INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2, 2000 (PRNewswire) — Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE: GLK) today announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mark Tomkins is leaving to become Senior Vice President and CFO for Vulcan Materials Company based in Birmingham, Alabama.
Mark Bulriss, Great Lakes' Chairman, President and CEO, stated, "Mark Tomkins is a first rate executive. His impact on Great Lakes will be long lasting and we wish him the very best as he pursues his professional goals."
Kevin Mulcrone, Vice President / Controller, will assume the role of CFO on an interim basis, effective immediately.
Bulriss concluded, "Losing a key executive is never easy, but it is always a possibility when you recruit strong leaders as we have at Great Lakes. The depth of management talent at Great Lakes has never been stronger and I'm confident we will remain focused on our most important goal of delivering superior shareholder value."
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation is the world's leading producer of various specialty chemicals for such applications as flame retardants, polymer stabilizers, fire extinguishants, water treatment, as well as a growing line of performance and fine chemicals for the life sciences industry. The stock of the company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
SOURCE: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
