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Leadership

Company Officers

President and Chief Executive Officer

Patrick S. Williams

President and Chief Executive Officer

Patrick S. Williams was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer in April 2009. He had previously been Executive Vice President and President, Fuel Specialties with the Corporation since 2005. In addition to this role, he also assumed responsibility for the Performance Chemicals business in 2008. Prior to 2005, he was Chief Executive Officer for the Corporation’s Fuel Specialties business in the Americas, having held a number of senior management and sales leadership roles in that business since 1993. Since February 2020, Patrick has been a Non-Executive Director for AdvanSix Inc., a NYSE listed chemicals manufacturer of nylon 6 resin, chemical intermediates and sulfate fertilizer, and is on their Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and their Health, Safety, Environmental and Sustainability Committee.

Board of Directors


Chairman of the Board

Milton C Blackmore

Chairman of the Board

Milton “Bud” Blackmore was most recently the Senior Vice President, Marketing and Product Supply for Sinclair Oil Corporation, one of the largest oil companies in the U.S., and served on their Board of Directors until his retirement in 2009, having previously held a number of senior marketing roles with the Company. He was also Chairman of Sinclair Marketing Inc., the company’s convenience store business. Before joining Sinclair in 1995, Bud was with Kerr-McGee Refining Corporation for 26 years, progressing through a variety of accounting, marketing and general management positions, ultimately serving as General Manager, Branded Marketing for three years. Bud has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Panhandle State University in Oklahoma. Bud is a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Board’s Compensation Committee.