BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) today announced that its Board of
Directors has increased its size to provide for an additional director
and appointed Ms. Catherine L. Clegg as director of the Company. The
Board is now comprised of eight directors of which four are independent
with the addition of Ms. Clegg, whose term expires in 2021.
“I am pleased to welcome the newest member of our Board of Directors,”
said Chairman Denis Turcotte. “Ms. Clegg’s extensive experience as a
senior automotive industry executive with General Motors Company
provides valuable insights into operations, engineering, labor
relations, public policy, and cultural transformation.”
Since 2017 Ms. Clegg has been the Vice President, Business Intelligence,
Global Public Policy, where she leads policy analysis and strategy,
developing and aligning business priorities in the context of government
policy initiatives in key countries and regions around the world. Ms.
Clegg previously led GM’s manufacturing operations and labor relations
in the US, Canada, and Mexico as Vice President North America
Manufacturing & Labor Relations from 2014 to 2017. She also served as
Vice President Global Manufacturing Engineering from 2013 to 2014 and
Vice President GMNA Labor Relations from 2010 to 2013.
Ms. Clegg received her undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan
University and her MBA from University of Virginia Colgate Darden
Graduate School of Business Administration. Ms. Clegg also earned a
Master of Arts in Advanced Leadership Studies and completed extensive
advanced coursework on Organizational Leadership at Indiana Wesleyan
University, as well as executive education at Harvard University and
Stanford University.
About GrafTech
GrafTech International Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of high quality
graphite electrode products essential to the production of electric arc
furnace (or EAF) steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The
Company has a competitive portfolio of low-cost graphite electrode
manufacturing facilities, including three of the highest capacity
facilities in the world. GrafTech is also the only large scale graphite
electrode producer that is substantially vertically integrated into
petroleum needle coke, the primary raw material for graphite electrode
manufacturing, which is currently in limited supply. This unique
position provides competitive advantages in product quality and cost.
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Vice President, Investor Relations &
Corporate Communications
216-676-2699
Source: GrafTech International Ltd.