EVOTHERM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Technical Marketing Manager
Bryan is Ingevity's Technical Marketing Manager for Evotherm in the Northeastern US and Canada. Bryan has over 30 years of experience in the asphalt industry including sales, quality control, operations of production and material laydown. He's an active member of the National Asphalt Pavement Association, serving on the Board of Directors from 1994 to 2004, as well as on the NCAT Board of Directors from 2002 to 2004.
Job Titles:
- Manager, Public Relations
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Senior Vice President
- Chief Human Resources Officer at Ingevity
Christine is the chief human resources officer at Ingevity. She joined Ingevity in 2022 from Host Hotels & Resorts (NASDAQ: HST), where she served as senior vice president of human resources from 2020 to 2022. In her role, she led end-to-end human capital strategies, including executive compensation, benefits, learning and development, recruiting and employee relations. Prior to joining Host Hotels & Resorts, she worked for the United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), first as vice president, global head of human resources from 2015-2019, and then as senior vice president of global human resources from 2019 to 2020. During her time at USP, she served on the executive leadership team and led a human resources team across four countries. Christine's previous experience also includes roles of increasing responsibility at Capital One from 2011 to 2015, including an expat assignment heading human resources for the company's Philippines operations, and human resources management roles for PepsiCo. Christine received her bachelor's degree in business administration with a human resources management emphasis from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Business Leader
- Executive Vice President, Strategy ( Retired ) - Vulcan Materials Company
Dan, a proven business leader with four decades of broad domestic and international experience in finance and general management in major public corporations, is a member of the board of directors for Ingevity.
Dan spent nearly 28 years with Vulcan Materials Company until his retirement in 2014, most recently serving as executive vice president, strategy. Previously, he was executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) from 2010 to 2014, and senior vice president and CFO from 2005 to 2010. From 1997 to 2005, he served as president of one of Vulcan's significant operating divisions. Dan joined Vulcan in 1988 as corporate controller. Earlier in his career, Dan served as director of finance, Europe, at Monroe Auto Equipment Company (now Tenneco Inc.). Prior to this, he held various financial roles at FMC Corporation from 1978 to 1986. He began his career with Kraft Inc. (now the Kraft Heinz Company) in 1976 as procurement analyst. Dan holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration degree in finance from John Carroll University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Stuart School of Business at Illinois Institute of Technology.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager
Dean began his career as a process engineer with Lockwood Greene Engineering in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He joined Ingevity in September of 2008 and is a sales manager on the Ingevity team. Prior to joining Ingevity, Dean held positions with Morton International, Vesicol Chemical (now Eastman) and Uniqema (now Croda). Dean holds a BS in chemical engineering and an MBA from the University of South Carolina.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Corporate Executive
- President, DuPont Performance Polymers ( Retired ) - E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company
Diane, a corporate executive with substantial, varied management experience and strong skills in engineering, domestic and international manufacturing, marketing, and international sales and distribution, is a member of the board of directors for Ingevity.
She served as the president of the performance polymers business of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company from 2009 until her retirement in 2014. Previously, she held other key roles within the organization, including chief marketing and sales officer from 2004 to 2006, group vice president of the company's electronic and communication technologies platform from 2002 to 2004, and vice president and general manager of the company's advanced fibers business from 1997 to 2002. Diane has served on the boards of directors of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. and W. R. Grace & Co. since 2015. Additionally, she has served on the board of directors of the Ladies Professional Golfing Association (LPGA) since 2016, and has been a member of the University of Notre Dame College of Engineering's Engineering Advisory Council since 2015. Diane holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and completed the Advanced Management Program at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President and President, Performance Materials
Ed is executive vice president and president of Ingevity's Performance Materials business. He served as vice president, Carbon Technologies, for MWV Specialty Chemicals, a division of MeadWestvaco Corporation (now WestRock), from 2010 to 2015. During his extensive career with the company, Ed has held various roles, including global business director, Automotive, and business director, Automotive, for the Asia-Pacific region; worldwide marketing manager for the chemical division's non-U.S. business; area sales manager for Latin, Central and South America; and technical manager for the Carbon team's Process Technology group. At different times throughout his career, he has had direct responsibility for products from each of Ingevity's businesses. Ed serves on the Strategic Planning Committee for Trident United Way. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia.
Job Titles:
- Chief Growth and Innovation Officer at Ingevity
- Senior Vice President, Chief Growth and Innovation Officer
Erik is chief growth and innovation officer at Ingevity. Prior to this role, he served as president, Asia / Pacific for Ingevity from 2018 to 2020. From 2017 to 2018, Erik was vice president of Performance Materials at Ingevity, responsible for all commercial aspects of the automotive business. Also during his tenure with the company, he spent four years as business director, global automotive from 2013 to 2017 and three years as director, corporate development, responsible for leading strategic acquisition initiatives from 2010 to 2013. Prior to joining Ingevity, Erik spent 18 years with Eastman Chemical Company where he served in leadership roles in innovation and corporate development from 2005 to 2010 and held regional responsibilities in Europe from 2002 to 2004. Erik received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Business Administration degree from Washington University.
Job Titles:
- Technology Development Director
Everett joined Ingevity in 1985 after graduating with his PhD from the Georgia Institute of Technology. As technology development director for Ingevity, Everett oversees the company's new product and technology development efforts worldwide. Over his 24-year career, Everett has led numerous research and development programs to create new emulsifier and additive products for maintenance, rehabilitation, and construction applications. He has worked in virgin cold mix and grave applications to construct emulsion-based, load bearing pavements in the United States and Europe. In 2003, Everett organized and led the U.S. technical team which developed the Evotherm® Warm-Mix Asphalt technology. In recent years, he has worked with Ingevity teams in China, India, and Europe to develop Evotherm in those regions. His work is documented in numerous publications, presentations, and patents.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Executive Officer and President ( Retired ) - Masonite International Corporation
Fred, a business leader with extensive global operating experience in midsize to Fortune 100 multinational manufacturing corporations, is a member of the board of directors for Ingevity.
He served as chief executive officer of Masonite International Corporation from 2007 and president from 2006 to 2019. Fred joined Masonite from Alpharma Inc., where he served as president of the human generics division and senior vice president, Global Supply Chain from 2003 to 2006. Earlier in his career, Fred spent nearly 18 years at Honeywell International Inc., most recently as vice president and general manager of their specialty chemical business. He served on the Masonite's board of directors from 2006 to 2019. Fred holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Villanova University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Temple University.
Jason received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Civil Engineering from Iowa State University with a specialization in asphalt materials in 2006. Prior to joining to Ingevity in 2010, he worked for Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NAVFAC ESC) where he helped manage the airfields pavement program for the Navy and Marine Corp. Prior to joining the Navy, he worked as a product development engineer for SemMaterials. At SemMaterials, research and development was focused on new products and optimization of existing products using advanced mix design procedures and materials characterization testing. At Ingevity, he currently manages the performance testing laboratory which is used to create new products for highway construction applications. His work is documented in numerous journal publications, conference proceedings, and presentations.
Job Titles:
- Lead Applications Engineer
Jason has over 17 years experience in the asphalt industry. For the past four years he has been involved with Ingevity's Evotherm technology and instrumental in moving the product from the initial field demonstration trials to ongoing commercial successes. Before joining Ingevity, Jason was in asphalt quality control in the Chicago area for 13 years. He is certified in asphalt quality control, asphalt mix designs, nuclear gauge field density, and PCC concrete testing. Jason has managed projects on state DOT roads, federal highways, tollways, airports, county and city roads, and commercial projects. Basically, anywhere asphalt can be placed, Jason has been there. Above all, his favorite job sites are near good hunting and fishing areas!
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Corporate Executive
- Executive Vice President, Corporate Responsibility ( Retired ) - Cummins Inc.
Jean, a corporate executive with strong financial acumen and a thorough understanding of the business operations of publicly traded companies, is a member of the board of directors for Ingevity.
She served as the chief executive officer of Cummins Foundation and executive vice president of Corporate Responsibility at Cummins Inc. from 2008 until her retirement in 2013.
She previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Cummins from 2003 to 2008; vice president, Cummins Business Services from 2001 to 2003; vice president, human resources from 1998 to 2001; and vice president and general counsel from 1997 to 1998. Before joining Cummins, Jean was budget director for the State of Indiana from 1993 to 1995, and executive director of the Indiana State Lottery Commission from 1991 to 1992. Earlier in her career, Jean was a partner at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Jean has served on the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees of Celanese Corporation's board of directors since 2014. She also served on the board of directors for Essendant Inc. (formerly United Stationers Inc.) from 2007 until 2018, where she was chairman of the Governance Committee and a member of the Finance Committee. Jean holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from The College of William and Mary and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan.
Jenna received her Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Auburn University. During her time at Auburn, she conducted graduate research at the National Center for Asphalt Technology, working under Dr. Randy West. Her research included characterizing RAP binder through non-solvent methods, as well as analyzing and comparing pavement distresses between virgin and high RAP pavements as observed in the Long Term Pavement Performance project. In 2010, Jenna joined Ingevity Asphalt Innovations as a research engineer, working in their central research facility in Charleston, SC. In her current position, Jenna works in the development and commercialization of new Evotherm products for warm mix asphalt, as well as adhesion promoters in hot mix applications. Her project responsibilities also involve extensive customer support, both in the laboratory and in the field.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Board of Directors
- President
- President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingevity
- President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Ingevity
John Fortson became president and chief executive officer of Ingevity on September 1, 2020, after having served as the company's chief financial officer for almost five years. John helped orchestrate the company's successful spin-off from WestRock and establish it as an independent, publicly traded company. He prioritizes teamwork and continuous improvement and works each day to engage the Ingevity team.
John is president, chief executive officer and director of Ingevity. He joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer in October 2015
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Senior Executive
- Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary - Albemarle Corporation
Karen, an accomplished senior executive with over 25 years of management, legal and business experience with multinational industrial manufacturing companies, is a member of the board of directors for Ingevity.
She has served as executive vice president, chief administrative officer, general counsel and corporate secretary with Albemarle Corporation since 2010, where she leads the company's legal, public affairs (government and regulatory affairs and communications), IT and compliance organizations. She previously served as advisor at Symmetry Advisors from 2009 to 2010, and general counsel in 2007 to Symmetry Holdings. Prior to this, she served in a variety of leadership roles at Barzel Industries from 2008 to 2009, including vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel. Karen commenced her professional career with five years in private legal practice, followed by 16 years in roles of increasing leadership responsibility with GrafTech International, Ltd., including vice president, general counsel, human resources and company secretary. Karen holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Connecticut and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Job Titles:
- Technical Marketing Manager
Lance is currently the Evotherm Technical Marketing Manager for the Southeast United States. He joined Ingevity in January 2011. Lance has over 12 years of asphalt industry experience. Prior to joining Ingevity, Lance worked for Shell Oil Products US, SEM Group, and Koch Industries, and has lived in six cities over the last twelve years. Lance attended Baylor University and the University of Oklahoma earning a BBA in Economics and Marketing. He currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife and son.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Business Leader
- Senior Vice President ( Retired ) - Ashland Company
Luis, a business leader with a successful history of leading complex global businesses and experience with the development and implementation of merger and acquisition plans, is a member of the board of directors for Ingevity.
Luis served as senior vice president of Ashland Company from 2012 to 2017, with additional responsibilities as president of its Chemicals group since 2015. He previously served as president of Ashland Specialty Ingredients from 2013 to 2015, and as president of Ashland Water Technologies from 2012 to 2013. Before joining Ashland, Luis was executive vice president of HTH Water Products & Wood Protection for Arch Chemicals, Inc. from 2010 to 2011. Prior to joining Arch Chemicals, Luis spent approximately 25 years at Rohm & Haas Company until it was acquired by Dow Chemical Company, after which he managed the newly-formed Dow Coatings Materials business until 2010. Luis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Ingevity
Mary is executive vice president and chief financial officer at Ingevity. She joined Ingevity in 2021 from Quaker Houghton where she served as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer from 2015 to April 2021. Her responsibilities at Quaker Houghton included managing the finance organization, corporate development, internal audit, enterprise risk management and insurance, and investor relations, as well as providing senior leadership to the information technology organization.
Prior to joining Quaker Houghton, Mary was vice president and treasurer with Eastman Chemical Company. During her 20-year tenure with Eastman, she held various senior-level financial positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to Eastman, Mary held financial and banking positions with Nalco Chemical Company and various banks, including Citibank and First Chicago (now J.P. Morgan). She was elected to the board of directors of Applied Industrial Technologies in August of 2019, where she serves on the Audit Committee and Governance Committee. Mary holds a bachelor's degree in management science from the University of California - San Diego and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of California - Los Angeles.
Mike has been working with Ingevity as a consultant since the inception of Evotherm. He has been involved in the asphalt industry for 38 years working with Texas Emulsions, Southwest Emulsions, Elf Asphalt and Koch Industries. Mike is actively involved with several national organizations, Asphalt Institute, NAPA, and AEMA. He isin the board of directors of Asphalt Pavement Alliance, Transportation research Information Program and the Rocky Mountain Asphalt User Producer Group.
Job Titles:
- Applications Specialist, Evotherm Warm Mix Asphalt
Will joined Ingevity's Chemical Plant in 2010. There he was involved in all of operations of chemical manufacturing and shipping. He later transferred to the Evotherm Technical Support Team. His role as an Applications Specialist is to implement pump systems and provide quality control on site. Will graduated from the Citadel with a BS in Business and is a proud member of the United States Marine Corps.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals, and President, Industrial Specialties and Pavement Technologies
Rich is senior vice president, Performance Chemicals, and president, Industrial Specialties and Pavement Technologies at Ingevity. Rich joined Ingevity as vice president of Industrial Specialties in 2019, coming from DuPont in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he was vice president within the DuPont Nutrition and Health business from 2017 to 2019. Rich has extensive experience in leading large multinational teams, including 18 years with FMC Corporation, where he served as general manager of the health and nutrition business for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region; global sales director for health and nutrition; global procurement director; and marketing and sales director of the polymer and specialty lithium division. Prior to joining FMC, Rich held positions of increasing responsibility at Philadelphia-based Arkema and Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries. Rich has served on several nonprofit boards, including the Chemical Education Foundation (CEF), Lincoln University Board of Trustees, JEVS Human Services and Abundant Harvest Fellowship of Churches. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Morgan State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
Ryan Joined the Evotherm team in January 2012. As a Field and Application Specialist it is his job to travel across the United States providing technical support for Ingevity's Evotherm warm mix technology. Ryan holds a bachelor's degree in History from North Carolina State University. Prior to Joining Ingevity Ryan worked in quality control for a paving contractor in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ryan is certified as an asphalt roadway technician and in asphalt mix design in multiple states as well as being certified in Superpave mix design by National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT). Ryan's experience includes working on Interstate Highways, airports, as well as smaller DOT or commercial projects.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Officer - Cummins Incorporated, President - Cummins Turbo Technologies
Shon Wright, an executive with manufacturing experience in industrial and chemical companies, and a reputation for innovative strategic thinking and exceptional team management across continents, is a member of the board of directors for Ingevity.
He serves as an officer of Cummins Incorporated and president of Cummins Turbo Technologies.
Prior to his role as president, Mr. Wright served in a variety of positions during his 17-year tenure at Cummins, including an international assignment in South Africa serving as a Plant Manager, and leading the international purchasing offices in India and China for the company's filtration division. Prior to joining Cummins, he worked as a Chemical Engineer for British Petroleum. Mr. Wright serves on the board of directors for Nuss Truck and Equipment and Wuxi Vane Wheel Engineering Company, Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of South Carolina, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.
Stacy Cozad - Chief Legal Officer, EVP
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- General Counsel
- Secretary
- Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Ingevity
Stacy is executive vice president, general counsel and secretary at Ingevity. She joined Ingevity in 2021 from Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR), where she served as senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary from 2016 to 2021. Her responsibilities included the company's ethics and compliance program, contracts management, export compliance, business continuity and corporate governance. Prior to joining Spirit, Stacy was with Southwest Airlines Co., first as senior attorney from 2006 to 2009 and then as associate general counsel - litigation from 2009 to 2015. During her time at Southwest, she oversaw diverse legal issues including litigation, and government and regulatory investigations. Prior to joining Southwest, Stacy worked in private practice at Cash Klemchuk Powers Taylor LLP and at Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP, where she practiced as a litigation associate and then as a partner of the firm. Stacy also served as a briefing attorney for one year at the Supreme Court of Texas for former Associate Justice John Cornyn (now a U.S. Senator). She holds a bachelor's degree in behavioral science from Concordia University Texas and a juris doctor from Pepperdine University.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, Performance
- Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals, and President, Engineered Polymers
Steve is senior vice president, Performance Chemicals, and president, Engineered Polymers at Ingevity. Steve joined Ingevity as vice president of the Engineered Polymers business unit at Ingevity's Warrington, U.K. location in 2020. Prior to joining Ingevity, he served as vice president of commercial operations at Maysta Chemical from 2018 to 2020. Steve has over 30 years of experience in the polyurethanes industry, establishing a reputation for strategic thinking, technical innovation and managing complex international businesses. He spent 27 years with Air Products & Chemicals, most recently serving as vice president and general manager for the polyurethane additives business prior to the sale of the performance materials division to Evonik Industries AG in 2017. Steve started his career at Air Products in technology and advanced through the organization in various posts in sales, marketing and regional business management, including assignments in Germany and China. Prior to Air Products, Steve worked in the polyurethane foam manufacturing industry working for companies such as Recticel, Carpenter and Vita. Steve studied polymer science at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Investment Leader
- Partner - Inclusive Capital Partners, and Director - Strategic Education, Inc.
William Slocum, an investment leader with strong financial acumen and experience developing and executing growth strategies for public and private companies solving environmental and social challenges, is a member of the board of directors for Ingevity.
He has served as a partner at Inclusive Capital Partners since it was founded in 2020. He also serves as an independent director of Strategic Education, Inc.
Previously, he was a portfolio manager at Golden Gate Capital, where he led public-equity investments for the Golden Gate Capital Opportunity Fund and for the Emerald Gate Equities Portfolio since 2011. Additionally, he served on Golden Gate Capital's private-equity investment review committee, and on the board of managers and compensation committee of Williston Financial Group. Prior roles included vice president at ValueAct Capital Management, and positions at Parthenon Capital Partners and Bain & Company. Mr. Slocum earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Williams College, where he graduated magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree, with distinction, from Harvard Business School.