PROXY ITEM 1 PROPOSAL FOR ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Stephen R. Tritch
Age 68
Director
Since 2009
Mr. Tritch served as the Chief Executive Officer of Westinghouse Electric Company, a global
provider of fuel, services, technology, plant design, and equipment for the commercial nuclear electric power industry, from June 2002 to June 2008. While serving in that role, Mr. Tritch had oversight of that companys operations,
financial reporting and risk analysis. During his 37 years with Westinghouse Electric Company, Mr. Tritch held a number of management positions, including Senior Vice President Fuel Business Unit, Senior Vice President Integration and Senior
Vice President Services Business Unit. His business acumen and proven leadership skills developed through years of managing this international organization provide the board with an executive and leadership perspective on the management and
operations of a large company with global operations.
An experienced board member, Mr. Tritch served as
the Chairman of the board of Westinghouse Electric Company from June 2006 until his retirement in June 2010. He also served as Chairman of the audit committee of Westinghouse Electric Company. Mr. Tritch served as a director of The Shaw Group,
Inc., a public company and a global provider of pumping systems, engineering procurement and construction services, from April 2009 to February 2013. His additional leadership roles include service as the Chairman of the board of trustees at the
University of Pittsburgh and as a member of the board of trustees of the John Heinz History Center.
T. Michael Young
Age 73
Director
Since 2006
Mr. Young is an executive officer of, and since July 2006 has been a Managing Partner of, The
CapStreet Group, LLC, a private equity firm that invests in lower-tier middle market companies.
Mr. Young brings executive management experience and a strong financial background to our board. Mr. Young is
a former Partner of Arthur Andersen LLP, formerly one of the largest international accountancy and professional services firms. He was also formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Weatherford International Inc., a public company and one of the
largest global providers of mechanical solutions, technology applications, and services for oil and gas developments. Mr. Young was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Metal Supermarkets International, a leading global supplier of
small quantity metals, from December 2002 to December 2005. Mr. Young also served as the Chief Executive Officer of a number of other companies including
Hi-Lo
Automotive, Inc., a supplier of automotive
parts, which was acquired by OReilly Automotive, Inc., and Transportation Components, Inc., a distributor of replacement parts for commercial trucks and trailers.
Mr. Young also has extensive service as a member of several private and public company boards. He was the Chairman of the board
of Metal Supermarkets International, a private company, from December 2005 through October 2007, a member of the board of directors of Emeritus Corporation, a public company and a national operator of assisted living residential communities from
April 2004 to November 2008 and a member of the board of directors of Restoration Hardware, a public company and a specialty retailer of high quality home furnishings, hardware and related merchandise, from March 2005 to June 2008.
Mr. Youngs skills are particularly suited to helping us assess financial and operational risks and the strategic direction of the company.
Board Meetings and Committees
Board Meetings
Our corporate governance guidelines provide that our directors are expected to attend the meetings of the board, the board
committees on which they serve and the annual meeting of shareholders. All directors then in office attended our 2017 annual meeting of shareholders.
During 2017, the board held seven meetings. Each incumbent director attended at least 75 percent of the aggregate number of
meetings of our board and of the committees on which he or she sat, and the cumulative attendance at meetings of our board and committees of our board during 2017 was 100 percent.
Board Committees
Our board of directors currently has five standing committees: an audit committee, a management development and compensation
committee, a nominating and corporate governance committee, a safety, health and environmental committee and a strategy and risk committee. Descriptions of these committees are set forth below. Each of our committees operates under a charter adopted
by our board of directors. The charters of our
committees are available on our website at
www.koppers.com
. You may also request a printed copy of any committee charter at no cost by writing to our corporate secretary at Koppers
Holdings Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretarys Office, 436 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1550, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219.
Our common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE. We are subject to the NYSE corporate governance rules and certain rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we also refer to as the SEC,
including the rules relating to independent members on certain of our board committees. The SEC rules set forth the independence requirements for our audit committee and require that all members of our audit committee be independent. The NYSE rules
require that all of the members of our audit, nominating and corporate governance, and management development and compensation committees be independent. All of the members of our audit, nominating and corporate governance, and management
development and compensation committees are independent as required by the SEC and the NYSE rules.
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2018 Proxy Statement
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