BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 12, 2014--
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) announced today that Matthias L.
Wolfgruber has been elected a member of the Board of Directors,
effective September 12, 2014. He was also appointed a member of the
Compensation Committee and the Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs
Committee of the Board of Directors.
Dr. Wolfgruber is Chief Executive Officer of Altana AG, a position he
has held since 2007. He joined Altana in 2002, as President and CEO of
Altana Chemie AG and a member of the management board of Altana AG.
Prior to joining Altana, he held a number of management positions at
Wacker-Chemie in the U.S. and Europe from 1985 through 2002.
John F. O'Brien, Non-Executive Chairman of Cabot's Board of Directors
said, "We are very pleased to welcome Matthias to the Board of
Directors. Matthias has significant experience managing specialty
chemicals businesses with global operations and innovative technologies.
He has spent the last few years at Altana AG leading a diverse and
growing company through strategic investments and acquisitions. Matthias
will bring a fresh perspective to the Board and be a valuable resource
to the Cabot management team.”
Dr. Wolfgruber received his doctorate in chemistry from Technical
University of Munich, and completed his research fellowship at the
University of California, Berkeley.
About Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals and
performance materials company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
The company is a leading provider of rubber
and specialty
carbons, activated
carbon, inkjet
colorants, cesium
formate drilling fluids, fumed
silica, aerogel,
and elastomer
composites. For more information on Cabot, please visit the
company’s website at: http://www.cabotcorp.com.
Source: Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation
Erica McLaughlin, 617-342-6090
Vice
President, Investor Relations
