Board of Directors

Board of Directors

  • Robert L. Wood

    Robert Wood

    Mr. Wood has served as our chairman of the board since May 2022 and he has been a director since 2015.  He is a Partner in the consulting firm The McChrystal Group, specializing in leadership development for business organizations. From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Wood was chairman, president and CEO of Crompton Corporation (which merged with Great Lakes Chemical to become Chemtura Corporation in 2005), a global, specialty chemicals company.  He spent 27 years in a variety of sales, marketing and management roles within the Dow Chemical organization and ultimately became the business group president of Thermosets and Dow Automotive Group. In this role, Mr. Wood was named to Dow’s Corporate operating board, which was charged with setting corporate strategy and establishing corporate policies. Prior to that, Mr. Wood was the global vice president of Polyurethanes and global vice president of Engineered Plastics. Mr. Wood is also a member of the board of directors of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor of arts in 1976.  In addition to serving on our Board, Mr. Wood serves on the boards of directors of public company Linde plc (NYSE: LIN), a gas distribution company and public company Univar Solutions Inc. (NYSE: UNVR), a chemicals distribution company.

    Mr. Wood has 30 years of global chemical industry experience and insight as well as more than 25 years of public company board experience which makes him well-qualified to serve on our Board.

    Chairman of the Board
    • Deborah G. Adams

      Deborah G. Adams

      From 2014 until 2016, Ms. Adams served on the executive leadership team at Phillips 66 as senior vice president of health, safety and environmental, projects and procurement. From 2008 – 2014, she led the midstream operations of Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips as the division president of transportation. She has also held various leadership posts including leading the international refining business for ConocoPhillips, serving as general manager of global downstream IT systems and serving on several of ConocoPhillips’ joint venture boards. Ms. Adams currently serves on the board of directors of Austin Industries, a privately-held, employee-owned construction company, which she joined in May 2018. Ms. Adams served her alma mater, Oklahoma State University, as a member of the foundation board of trustees from July 2012 until June 2020 and continues to serve on the foundation board of governors. In 2014, Ms. Adams was inducted into the Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology Hall of Fame. Since May of 2021, Ms. Adams has served as a member of the Advisory Board for the TriCities Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (“NACD”).  In addition to serving on our Board, Ms. Adams serves on the board of directors of the public company EnLink Midstream LLC (NYSE:  ENLC), a midstream energy services company.

      Ms. Adams has extensive leadership experience in the midstream and downstream businesses. Her expertise in the procurement function from a customer view and with information systems adds to her qualifications to serve on our Board. 

    • Leonard M. Anthony

      Leonard Anthony

      Mr. Anthony served as the president and CEO of WCI Steel, Inc., an integrated producer of custom steel products, from December 2007 to October 2008. He was also a member of the board of directors of WCI Steel from December 2007 to October 2008. Mr. Anthony retired in October 2008. He served as an executive vice president and chief financial officer of Dresser-Rand Group, Inc. from April 2005 to August 24, 2007. Mr. Anthony has more than 25 years of financial and operational management experience with various corporations, including oilfield equipment firms and steel producers. He is currently a director of privately-held The NanoSteel Company, an advanced materials company. He was previously a director of Tech Precision Corporation until April 2017. Tech Precision’s subsidiary, Rancor, Inc., provides high precision fabrication and machining. Mr. Anthony earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University and a masters of business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also completed the Advanced Management Program (A.M.P.) from Harvard Business School.

      Mr. Anthony has extensive experience at multiple levels of financial control, planning and reporting and risk management for large corporate enterprises. Mr. Anthony has public company leadership experience with oilfield equipment and steel industries, both of which are related to our core customer base and product offerings. He has been designated as a financial expert on our Audit Committee.

    • Henry Cornell

      Henry Cornell

      Mr. Cornell is the founder and senior partner of Cornell Capital LLC, a private investment firm formed in 2013 and previously served as a director of the Company from 2007 until he resigned from the board in 2015. From 1984 until May 2013, Mr. Cornell was employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he was the vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division. Mr. Cornell has over 40 years of experience across all aspects of private equity investing in a broad array of industries. He began his career as an attorney with Davis Polk & Wardwell before joining Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division in 1984. He founded Goldman Sachs’ principal investment business in Asia. Under his leadership, Goldman Sachs made numerous landmark investments in the region. Mr. Cornell returned to New York in 2000 as the head of Private Equity Americas and Asia, and as a member of the Global Investment Committee. Mr. Cornell was previously a director of the general partner of Cypress Environmental Partners LLC, a pipeline and water and environmental services company. Mr. Cornell earned a bachelor of arts from Grinnell College in 1976 and a juris doctorate from New York Law School in 1981. Mr. Cornell is a member of the board of trustees of Mt. Sinai Hospital, the Whitney Museum, The Asia Society and the Navy SEAL Foundation and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

      Mr. Cornell brings extensive experience in financial matters relating to both public and private companies. He also has extensive prior experience serving on boards of directors of other significant companies including multi-national companies in the energy industry which has provided him with relevant experience in a variety of industries and on a variety of corporate governance matters. Mr. Cornell’s experience makes him well-qualified to serve as one of our directors.


       

      • George Damiris

        George Damiris

        Mr. Damiris previously served as the president and chief executive officer of both HollyFrontier Corporation and Holly Energy Partners from 2016 until 2019. From 2007 until 2015, he served in various leadership roles with HollyFrontier, and before that, with Koch Industries. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University.  In addition to serving on our Board, Mr. Damiris serves on the board of directors of the public company Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP), a building materials company.

        Mr. Damiris has extensive public company leadership experience in the refining and pipeline transportation areas, both of which are related to our core customer base and product offerings
         

      • Barbara J. Duganier

        Barbara Duganier

        From 2004 to 2013, Ms. Duganier was a managing director at Accenture, a multinational professional services company that provides services in strategy, consulting, digital technology and operations. She held various leadership and management positions in Accenture’s outsourcing business, including as global chief strategy officer, during which time she consulted for numerous clients in the energy, chemicals, mining and utilities industries. Prior to joining Accenture, Ms. Duganier, a certified public accountant, was an auditor and a consultant at Arthur Andersen, where she became a partner and held various leadership and management roles, including as global chief financial officer of Andersen Worldwide. She earned a B.S.B.A. in accounting from John Carroll University in 1979. Ms. Duganier is a director of privately-held McDermott International, a multinational engineering, procurement and construction company, and privately-held Pattern Energy, a renewable energy company. Ms. Duganier was previously a director of the general partner of Buckeye Partners, L.P., a midstream pipeline operator, and Noble Energy, an oil and natural gas exploration and production company.

        In addition to serving on our Board, Ms. Duganier serves on the board of directors of the public company Texas Pacific Land Corporation (NYSE: TPL), a land resource management and water services company.

        Ms. Duganier’s training and extensive experience as a certified public accountant, her track record of leading large organizations, her business experience both within and outside of the energy industry and her diversified board experience make her well-qualified to serve on our Board. She has been designated as a financial expert on our Audit Committee. Ms. Duganier earned her CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight through NACD by completing the Cyber-Risk Oversight Program. In 2020, the NACD named her to the NACD’s Directorship 100. She received her NACD Directorship Certification in 2021.

         

      • David A. Hager

        David A. Hager

        From 2016-2023, Dave Hager was the executive chairman of the Devon Energy Corporation. Prior to that he served in various other leadership roles from 2009 onward, including his serving as a non-executive director from 2007-2009 and as president and chief executive officer from 2015 to 2021. Mr. Hager started his career in 1979 with the Mobil Oil Corporation (now Exxon Mobil Corporation). From there he worked at the Sun Company, Inc. from 1981 to 1989. From 1989 to 1999, Mr. Hager served in various leadership roles as a part of Oryx Energy Company. He later served as executive vice president of Kerr-McGee, which was acquired by Anadarko in 2006. Mr. Hager has previously served on the boards of EnLink Midstream, LLC, a midstream energy services company, and Pride International, Inc., an oil production company. Mr. Hager received a B.S. in geophysics from Purdue University and an MBA from Southern Methodist University.

        Mr. Hager has 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, from the very beginning of his career in 1979, which provides him with profound knowledge of the Company’s customer base in that sector. While with Devon Energy, Mr. Hager led it to become a leaner and more financially strong organization that was prepared for dramatic changes in commodity prices, which will serve the Company in an ever-evolving market. Mr. Hager has experience in public market transactions, having served on the board and as CEO of Devon Energy when it merged with WPX Energy. Mr. Hager is actively involved in the broader energy industry. Mr. Hager has served on Board of Directors of the American Petroleum Institute and the American Exploration & Production Council. Mr. Hager has served on several private boards in his community including the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, the Oklahoma City National Memorial, the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City and United Way of Central Oklahoma, providing him with deep leadership experience and community engagement.

      • Ronald Jadin

        Ronald Jadin

        Mr. Jadin previously served as the chief financial officer of W.W. Grainger Inc. from 2008 until 2018. From 1998 until 2008, he served in various finance and leadership roles with Grainger, and before that, with General Electric Company. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale University and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Mr. Jadin has extensive experience at multiple levels of financial control, planning and reporting and risk management for large corporate enterprises. He has been designated as a financial expert on our Audit Committee.

      • Dr. Anne McEntee

        Anne McEntee

        Dr. McEntee currently serves as Managing Director of Asset Management on the Leadership Team of Wren House, a global infrastructure investment firm.  From 2017 until 2022 she served as the chief executive officer of General Electric Company’s Digital Services Unit of GE Renewable Energy.  From 2013 until 2017, she led the Onshore Wind unit of GE Renewable Energy and from 2011 until 2013 she led the Flow & Process Technologies division of GE Oil & Gas.  Dr. McEntee joined GE in 2001 and held various managerial and leadership roles at GE Power Systems and GE Energy.  She holds a B.S. in Applied Mathematics, M.S. in Mathematics and PhD in Applied Mathematics, all from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  Dr. McEntee has extensive experience in renewable energy along with a deep knowledge and extensive background in related projects and businesses that is invaluable to the Company. 

      • Rob Saltiel

        Rob Saltiel

        Rob Saltiel serves as our President and CEO and on our Board of Directors. Rob previously served as President and CEO of Key Energy Services from 2018 to 2019 and as President and CEO of Atwood Oceanics from 2009 to 2017. Rob’s earlier experience includes positions in strategy, operations and marketing at Transocean, Nabors Industries, Enron, McKinsey and ExxonMobil. Rob received a BS in chemical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Northwestern University. Rob also serves on the nonprofit boards of Spindletop Community Impact Partners and the Memorial Park Conservancy.  

        • Daniel Silvers

          Daniel Silvers

          Daniel Silvers currently serves as the managing member of Matthews Lane Capital Partners LLC, an investment firm, a position he has held since 2015. Additionally, Mr. Silvers currently serves as Executive Chairman of Winventory, Inc., a tech-enabled event ticketing management partner, a position he has held since January 2024. Previously, Mr. Silvers served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Inspired Entertainment, Inc., a gaming technology company, between 2016 and 2023 and as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Leisure Acquisition Corp. (“Leisure Acquisition”), a special purpose acquisition company, from 2017 to 2021. Mr. Silvers was the President of SpringOwl Asset Management LLC, an investment management firm, from 2009 to 2015 (including predecessor entities). Mr. Silvers was the President of Western Liberty Bancorp, an acquisition oriented holding company, from 2009 to 2010. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Silvers served as a Vice President at Fortress Investment Group LLC, a leading global alternative asset manager. Prior to that, Mr. Silvers was a senior member of the real estate, gaming and lodging investment banking group at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., a global financial services firm, from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Silvers previously has served on the boards of directors of several companies, including the following:

          Leisure Acquisition from 2017 to 2021;
          Avid Technology, Inc., a global media technology provider, from 2018 to 2023;
          PICO Holdings, Inc., a diversified holding company, from 2016 to 2018;
          ForestarGroup Inc., a real estate development company, from 2015 to 2017;
          Ashford Hospitality Prime, a hospitality REIT, in 2017;
          bwin.party digital entertainment plc, an online gaming company, from 2014 to 2015;
          International Game Technology PLC, a international gaming technology company, in 2013;
          Universal Health Services, Inc., a hospital management and health services company, from 2009 to 2011; and
          India Hospitality Corp., a hospitality and food service company, from 2010 to 2017.

          Mr. Silvers holds a B.S. in Economics and a M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Silvers also received a Corporate Governance certification through the Director Education & Certification Program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

          Mr. Silvers’ has considerable executive level experience in the hospitality sector, along with his corporate finance, capital allocation, capital markets expertise and substantial public company board experience. In addition to the educational background above, Mr. Silvers also received a Corporate Governance certification through the Director Education & Certification Program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Mr. Silvers’ financial acumen and capital markets experience add to the Board’s capital allocation and shareholder value growth capabilities.