Jean Blackwell elected chair of Ingevity’s board of directors
February 17 2021 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Ingevity Corporation (NYSE: NGVT) today announced that Jean
Blackwell has been elected by the company’s board of directors as
chair of the board. Jean’s appointment comes in the wake of the
untimely death of former Chairman Richard B. Kelson on February 13,
2021. Blackwell has been a member of Ingevity’s board of directors
since the company’s spin-off from WestRock in 2016. She has served
as the chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Leadership
Development and Compensation Committee.
“Jean is a strong and respected leader with a sharp business
acumen and a pervasive understanding of every element of our
business,” said John Fortson, Ingevity’s president and CEO. “She
has been a highly engaged and dedicated board member, and we look
forward to continued success under Jean’s guidance.”
Blackwell joined Cummins Inc. in 1997 and held various
leadership roles during her tenure with the company including
executive vice president and chief financial officer; vice
president and general counsel; vice president, Cummins Business
Services; and vice president, human resources. She ended her career
there as executive vice president of Corporate Responsibility and
chief executive officer of the Cummins Foundation. Before joining
Cummins, Blackwell 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, she
was a partner at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP. Blackwell has been
a member of Celanese Corporation’s board of directors since 2014
and serves as chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee and is a member of the Compensation and Management
Development Committee. She also has been on the board of Johnson
Controls International plc since 2018 and is a member of the
Compensation Committee. She is also a former member of the boards
of directors of Essendant Inc. and Phoenix Companies Inc. Blackwell
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.
Ingevity: Purify, Protect and Enhance
Ingevity provides products and technologies that purify,
protect, and enhance the world around us. Through a team of
talented and experienced people, we develop, manufacture and bring
to market solutions that help customers solve complex problems and
make the world more sustainable. We operate in two reporting
segments: Performance Chemicals, which includes specialty chemicals
and engineered polymers; and Performance Materials, which includes
high-performance activated carbon. These products are used in a
variety of demanding applications, including asphalt paving, oil
exploration and production, agrochemicals, adhesives, lubricants,
publication inks, coatings, elastomers, bioplastics and automotive
components that reduce gasoline vapor emissions. Headquartered in
North Charleston, South Carolina, Ingevity operates from 25
locations around the world and employs approximately 1,750 people.
The company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NGVT).
For more information visit www.ingevity.com.
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