PERIMETER SOLUTIONS - Key Persons
Barry Lederman is the Chief Financial Officer for Perimeter Solutions. He brings extensive financial and international experience, having led teams of several public and private companies including the sale of Halo Pharmaceuticals to Cambrex Corporation in 2018. Prior to joining Halo, he served as the CFO for Eisai Inc. and Qualitrol Company LLC. He holds a Master of Business Administration with a dual concentration in Finance and Operations Management and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, both from the University of Rochester. Barry is also CPA licensed in New Jersey and New York.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Audit
Mr. Iversen most recently served as Executive Vice President - Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development of TransDigm from May 2012 to December 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Iversen served as Executive Vice President of TD Group from December 2010 through May 2012 and as President of Champion Aerospace LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransDigm Inc., from June 2006 to December 2010. Mr. Iversen holds a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from Western Michigan University.
Edward (Eddie) Goldberg is the Chief Executive Officer for Perimeter Solutions. He brings more than 18 years of executive leadership to fire safety products and operations. Before joining Perimeter Solutions, Eddie was Business Director for ICL Performance Additives and Solutions, where he held general management responsibility for the company's global fire safety segment. Eddie is credited with building ICL's global fire safety business, focusing on products for wildland fire management and municipal and industrial fire suppression. Eddie holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University.
Ernie Kremling is the Chief Operating Officer for Perimeter Solutions. He brings extensive chemical industry experience, having held numerous global senior leadership positions at various organizations. Mr. Kremling began his career at Dow where he held roles of increasing responsibility, later holding Executive Leadership positions in Operations / Supply Chain and Business General Management at KMG Chemicals. Before joining Perimeter, he was Senior Executive for Production, Technology, Safety and Environment for the Americas at Lanxess. He holds a BA in Chemistry from Hendrix College and completed his master's degree coursework in Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Executive
- Member of the Executive Committee
- EverArc Founder
Mr. Khouri is an EverArc Founder. Prior to founding EverArc, Mr. Khouri was a Senior Analyst at Hound Partners from 2009 to 2018. Between 2005 and 2007 Mr. Khouri was a private equity Associate at Oak Hill Capital Partners. Between 2003 and 2005 Mr. Khouri was an investment banking analyst at Deutsche Bank. Mr. Khouri began his career in 2002 as an Analyst at JP Morgan. Mr. Khouri holds a BA in Economics from Cornell University and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Director of R & D
- Director of R & D and New Business Development
Melissa is the Director of R&D and New Business Development for Perimeter Solutions. Prior to joining Perimeter Solutions, Melissa served as the Global R&D Director for ICL Performance Products, Fire Safety Division. She has been developing fire safety products since 2004 and is responsible for product development worldwide. She provides assistance to all areas of the Fire Safety business ensuring product quality and technical support. Melissa holds a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine.
Job Titles:
- Compliance Officer
- Corporate Secretary
- General Counsel
Noriko (Nori) Yokozuka is General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Compliance Officer for Perimeter Solutions. Prior to joining Perimeter Solutions, Nori served as General Counsel for ICL Americas. She previously worked as in-house counsel for a healthcare venture capital firm and family office in New York. Nori started her career with the Investment Management and Corporate groups at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Nori received her law degree from the University of Virginia - School of Law and her undergraduate degree from Yale University.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Nominating Committee
- Audit
- Vice Chairman at TransDigm
Mr. Henderson has been the Vice Chairman at TransDigm since 2017. He also served as the COO of TransDigm's Airframe Segment from 2014 to 2016 and as Executive Vice President from 2005 to 2014. From 1999 to 2008 he also served as President of AdelWiggins Group, a division of TransDigm. Mr. Henderson has significant experience integrating acquisitions and leading multiple operating units concurrently. Mr. Henderson holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Brown University.
Job Titles:
- Business Director
- Business Director, EMEA and South America Wildfire
Roberto Wurst is the Business Director, EMEA and South America Wildfire. He has worked over 35 years in the chemical industry in positions of increasing responsibility. He spent 15 years at BASF working in Argentina and Germany, and over 20 years at the ICL Group holding commercial and regional management positions in Argentina, Germany, USA and Brazil. Roberto holds a German undergraduate degree in Business Administration and an MBA from City University of Seattle.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Audit
- Retired Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning, Development & Administration of the Sherwin Williams Company
Mr. Hennessy is the retired Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning, Development & Administration of The Sherwin Williams Company, a manufacturer and distributor of coatings and related products, serving in that role from January 2017 to March 2018 in connection with the company's integration of its Valspar acquisition. Prior to that Mr. Hennessy served as Chief Financial Officer of The Sherwin Williams Company from 2001 to 2016. He is a certified public accountant. Mr. Hennessy also serves on the board of directors of TransDigm. Mr. Hennessy holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Akron.
Job Titles:
- Business Director, North America Retardant and Services
Shannon Horn is the Business Director, North America Retardant and Services. He has worked in the fire safety business since 1991. He owned and operated three primary businesses (First Response Fire and Rescue, River City Fabrication and H&S Transport) which supported the fire safety business, including service and equipment support since 2003. Perimeter Solutions acquired these three businesses in March of 2019. Shannon possesses a valuable sense of entrepreneurship, as well as a high level of athletic drive. He competes in triathlons worldwide and is a three-time National Champion and five time All American.
Stephen (Steve) Cornwall is the Chief Commercial Officer for Perimeter Solutions. He has over 27 years in the chemical industry, from Monsanto to Perimeter Solutions, in various sales and marketing management positions focused on the phosphorus and derivatives product lines. Steve is the past president of the Chemical Club of New England and the Racemics Group, as well as the past chairman and a board member of the Chemical Educational Foundation. He is also the 2012 recipient of the supplier of the year award from the National Association of Chemical Distributors.
Tonya Meyer is the Director of Global HR for Perimeter Solutions and is responsible for the overall HR and talent management strategy for the organization. Before joining Perimeter Solutions, Tonya was the Total Rewards Manager for ICL Americas LLC, a global manufacturer of mineral products based on unique agriculture, food and engineered materials. She was responsible for compensation, payroll, benefits, policies, and fleet for all ICL locations in North and South America. She started her career in St. Louis as a CPA at KPMG. Tonya holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Marketing from Carthage College in Kenosha, WI.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Director
- Member of the Nominating Committee
In 2020, Ms. Cool co-founded Kanbrick, a long-term investment partnership focused on acquiring and building great companies in the consumer and industrial sectors. From 2009 to 2020, Ms. Cool worked at Berkshire Hathaway, where she spent five years at Berkshire Hathaway's headquarters in Omaha as the Financial Assistant to the Chairman and five years as Chief Executive Officer of Pampered Chef, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary based in Chicago. At Pampered Chef, a provider of kitchenware products, Ms. Cool turned around a decade long decline and achieved meaningful growth in revenue and earnings. Additionally, Ms. Cool served on the boards of directors of several Berkshire Hathaway companies including Kraft Heinz, Benjamin Moore, Oriental Trading Company, Larson Juhl, and Johns Manville as well as Blue Apron. Ms. Cool combines her passion for long-term value investing with her experience as an entrepreneurial-minded operator to help take mid-size companies to the next level. Ms. Cool is the co-founder of Smart Woman Securities, an organization that provides personal finance and investment education to undergraduate women. Ms. Cool holds an A.B. degree in economics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Member of the Compensation Committee
- Member of the Nominating Committee
- Compensation
- EverArc Founder
Mr. Raj is an EverArc Founder. Prior to founding EverArc, Mr. Raj founded Geneses Investments, a private investment firm, in 2018. Mr. Raj was a private equity investor between 2011 and 2018 and before that held operational roles in the energy industry. Mr. Raj holds a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Co - Chairman
- Executive
- Member of the Executive Committee
Mr. Howley co-founded TransDigm Group Inc., an aerospace manufacturing company, in 1993 and has served as the Chairman of TransDigm's board of directors since 2003. Mr. Howley served as Executive Chairman of TransDigm from 2018 to 2021, President and/or Chief Executive Officer of TransDigm from 2003 to 2018, and as President and/or Chief Executive Officer of TransDigm Inc. from 1998 through 2018. Mr. Howley holds B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Co - Chairman
- Executive
- Member of the Executive Committee
Mr. Thorndike founded Housatonic Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm with offices in Boston and San Francisco, in 1994 and has been a Managing Director since that time. Prior to founding Housatonic Partners, Mr. Thorndike worked with T. Rowe Price Associates, a global asset management firm, and Walker & Company, a publishing company, where he was named to its board of directors. Mr. Thorndike has served as a director of over 30 companies since founding Housatonic Partners. He is currently a director of CNX Resources Corporation, a natural gas company, and serves on various boards of directors of private companies. He also serves as a Trustee of WGBH, a public broadcaster serving southern New England, and the College of the Atlantic. Mr. Thorndike is the author of "The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success," which has been translated into 12 languages. Mr. Thorndike holds an A.B. degree in English and American Literature from Harvard University and an M.B.A. degree from Stanford University.