Young-Ho Kim - Member of the Audit Committee and Compensation, Nominating & Governance Committee
Young-Ho (YH) Kim is the Vice Chairman of Global Business Management with KCC Corporation. His career, spanning more than
45 years, began with Yulsan Ind. Co., Ltd. in 1975 as General Manager, Sales & Marketing Building Materials, in the Saudi Arabia branch office. He then spent four years as General Manager of Sales
& Marketing specializing in marine, energy & environmental equipment and tools at Gadelius Korea, Ltd., which later merged into ABB Korea, Ltd. YH then moved on to KCC Corporation in 1982 and
spent 24 years in various roles including General Manager, Corporate Planning & Coordination, General Manager R&D Administration, Executive Vice President Overseas Business, Senior Executive
Vice President Production/Technology/Engineering and R&D and Senior Executive Vice President Corporate Strategy. Young-Ho then went to Hyundai Paint Inc. Co., Ltd. in 2007 where he would spend the
next year as President of the Paints & Coatings Business. In 2010, Mr. Kim held the role of Senior Executive Vice President of KCC Corporation’s Global Business, after which he was promoted
to his current role as Vice Chairman, Global Business Management. Full of strategic insight, YH is a born salesman with diversified experience, in-depth knowledge of sales & marketing operations
and is driven in the areas of growth and profit.
David Fischer - Chair of the Compensation, Nominating & Governance Committee and Operations Committee and Member of the Audit Committee
David Fischer is a Sales, Marketing and Strategy Specialist with more than 38 years of experience in the automotive
industry supplying to Auto OEMs and Tier One suppliers. Currently, David is providing consulting services to Automotive and Chemical suppliers providing counsel on their sales, marketing, and growth
strategies. In addition, he is an active staff member of the Michigan State Senator. In December 2017, David retired as Axalta Coating System’s Vice President, Global Market Strategy and Growth,
for their Transportation Coatings business. He was instrumental in growing the business through organic growth, new investment, joint ventures, and acquisitions. In 2013, DuPont divested its global coatings
business, and the new company became Axalta Coating Systems. David stayed with the new company as a strategic member of the transportation business management team. Prior to Axalta, David held a variety
of positions at DuPont’s Finishes Group within its industrial and transportation business. David is a native of the Detroit metropolitan area and holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering,
and a master’s in business administration with a concentration in finance and market research from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
Ian Arthur Watling - Member of the Operations Committee
Ian Arthur Watling is the Executive Vice President of KCC Corporation. Ian is responsible for KCC’s Global Silicone
business (Global Personal Care & Non-Personal Care), which marked sales of $150 million in 2019, as well as 109 employees based in Europe, China, India and Korea who collectively are responsible
for R&D, Regulatory Affairs, QA, Operations, Purchasing, Marketing, Sales, Product Management, Logistics, and Customer Service. Ian received a 1st Class Honors degree in Chemistry from the University
of Kent, UK.
Sam Conzone - Member of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Sam Conzone was appointed President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.,
on April 1, 2020. Sam joined the Company in 2008 and most recently served as Chief Operating Officer (COO). After starting his career at Momentive within the Quartz business as the Global Technology
Leader, Sam has held several positions including SVP of Silicones and Specialties, SVP of Strategic Growth, Vice President of the Coatings Business and Transformational Growth Leader. A career
filled with global experience, including time as an expatriate in Germany, shaped Sam’s vision as an executive who understands how to operate effectively across multiple geographies and
cultures, conceive and execute strategy across businesses and functions, develop financial models, and leverage innovation necessary to achieve profitable growth. In addition, Sam has led others
through major change events and enterprise transformations and was instrumental in the 2019 sale of Momentive to the Korean-based investor group that includes SJL Partners and the KCC Corporation.
