Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Mr. Raymond J. Milchovich has been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since October 2001, and was our President from October 2001 until January 2007, at which time Umberto della Sala was elected our President and Chief Operating Officer. From January 2000 until October 2001, Mr. Milchovich served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kaiser Aluminum Corporation and its subsidiary, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation, a leading producer and marketer of alumina, aluminum and aluminum fabricated products. He is also a director of Delphi Corporation, a company specializing in mobile electronics and transportation components and systems technology. Mr. Milchovich, who is 58 years old, became a member of our Board of Directors in 2001. His term will expire at our annual general meeting in 2011.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foster Wheeler Facilities Management, Inc. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Zack, Inc. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler International Corporation |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Current |
| The New Environmentalist |
|
Current |
| Delphi Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Constructors, Inc. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Former |
| California University of Pennsylvania |
Bachelor of Science degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Foster Wheeler International Corporation |
CFO |
Former |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Principal Financial Officer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Vice President, Internal Audit & Chief Compliance Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Executive Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Managing Director, Sales & Marketing & Strategic Planning, Global |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation |
COO |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Manager, Sales |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation |
Manager, Sales |
Former |
Diane C. Creel is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ecovation, Inc. Ms. Creel joined Ecovation in May of 2003. Under her leadership, the company has expanded its technology offerings through acquisition and exclusive licensing agreements; more than tripled the number of staff; and grown in annual revenues, putting Ecovation in the 2006 Top 100 Companies in Rochester, NY. Today, Ecovation has Fortune 1000 companies as its clients. Ms. Creel was the first woman to hold the chief executive position of a publicly held engineering firm in the United States, as CEO and president of Earth Tech, Inc. Earth Tech is an international consulting engineering firm that provides global water management, transportation, engineering technology and environmental services, headquartered in Long Beach, California. After becoming CEO of Earth Tech in January 1993, the company's revenues grew from $50 million to $1.6 billion including 21 acquisitions. Ms. Creel was the recipient of the Inc. Magazine and Ernst and Young 1995 Los Angeles Entrepreneur of the Year Award. She also received the 2001 Excellence in Leadership Award from Leadership Long Beach, the 2001 Elizabeth Milbank Anderson Award for Contributions to the Arts, the 1999 Silver Achievement Award for Corporate Leadership from the Los Angeles YWCA, the 1999 Legacy of Leadership Award from the American Heart Association, and the 1999 Long Beach Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In 2006, Ms. Creel was named as a finalist for the Rochester Small Business Council, Business Person of the Year, and Ecovation received the Hugh O'Brien (HOBY) Corporate Citizen Award. Ms. Creel currently serves on the Board of Directors of Allegheny Technologies Inc., the American Funds of Capital Research Management, Foster Wheeler, Inc., and Goodrich Corporation. She is also a member of the Women's Leadership Board of the Kennedy School at Harvard University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Capital Research & Management Co |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Goodrich Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Allegheny Technologies Incorporated |
Director |
Current |
| Mobile Environmental Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Terra Sana Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Kennedy School |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Teledyne Technologies Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Houston Texas |
Manager |
Former |
| Ecovation, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Ecovation, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Ecovation, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Forest Laboratories, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Post-Graduate |
Former |
| University of South Carolina |
MA |
Former |
| University of South Carolina |
BA |
Former |
Mr. Edward G. Galante served as a Senior Vice President and member of the Management Committee of Exxon Mobil Corporation, the largest publicly traded petroleum and petrochemical enterprise in the world, from August 2001 until his retirement in 2006. From 1999 to August 2001, Mr. Galante was Executive Vice President of ExxonMobil Chemical Company and, from 1997 to 1999, Mr. Galante was Chairman and Managing Director of Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited. Since 1972, Mr. Galante served in increasingly responsible management positions with Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Galante is also a director of Praxair, Inc., one of the world’s largest industrial gases company and whose shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Galante, who is 57 years old, became a member of our Board of Directors in 2008. His term will expire at our annual general meeting in 2011.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
Mr. Eugene D. Atkinson is the founder and has been the Managing Partner of Atkinson Capital, LLC, an investor in hedge funds, since June 2005. From May 2000 until May 2005, Mr. Atkinson was a Managing Partner with RHJ Industrial Partners, a private equity firm. From 1984 until 1990, Mr. Atkinson was a Limited Partner with The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm, and from 1990 until 1999 he served as Chairman of Goldman Sachs (International). Mr. Atkinson, who is 63 years old, became a member of our Board of Directors in 1995. His term will expire at our annual general meeting in 2010.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| USEC Inc. |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Conemsco |
Current |
| Megatons to Megawatts Program |
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Conemsco |
Current |
| Complete Production Services, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Omi Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| United States Energy Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Varco International, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Board Director |
Current |
| ESCO Technologies, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| National Oilwell Varco, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| USEC Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Baker Hughes Incorporated |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Baker Hughes Incorporated |
President |
Former |
| Baker Hughes Incorporated |
Chairman Emeritus |
Former |
| Forest Laboratories, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Varco |
Director |
Former |
Mr. Melone, 73, has served as a Director of the Company since August 1999. He retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Equitable Cos., Inc. in 1998, a position in which he served since 1996. He served from 1992 through 1995 as President and Chief Operating Officer of The Equitable upon its formation in 1992 after having served two years in the same position for its principal insurance subsidiary, The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. Prior to joining The Equitable, Mr. Melone served as President of The Prudential Insurance Company of America. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Foster Wheeler Corporation, a publicly-held engineering and construction company. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Horace Mann Educators Corp., a publicly held insurance company
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Uhlemeyer Services, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ascentis Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The BISYS Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Equitable Companies |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| The Equitable Life Assurance Society |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| The Equitable Life Assurance Society |
President |
Former |
| Equitable Companies |
President |
Former |
| Prudential Insurance |
President |
Former |
| Horace Mann Educators Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| The Equitable Life Assurance Society |
Chairman |
Former |
| Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
member |
Former |
Maureen B. Tart-Bezer served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Virgin Mobile USA, a wireless mobile virtual network operator from January 2002 through June, 2006. From January, 2000 through December, 2001, she was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the American Express Company, U.S. Consumer Charge Group and from 1977 to January, 2000 served in various senior financial positions with AT&T Corporation including Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller as well as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Consumer Services Group. Ms. Tart-Bezer currently serves on the board of directors of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Inc., a company whose shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. She also served as a director of Playtex Products, Inc., also a NYSE traded company until the company was acquired in October, 2007. Ms. Tart-Bezer, who is 52 years old, became a member of our Board of Directors in 2008. Her term will expire at our annual general meeting in 2009.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Virgin Mobile USA |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
Mr. Flexon has been Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since February 2009. In this capacity, he manages NRG’s corporate financial and control functions including Treasury, Accounting, Tax, Risk, Credit Management and Insurance programs. He previously served as EVP and Chief Operating Officer of NRG from March 2008 to February 2009, overseeing NRG’s Plant Operations, Commercial Operations, Environmental Compliance and Risk teams, as well as the Engineering, Procurement and Construction division. Prior to this, Mr. Flexon served as EVP and CFO from March 2004 to March 2008. Prior to joining NRG, from June 2000 to March 2004, he was Vice President, Corporate Development & Work Process and Vice President, Business Analysis and Controller of Hercules, Inc. Mr. Flexon also held various financial management positions from 1987 to June 2000, including General Auditor, Franchise Manager and Controller, during his 13 years with Atlantic Richfield Company. He began his career with the former Coopers & Lybrand public accounting firm. Mr. Flexon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Villanova University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| NRG Energy, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hercules Incorporated |
Vice President, Corporate Development |
Former |
| Hercules Incorporated |
Controller |
Former |
| Villanova University |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting |
Former |
Ms. Stephanie Hanbury-Brown is the Managing Director of Golden Seeds LLC, which provides investment capital to early stage, high growth companies. Prior to that, she spent 20 years working in the financial services industry in Sydney, London and New York. The majority of her career was with J.P. Morgan, where she headed several global businesses including Global Head of Futures and Options, Head of International Private Banking, Chief Operating Officer of Global Equities and Head of eCommerce. She is currently a member of the board of directors of Artemis Woman, a private company, as well as Count Me In, a not-for-profit organization. Ms. Hanbury-Brown, who is 51 years old, became a member of our Board of Directors in 2004. Her term will expire at our annual general meeting in 2010.
Mr. Steven J. Demetriou has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aleris International, Inc., a producer of aluminum rolled products since December 2004. From June 2004 to December 2004, Mr. Demetriou served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Commonwealth Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of aluminum sheet and flexible aluminum conduit, and from 2001 until June 2004, Mr. Demetriou served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Noveon, Inc., a specialty chemical company. Mr. Demetriou has also held various management and leadership positions with IMC Global Inc., Cytec Industries Inc., and Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Demetriou is also a director of OM Group, Inc., a diversified, global developer, producer and marketer of value-added, metal-based specialty chemicals and advanced materials and whose shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Demetriou, who is 49 years old, became a member of our Board of Directors in 2008. His term will expire at our annual general meeting in 2010
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Commonwealth Industries |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Dr. Demetriou |
Pediatric Dentist |
Current |
| American Dental Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The American Orthodontic Society |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| OM Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Greater Cleveland |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cleveland Zoological Society |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Commonwealth Industries |
Director |
Current |
| ElkCorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Foster Wheeler Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Noveon, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Aleris Recycling and Alloys |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Former |
| Cytec Industries, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Commonwealth Industries |
President |
Former |
| Noveon, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| IMC Global Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Cytec Industries, Inc. |
Vice President, Global Specialty Resins |
Former |
| Noveon, Inc. |
Global Producer |
Former |
| Aleris International, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Tufts University |
DMD Degree |
Former |
| Tufts University |
B.S. Degree In Chemical Engineering |
Former |