Board of Directors

Janet Whitmore joined the board in November 2003. She is a former director of Silverleaf Resorts, Inc., where she served as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee. She is also a former director of Epoch Biosciences, a supplier of proprietary products used to accelerate genomic analysis. Janet is Founder of Benton Consulting, LLC, which specializes in business development and processes. From 1976 through 1999, Ms. Whitmore held numerous engineering and finance positions at Mobil Corporation, including Mobil’s Chief Financial Analyst and Controller of Mobil’s Global Petrochemicals Division. Janet holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Lewis University. We believe that Janet’s combination of global financial, engineering, and management expertise makes her a valuable member of our Board of Directors.

Kevin Cureton joined the Board in November 2025. He joined the Company in November 2012 as Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development. Effective September 3, 2025, Kevin was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. He previously served as the company's Chief Operating Officer since December 2019 and as Chief Commercial Officer since January 2018. His chemical industry experience has spanned more than twenty years, the majority of which has been in the personal care industry, including twelve years at AMCOL International Corporation, where he served as the founder and Managing Director of its skin care and dermatology technology business. Prior to AMCOL, he made significant contributions at Air Products, Borden, and other entities. Kevin holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Laura Beres has served as a director of the Company since October 2020. She has spent her career in corporate strategy and operations in retail and consumer industries, transforming prresiograms and building new organizational and market-facing capabilities. Laura currently serves as the VP Merchandising, Strategy & Growth at Ulta Beauty, having previously served as the VP, Enterprise Transformation. Previously, she has worked at Deloitte Consulting, advising primarily on growth and transformation strategies in Consumer-Packaged Goods, with additional leadership roles in the CMO practice, developing and executing strategies on large global accounts. Laura started her career working in the financial services, focused on small and middle market companies, with responsibilities including commercial lending and credit evaluation, and credit transaction negotiation. She earned her M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and has a B.S. in Finance and B.A. in Oboe Performance from Butler University. Laura has also served on Associate and Auxiliary Boards for non-profit organizations in Chicago, as well as the Board of Directors for Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras. We believe that Laura’s broad strategic experience in CPG, and specific experience with cosmetics, along with her strong financial background makes her a valuable member of our Board of Directors.

Mark Miller has served as a director of the Company since July 2023. He has spent most of his career in leadership and operations roles in chemical manufacturing companies in the personal care and pharmaceutical industries. Mark most recently was the President and Chief Operating Officer at Nagase Specialty Materials, where he led the Nagase Specialty Materials NA organization. Previously, he has worked at Business Performance Consultancy as a Principal and in Executive roles at Lonza and BASF. He earned his JD from the University of Illinois Chicago, M.B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and has a BBA in Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame. We believe that Mark’s broad strategic experience in personal care chemical manufacturing along with his strong executive leadership background makes him a valuable member of our Board of Directors.

Marc James joined the Board of Directors in April 2026. He has spent three decades in global financial markets, serving in senior managing director roles advising corporate clients on capital markets activities, interest rate risk management and financing strategies. Previously, Marc served as a Managing Director of Interest Rate Derivatives Sales at Wells Fargo, where he focused on coverage of companies owned by financial sponsors and private equity firms. He also held senior leadership roles at Bear Stearns, Commerzbank Securities and Chase Securities. Currently, he serves as President of the Corporation of the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, overseeing the financial management and business affairs of the organization. Marc holds an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. We believe Mr. James’ extensive financial markets expertise, strategic perspective and governance experience make him a valuable member of our Board of Directors.