Albemarle's Tina Craft Appointed to Association of Water Technologies (AWT) Board of Directors
September 16 2009 - 2:25PM
PR Newswire (US)
Industrial market veteran brings over 25 years of experience to AWT
board BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB), a global developer, manufacturer
and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemistry announces the
appointment of Tina Craft, Albemarle specialty bromides product
manager, to the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) board of
directors. As a member of the AWT board of directors, Craft will
serve as ex-officio supplier representative. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050801/ALBEMARLELOGO ) In
this role, Craft will serve as the advocate for water technology
vendors in dealing with the board. As the supplier representative,
she will provide input about how board decisions may affect and/or
be received by Associate Members. "We're honored to have Tina join
the AWT board," said Heidi Zimmerman, CAE, Executive Director of
AWT. "Tina has been active in AWT for many years and brings a great
perspective to the board of directors." "It is a privilege to be
selected to serve as a member of this important board," said Craft.
"I look forward to serving as a liaison between the board and my
fellow supply chain vendors and working with my fellow board
members to create additional opportunities for the industry and
provide value-added solutions for our industry clients." With over
25 years of broad expertise in the industrial services market,
Craft has worked in a variety of roles including finance, sales,
marketing and corporate planning. An active member of AWT, CTI,
NACE and IPE, she holds a B.S. in Accounting and a Master of
Business Administration from Louisiana State University. Albemarle
is the world's leading supplier of bromine-based biocides for
industrial water treatment, with an aggressive commitment to
technological innovation, unmatched distributor and customer
technical service support, and industry-leading products. Albemarle
has pioneered bromine-based biocides technology and offers
dependable, long-lasting protection for commercial and industrial
water systems and associated equipment. Albemarle's biocide
products are effective against bacteria, fungi, algae, slime and
mollusks. Our innovative chemistry makes these products less
corrosive, easy to apply with your existing equipment and easy to
control. About Albemarle Corporation Albemarle Corporation,
headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a leading global
developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty
chemicals for water treatment; consumer electronics; petroleum and
petrochemical processing; transportation and industrial products;
pharmaceuticals; agricultural products; and construction and
packaging materials. The Company operates in three business
segments -- Polymer Solutions, Catalysts and Fine Chemicals -- and
serves customers in approximately 100 countries. Learn more about
Albemarle at: http://www.albemarle.com/. About AWT AWT is an
international trade association representing over 500 companies
that specialize in industrial and commercial water treatment for
heating and cooling systems. These companies may also specialize in
wastewater treatment, potable water treatment and other industry
segments. For additional information about AWT, please visit their
web site at http://www.awt.org/ or call our headquarters at
301-740-1421. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release
regarding Albemarle Corporation's business which are not historical
facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and
uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in
the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's
Annual Report on Form
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