Cleveland, Oh., USA - April 25, 2013, Cleveland, Oh., USA - Ferro Corporation, a producer of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers, announced that it has appointed Peter T. Thomas as president and CEO.
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Mr. Thomas also has been appointed to the Ferro Board of Directors. Mr. Thomas had served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Ferro since November 2012, and prior to that, served as Ferro’s Operating Vice President of Polymer and Ceramic Engineered Materials.
Mr. Thomas began his career with Ferro in 2000 as Director of Sales for Polymer Additives, and has held positions of increasing responsibility, including Commercial Director for Performance and Fine Chemicals, and Vice President of Organic Specialties.
Prior to joining Ferro, Mr. Thomas was Vice President of the Oleochemical-Derivatives business unit for Witco Corporation, where he also served as Vice President of Sales and Global Market Director. Before joining Witco, he served in a variety of roles at Inland Leidy Chemical Distribution, GAF Corporation, and Noxell Corporation.
Mr. Thomas received a Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland, and a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
William B. Lawrence, who had served as Acting Chairman of the Board since November 2012, has been named Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Lawrence served as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of TRW Inc. before the sale of TRW to Northrop Grumman in December 2002. He retired from TRW in February 2003. Mr. Lawrence first joined TRW in 1976 as counsel specializing in securities and finance.
He held positions of increasing responsibility within the TRW law department until his appointment as TRW’s Executive Vice President of Planning, Development and Government Affairs in 1989 and a member of TRW’s Management Committee.
In 1997, Mr. Lawrence was named to the additional position of Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary. Mr. Lawrence also serves as a director of Materion Corporation (formerly known as Brush Engineered Materials Inc.), a manufacturer of high-performance engineered materials. ■