Pursuant to the Company's Bylaws, our Board of Directors are permitted to establish committees from time to time as deemed to be appropriate. To facilitate independent director review and to make the most effective use of the directors' time and capabilities, our Board has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each committee's charter is available by clicking on the committee's name in the chart heading below.
Our committee structure and membership information are shown below.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Zep Inc.
Mr. Morgan has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2007. He was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Specialty Products, a subsidiary of our former parent, in July 2007. He served as an Executive Vice President of Acuity Brands, Inc. until October 2007. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. from August 2005 to July 2007. He served at Acuity Brands as President and Chief Development Officer from January 2004 to August 2005, as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2002 until January 2004, and as Executive Vice President from December 2001 until June 2002. He is a director of WESCO International, Inc.
Ronald D. Brown
Managing Director Taft Business Consulting, LLC
Mr. Brown has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since January 2010. Mr. Brown has served as Managing Director of Taft Business Consulting, LLC since May 2009 and as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Makino, Inc. He previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive of Milacron Inc. from 2001 to November 2008, as their Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2001, and as their Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to 1999. He is a director of A.O. Smith Company.
O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer Regions Financial Corporation
Mr. Hall has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since January 2009. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of Regions Financial Corporation (Regions) since April 2010 and as President since October 2009. Mr. Hall served as Chief Operating Officer of Regions from October 2009 to April 2010. Mr. Hall also serves as a member of Regions' Executive Council. He previously served as Vice Chairman of Regions from December 2008 until October 2009, as Senior Executive Vice President, General Banking Group of Regions from November 2006 until December 2008, and as head of various lines of business at Regions from January 2005 until November 2006, including managing Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. Mr. Hall is a director of Regions.
Timothy M. Manganello
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer BorgWarner Inc.
Mr. Manganello has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since January 2011. He has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BorgWarner Inc. since 2003. He was named to his current position in February 2003, after having served for one year as President and Chief Operating Officer. During his career at BorgWarner, he has held senior management positions in operations, sales and business development. Before joining BorgWarner in 1989, Mr. Manganello held sales management positions at PT Components-Link Belt from 1981 to 1988, and product engineering management positions at Chrysler Corporation from 1973 to 1981. Mr. Manganello is a director of BorgWarner Inc. and Bemis Company, Inc. and serves as the Board Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Detroit branch.
Sidney J. Nurkin
Of Counsel Alston & Bird, LLP
Mr. Nurkin has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since October 2007. Mr. Nurkin is Of Counsel to the law firm of Alston & Bird, LLP, a national law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to his retirement on December 31, 2006, Mr. Nurkin was a Senior Partner in the law firm for more than five years.
Joseph Squicciarino
Former Chief Financial Officer King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mr. Squicciarino has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since October 2007. Mr. Squicciarino served as the Chief Financial Officer of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from June 2005 until March 2011, when the company was acquired. He previously served as Chief Financial OfficerNorth America for Revlon, Inc. from March 2005 until June 2005 and as Chief Financial OfficerInternational for Revlon International, Inc. from February 2003 until March 2005. He held the position of Group Controller PharmaceuticalsEurope, Middle East, Africa with Johnson & Johnson from October 2001 until October 2002.
Timothy T. Tevens
President and Chief Executive Officer Columbus McKinnon Corporation
Mr. Tevens has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since December 2007. Mr. Tevens has served as the President of Columbus McKinnon Corporation since January 1998 and as Chief Executive Officer since July 1998. He served as Vice PresidentInformation Services of Columbus McKinnon Corporation from May 1991 to January 1998, becoming their Chief Operating Officer in October 1996. From 1980 to 1991, Mr. Tevens was employed by Ernst & Young LLP in various management consulting capacities. Mr. Tevens is a director of Columbus McKinnon Corporation.
Carol Williams
Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering
Ms. Williams has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since January 2012. Ms. Williams serves as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow Chemical), a position she has held since September 2011, and is a member of Dow Chemical's Executive Leadership Committee and Strategy Board. During her career at Dow Chemical, which began in 1980, she has served as President of Chemicals and Energy from August 2010 to August 2011; as Senior Vice President of Basic Chemicals from January 2009 to July 2010; as Corporate Vice President of Market Facing, Business Development and Licensing Portfolio from August 2007 to December 2008; and as Vice President of Business Development for Market Facing Business from March 2005 to July 2007.
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