William M. Gottwald

William M. Gottwald was elected Vice Chairman of our Board of Directors effective August 1, 2008. Dr. Gottwald previously served as Chairman of the Board since 2001. Prior to becoming Chairman, he served as Vice President—Corporate Strategy of our company since 1996. Dr. Gottwald joined our company in 1996 after being associated with Ethyl Corporation (provider of value-added manufacturing and supply solutions to the chemical industry and subsidiary of NewMarket Corporation) for 15 years in several assignments, including Senior Vice President and President of Whitby, Inc., an Ethyl subsidiary. Dr. Gottwald has been a member of our board of directors since 1999. He is also a director of Tredegar Corporation.