Board of Directors

Josh Harris is the Chairman of the Board of Holdings. Mr. Harris is a founding Senior Partner at Apollo and has served as an officer of certain affiliates of Apollo since 1990. Prior to that time, Mr. Harris was a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated. Mr. Harris is also a Director of the general partner of AP Alternative Assets, L.P., Apollo Global Management LLC, Berry Plastics Group, Inc., CEVA Logistics and Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. He is a member of the Executive Committee and Chair of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Holdings.

Dr. Joyce was appointed a Director of Holdings in December 2006. Dr. Joyce served as CEO and Chairman of Nalco Company from November 2003 until his retirement in December 2007. Dr. Joyce, prior to his appointment as CEO and Chairman of Nalco Company, served as CEO and Chairman at Hercules Incorporated and prior to that at Union Carbide. Dr. Joyce holds a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Penn State University, and M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from New York University. Dr. Joyce received the National Medal of Technology Award in 1993 from President Clinton, the Plastics Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997, and the Society of Chemical Industry Perkin Medal Award in 2003. Dr. Joyce also is a Director of CVS Caremark Corporation and is a trustee of the Universities Research Association, Inc. He is a member of the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee of the Board of Holdings.

Scott Kleinman was appointed a Director of Holdings in November 2006. Mr. Kleinman is a Partner at Apollo, where he has worked since February 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Kleinman was employed by Smith Barney Inc. in its Investment Banking division. Mr. Kleinman is also a Director of Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp., Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., Realogy Corp. and Verso Paper Inc. He is a member of the Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Environmental, Health and Safety Committee of the Board of Holdings.

Stan Parker was appointed a Director of Holdings in September 2006. Mr. Parker is a Partner at Apollo, where he has been employed since 2000. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Parker was employed by Salomon Smith Barney, Inc. Mr. Parker serves on several boards of directors, including AMC Entertainment Inc., Quality Distribution, Inc., Affinion Group Inc. and CEVA Group Plc. He is a member of the Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board of Holdings.

Jon Rich was appointed a Director of the Company and Holdings, and appointed President and CEO in June 2007. Prior to this role, beginning in 2002, Dr. Rich was President, North American Tire - Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and Chairman of the Board, Goodyear Dunlop Tires NA. At Goodyear he had previously served as, Director, Chemical R&D and as President of Goodyear Chemical. Dr. Rich began his career at GE in 1982 as a research chemist with Corporate R&D and progressed through a series of management positions and then on to become Manager of Operational Excellence at GE Silicones from 1996 to 1998. He was then promoted to Technical Director, GE Bayer Silicones in Germany from 1998 to 2000. Dr. Rich has a bachelor's of science in Chemistry from Iowa State University, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin. He has been published in numerous journals and publications, and has served as a Director for a variety of professional associations. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee of the Board of Holdings.

Marv Schlanger was appointed a Director of Holdings in February 2007. Mr. Schlanger has been a Director and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. since June 29, 2005. Mr. Schlanger served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Resolution Performance Products LLC and RPP Capital Corporation from November 16, 2000 and Chairman of Resolution Specialty Materials LLC from August 2004 until the formation of Hexion Speciality Chemicals, Inc. From February 2006 until April 2007, he also served as Chairman of the Board of Covalence Specialty Chemicals, Inc. Since October 1998, Mr. Schlanger has been a principal in the firm of Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, LLC, which provides management services and capital to the chemical and allied industries. Prior to October 1998, Mr. Schlanger held various positions with ARCO Chemical Company, serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from May 1998 to July 1998 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to May 1998. Mr. Schlanger is also a director and the Chairman of the Board of CEVA Group Plc, and a director of UGI Corporation, UGI Utilities Inc. and Amerigas Partners, LLP.

Stephen Sedita was appointed a Director of Holdings in May 2009. Mr. Sedita serves as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of GE Consumer & Industrial, a business of General Electric Company. Prior to his current role, Mr. Sedita was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GE Aviation. General Electric Company and its subsidiaries have employed Mr. Sedita in a variety of positions for over 35 years. Mr. Sedita previously served as a Director of Holdings from February 2007 until October 2007.

Justin Stevens was appointed a Director of the Company and Holdings in May 2008. Mr. Stevens has been employed at Apollo since 2003. Prior to that time, Mr. Stevens was a member of the Leverage Finance Group at Deutsche Bank. Mr. Stevens is also a director of Vantium Capital Inc. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee of the Board of Holdings.

Mr. Cordell was appointed a Director of Holdings in May 2009. Mr. Cordell most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of United Agri Products from November 2003 until May 2008. Mr. Cordell first joined United Agri Products in 2001 as its President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that time, Mr. Cordell held various positions with FMC Corporation, BASF Corporation and Rohm and Haas.