Barry W. Perry to Succeed Orin R. Smith as Engelhard Chairman, CEO At Year End.Business Editors ISELIN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 2000 Engelhard Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EC) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Barry W. Perry to succeed the retiring Orin R. Smith Orin R. Smith was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Engelhard Corporation from 1999 to 2001. He joined Engelhard as Vice President in 1977, became President in 1984. Prior to joining Engelhard, Smith served as President of M&T Chemicals. as chairman and chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2001. "Engelhard is fortunate to have an executive of Barry Perry's caliber and character," Mr. Smith said. "He is an extremely strong leader who has earned the respect of employees, customers and members of the investment community. He also has been instrumental in building on Engelhard's track record of consistent earnings growth." Mr. Perry, 54, joined Engelhard in 1993 as group vice president and general manager of the Pigments and Additives Group. He was named president and chief operating officer in January 1997 and elected a director of the corporation in May of that year. Before joining Engelhard, Mr. Perry was group vice president and general manager of the Latex & Specialty Polymers Division of Rhone-Poulenc, and, before that, held a number of executive positions during his 22 years with General Electric Co. Mr. Perry is also a director of Arrow Electronics Arrow Electronics NYSE: ARW is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Melville, New York. This company specializes in products and services of electronic components and computer products. , Inc. Mr. Smith, 65, joined Engelhard in 1977. He was named president and chief executive officer in 1984 and elected chairman in 1995. Mr. Smith is also a director of Ingersoll-Rand Company, PE Biosystems-Celera, Summit Bancorp Summit Bancorp was a Princeton, New Jersey based bank, but also had offices in Summit, New Jersey. The company slowly began expanding in the 1990s, acquiring many regional banks in central and southern New Jersey. and Vulcan Materials Company Vulcan Materials Company NYSE: VMC Vulcan Materials Company (Vulcan) is principally engaged in the production, distribution and sale of construction materials. Vulcan is the largest producer of construction materials (primarily gravel, crushed stone, and sand) in the United . Engelhard Corporation is a world-leading provider of environmental technologies, specialty chemical and performance products, and related services. |
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