INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 3, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:
CLMT) ("Calumet", "the Partnership", "we", "us", "our") announced
today the appointment of Karen
Twitchell and John (Jack)
Boss to the Board of Directors effective August 2, 2022. Concurrently, Calumet
announced that Robert (Bob) Funk has
elected to retire from the Board of Directors.
"On behalf of everyone at Calumet, I'd like to thank Bob for his
many years of service and significant contributions to the
Partnership. We'll particularly miss his operational
expertise, wisdom and commitment to the success of Calumet," said
Steve Mawer, Executive Chairman.
"When Bob notified us of his intent to retire several months ago,
we began an extensive search as part of our orderly Board
succession process. As a result of that search, we are
delighted to add Karen and Jack as independent directors. Their
addition will add strength and depth to the Board. Their
skills, values and experiences will be tremendously helpful as they
are aligned with our stated strategic objectives of standing up two
best of breed businesses and de-levering Calumet's balance
sheet."
Ms. Twitchell brings more than a dozen years of Board experience
and 30 years of executive experience to the Board of Calumet. She
was Chair of the Board of Trecora Resources (NYSE: TREC), a
petrochemical and specialty wax manufacturer, until the sale of the
company in June 2022. In addition,
she serves on the Board of Kraton Corp and HMTX Industries.
Previously she served on KMG Chemicals' (NYSE: KMG) Board. From
2010 to 2013, Ms. Twitchell was Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Landmark Aviation, a private equity-backed
fixed base operator for the aviation industry. Prior to 2010, she
was Vice President and Treasurer of LyondellBasell
Industries/Lyondell Chemical Company. Ms. Twitchell has also held
senior management positions in the aluminum and cement
manufacturing industries. Ms. Twitchell has an MBA degree from
Harvard Business School and a BA in
Economics from Wellesley College.
Mr. Boss brings over 40 years of experience to the Board of
Calumet. He is currently on the Board of Directors of
Cooper-Standard (NYSE: CPS), Wabash National (NYSE: WNC) and
Libbey, Inc. Most recently, he was President and CEO of
Momentive Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals and
materials business from 2014 until 2020. Prior to Momentive,
he was President of Honeywell Safety Products from 2012 to
2014. He held various managerial roles within
Honeywell's Specialty Materials and Chemicals businesses from
2003 through 2014. Prior to Honeywell, he served as Vice
President at Great Lakes Chemical Corporation. He also has
experience at International Specialty Products, Allied Signal
Corporation and Dresser Industries. Mr. Boss has an MBA from
Rutgers University and a BS in
Mechanical Engineering from West Virginia
University.
About Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
Calumet manufacturers, formulates, and markets a diversified
slate of specialty branded products to customers in various
consumer-facing and industrial markets. Calumet is headquartered in
Indianapolis, Indiana and operates
twelve facilities throughout North
America.
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