CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle
Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals
industry, announced today that Matt
Juneau, executive vice president, Corporate Strategy &
Investor Relations, is retiring from the company in March 2018 and that it has named Eric W. Norris as Albemarle's chief strategy officer, effective
immediately. As chief strategy officer, Norris will be responsible
for both Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations.
Juneau will be retiring after more than 35 years with Albemarle
Corporation and its predecessor, Ethyl Corporation. During his
career at Albemarle, Juneau has
served in positions of increasing responsibility, including senior
vice president, president, Performance Chemicals, vice president,
Polymer Solutions and vice president, Global Sales and Services.
"On behalf of the Board of Directors and the leadership team, we
thank Matt for his many years of dedicated service to Albemarle," stated Albemarle Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer Luke
Kissam. "We wish Matt the best in his retirement."
Norris joins Albemarle as a
seasoned executive with over 20 years of diverse experience in
corporate development and business leadership. Prior to joining
Albemarle, he served in several
roles with FMC Corporation over a 15-year period. Most recently, he
served as president, FMC Health and Nutrition, where he was
responsible for leading a segment with over $750 million of revenue, 13 stand-alone plants
and 12 globally dispersed R&D centers, and over 1,000
employees. Prior to taking on that role, Norris served for five
years in FMC's Lithium segment, first as global commercial director
before moving up to vice president and global business director.
Other roles at FMC included director, Corporate Development, and in
its BioPolymer segment, director, Healthcare Ventures.
"We are delighted to welcome Eric to Albemarle," stated Kissam. "We look forward to
the leadership and contributions his wealth of experience will
bring to us. I am confident that his business experiences and
insights, combined with his leadership skills, will allow him to
make significant contributions to Albemarle's future success."
About Albemarle
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a global specialty chemicals
company with leading positions in lithium, bromine and refining
catalysts. We power the potential of companies in many of the
world's largest and most critical industries, from energy and
communications to transportation and electronics. Working
side-by-side with our customers, we develop value-added, customized
solutions that make them more competitive. Our solutions combine
the finest technology and ingredients with the knowledge and
know-how of our highly experienced and talented team of operators,
scientists and engineers.
Discovering and implementing new and better performance-based
sustainable solutions is what motivates all of us. We think beyond
business-as-usual to drive innovations that create lasting value.
Albemarle employs approximately
4,500 people and serves customers in approximately 100 countries.
We regularly post information to www.albemarle.com, including
notification of events, news, financial performance, investor
presentations and webcasts, non-GAAP reconciliations, SEC filings
and other information regarding our company, its businesses and the
markets it serves.
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Litigation Reform Act of 1995:
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Corporation's business that are not historical facts are
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forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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