AMCOL International competitors

Richard Tobin is an Interim President & CEO at Dover Engineered Systems Inc, Board Member at DOVER CORP, and President/CEO at DOVER CORP. He has worked as Board Member at Chamber Of Commerce Of The United States Of America, CFO/Head:Information Technology at SGS, and CEO/Interim COO:Nafta at CNH INDUSTRIAL N.V.. Richard works or has worked as MEMBER at Business Roundtable. He studied at Drexel University and Norwich University.

C. Howard Nye has served as Chairman of the Board since 2014, as President of Martin Marietta since 2006 and as Chief Executive Officer and a Director since 2010. Mr. Nye previously served as Chief Operating Officer from 2006 to 2009. Prior to joining Martin Marietta in 2006, Mr. Nye served as Executive Vice President, Hanson Aggregates North America, a producer of aggregates for the construction industry. Mr. Nye received a bachelor's degree with honors from Duke University and a law degree from Wake Forest University. In addition to his educational, professional and executive roles, Mr. Nye has been a gubernatorial appointee to the North Carolina Mining Commission and is a past Chairman and Executive Committee member of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the American Road Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Mr. Nye also serves as a director of the United States Chamber of Commerce, the world's largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses. He also is an independent director of CREE, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE), a multinational manufacturer of semiconductor light-emitting diode materials and devices where he serves on both the Audit as well as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Nye has further served on numerous other state, community and charitable organizations including the Duke University Alumni Association Board, Wake Forest University School of Law Alumni Board, and as Vice Chairman of UNC Rex Healthcare, Inc.'s Board of Trustees.

Leon Topalian is a Vice President at Nucor and Board Member at Nucor. He has worked as Exec VP:Beam & Plate Products at Nucor; VP/General Manager at Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc.; and President/COO at Nucor.

Brian Chambers became the president of the Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt business in October 2014. Previously, he served as vice president and general manager for this business since 2013. Chambers has also been vice president and managing director of Engineered Solutions in the Composite Solutions Business of Owens Corning. He spent almost four years prior as president of Saint Gobain’s Distribution Business in North America. Prior to joining Owens Corning in 2000, Chambers worked in a variety of commercial and operational roles with Honeywell, BOC Gases and an international engineering firm.

As CEO, Andres Lopez’s focus is to enhance the performance of the business to benefit customers, employees, investors and other key stakeholders. Lopez has established himself as a strong and successful leader, most recently serving as chief operating officer during 2015 and playing a key leading role on the recent acquisition of Vitro’s Food and Beverage business in Mexico, the U.S. and Bolivia. He has also served as president of O-I Americas, with a focus on strengthening O-I’s North America operations. Prior to that role, he served as president of O-I’s South America operations, where he led the region through significant organic and acquisition-based growth, adding new capabilities in Brazil and Argentina. Lopez has held various other leadership positions at O-I, including global vice president of manufacturing and engineering; vice president of manufacturing, North America; and country general manager for O-I Peru.

Steve Angel became Chief Executive Officer of Linde plc and a member of the company’s Board of Directors in October 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Angel was Chairman, President and CEO of Praxair, Inc. since 2007. Angel joined Praxair in 2001 as an executive vice president and was named president and chief operating officer in February 2006. Prior to joining Praxair, Angel spent 22 years in a variety of management positions with General Electric. Angel serves on the board of directors of PPG Industries and the Hydrogen Council and is a member of The Business Council. A native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Angel received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and an MBA from Loyola College in Baltimore.

Paul Manning is based in Wi Mo Wa Il Fl Ri. He has worked as President/CEO at SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP, Gen Mgr:Food Colors at SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP, and Board Member at SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Paul works or has worked as MEMBER at American Chemical Society (ACS), MEMBER at Navy League of the United States, and MEMBER at ASME. He studied at KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT until 2003 and Stanford University between 1993 and 1997.

Mark is a co-founder of Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) and recipient of the 2014 AIST Steelmaker of the Year Award. He has held a variety of senior management positions and served on the board of directors since SDI’s inception in 1993. In August 2008, Mark was named Executive Vice President for Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources, as well as President and Chief Operating Officer of OmniSource Corporation. From 1998 to 2008, Mark was responsible for SDI’s Flat Roll mill operations. Under Mark’s leadership, the facility experienced significant growth, expansion, and portfolio diversification. As a result, SDI operates one of the most productive and profitable flat roll mini mill operations in the United States. Mark assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Dynamics on January 1, 2012. Prior to the formation of Steel Dynamics, Mark worked for Nucor Corporation for 12 years and earned his bachelor’s degree in metallurgy from the University of Surrey, England.