RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2019--
Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG) today announced that John D. Gottwald
plans to retire as Tredegar’s president and chief executive officer. Mr.
Gottwald joined Tredegar in 1989 and served as president and chief
executive officer from 1989 to 2001, from 2006 to 2010, and from 2015 to
the present. He will continue to serve as a member of Tredegar’s board
of directors and its executive committee.
Tredegar’s board of directors has elected John M. Steitz to succeed Mr.
Gottwald as Tredegar’s president and chief executive officer. Mr.
Steitz’s election and Mr. Gottwald’s retirement will be effective as of
the day following the filing of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2018 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which is expected to occur on March 18, 2019.
Mr. William M. Gottwald, chairman of the board of directors of Tredegar,
said, “We congratulate John on his retirement and are thankful to have
his continued service on the board of directors. We are fortunate to
have John Steitz as his successor. John brings impressive experience as
both a CEO and COO and has a long track record of business success
generally and in the chemical industry, in particular. Another plus is
that he knows Tredegar, having served as an active and valuable member
of our board.”
Mr. Steitz, who has been a director of Tredegar since 2017, said, “It is
an honor to continue to build on the momentum created by John and his
leadership team at Tredegar. I am also delighted to be able to work with
our board and the talented Tredegar team in our quest to grow
shareholder value.”
Mr. Steitz served as Chief Executive Officer of Addivant Corporation, a
leading global supplier of polymer additives, from March 2015 until
January 2019. Prior to his position at Addivant Corporation, Mr. Steitz
served as President and Chief Operating Officer of PQ Corporation from
October 2013 until March 2015 and as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Avantor Performance Materials prior to that. He also served
as President and Chief Operating Officer of Albemarle Corporation from
March 2012 through August 2012, and as Chief Operating Officer and
Executive Vice President of Albemarle from April 2007 until March 2012.
Mr. Steitz spent twenty years at Mallinckrodt, Inc., holding a variety
of positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Steitz currently serves
on the board of directors of Innophos Holdings, a producer of specialty
grade phosphate products.
Tredegar Corporation is a manufacturer of plastic films and aluminum
extrusions. A global company headquartered in Richmond,
Virginia, Tredegar had 2017 sales of $961 million. With approximately
3,200 employees, the company operates manufacturing facilities in North
America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
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Source: Tredegar Corporation
Neill Bellamy
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neill.bellamy@tredegar.com
