tools to the chemical industry. Previously, he served in a variety of roles for Rohm and Haas Company including sales, marketing, strategic planning and investor relations. Norris is a member of the board of directors of Communities in Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and served as a member of the board of directors of The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) from 2021 to 2023.
Michael Simmons joined Albemarle as President, Ketjen global business unit in June 2023. Mr. Simmons has more than 30 years of experience as an operating executive, including serving as a senior partner at Vantage Consulting, a business advisory service specializing in strategy, execution and leadership for energy, financial, and medical clients, from January 2018 to June 2023, and serving as a group president at Shawcor from 2012 to 2017. He served as a private equity partner for Q Investments from 2006 to 2021. He began his career at GE, becoming Chief Executive Officer of the PII Pipeline Solutions unit of GE Oil & Gas from 2005 to 2007.
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