Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, today announced Sandra Beach Lin and Mark Tomkins have been elected to its Board of Directors, effective November 20, 2019.
Sandra Beach Lin has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Calisolar, Inc., a manufacturer of solar silicon and multicrystalline solar cells from 2010 to 2011. Previously, she was Executive Vice President, then Corporate Executive Vice President, at Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Beach Lin joined Avery Dennison Corporation, a global leader in pressure-sensitive adhesives technology as Group Vice President from 2005 to 2007. Prior to joining Avery Dennison, from 2002 to 2005, she was President of Alcoa Closure Systems International, a division of Alcoa Incorporated, a global aluminum leader. From 1994 to 2001, Ms. Beach Lin held various executive positions at Honeywell International.
Ms. Beach Lin has served on the board of directors of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) since 2012,
Interface Biologics since 2012, and PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) since 2013. She has also served as a director of WESCO Internationals from 2002 to 2019. Ms. Beach Lin graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in General Management from the University of Toledo and has an MBA in Marketing and Policy and Control from the University of Michigan.
Mark Tomkins has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Innovene from 2005 to 2006, at the time a leading petrochemical and polymers company. He was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Vulcan Materials, a building materials company, from 2001 to 2005. Previously he worked at Great Lakes Chemical Corp., a chemical research, production, sales and distribution company as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1998 to 2001. Prior to Great Lakes Chemical, Mr. Tomkins was Vice President Finance and Business Development for Polymers and Vice President Finance and Business Development for Electronic Materials at Honeywell International.
Mr. Tomkins has served on the board of directors of ServiceMaster (NYSE: SERV) since 2015 and WR Grace & Co (NYSE: GRA) since 2006. He has also served as a director of Klockner Pentaplast, Elevance Renewable Sciences, and CVR Energy (NYSE: CVI). Mr. Tomkins received an MBA and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance and Quantitative Management from Eastern Illinois University. He is also a certified public accountant.
“Trinseo continues to expand the diversity of global operational experience and executive management skills of its Board of Directors,” said Frank Bozich, Trinseo President and Chief Executive Officer. “Sandra’s has extensive senior executive experience in multiple industries brings a strong operational foundation and wide-ranging international and governance experience to our board of directors. Mark brings years of financial, accounting, and management expertise, along with his experience on other public and private company boards.”
About Trinseo
Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), a specialty material solutions provider, partners with companies to bring ideas to life in an imaginative, smart, and sustainability-focused manner by combining its premier expertise, forward-looking innovations and best-in-class materials to unlock value for companies and consumers.
From design to manufacturing, Trinseo taps into decades of experience in diverse material solutions to address customers’ unique challenges in a wide range of industries, including consumer goods, mobility, building and construction, and medical.
Trinseo’s approximately 3,400 employees bring endless creativity to reimagining the possibilities with clients all over the world from the company’s locations in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Trinseo reported net sales of approximately $4.8 billion in 2021. Discover more by visiting www.trinseo.com and connecting with Trinseo on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and WeChat.
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