People: Arabian American Development Co (ARSD.N)

ARSD.N on New York Stock Exchange

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Nicholas Carter

64 2009 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer; President of TOCCO

Connie Cook

47 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary; Treasurer, Secretary of TOCCO

Simon Upfill-Brown

59 2013 President of South Hampton Resources, Inc

Mark Williamson

55 1996 Vice President - Marketing

Ronald Franklin

52 2010 Vice President - Manufacturing

Gary Adams

62 2012 Independent Director

Allen McKee

70 2009 Independent Director

Joseph Palm

68 2011 Independent Director

John Townsend

58 2011 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Nicholas Carter

Mr. Nicholas N. Carter is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Arabian American Development Co., and President of TOCCO, a subsidiary of Arabian American Development Co. He is a President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since July 2009, is a 1975 graduate of Lamar University with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting. Mr. Carter has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1977. He worked at the Sabine River Authority of Texas as a Project Accountant from 1973 to 1975. From 1975 to 1977 he was a Staff Accountant with Wathen, DeShong and Company, CPA's. In 1977 he joined South Hampton as Controller. His job titles with the Company include 1979, Facility Manager at TOCCO, 1982, Treasurer of TOCCO, 1987, President of South Hampton. In 2007 he added the title of Executive Vice President of Arabian American Development Co. in addition to the petrochemical duties. He was named to his current position in 2009. From 1977 until the present Mr. Carter has been employed by the Company in a succession of positions with increasing and broader operating responsibilities, as follows; 1977-1979, Controller of South Hampton; 1979 to 1982, Facility Manager at a ship dock and terminal facility owned by TOCCO; 1982 to 1987, Treasurer of TOCCO; 1987 to 2010, President of South Hampton; and 2007 to 2009, Executive Vice President of Arabian American Development Co. This succession of positions with the Company gave Mr. Carter broad experience and knowledge in both the operations and finances of the Company, and in 2009 he was named to his current position, and also retains the petrochemical duties. Mr. Carter also serves as a Director and President of PEVM Ely Valley Mines, Inc. of which the Company owns 55% of the stock. Mr. Carter was appointed to the Board of AMAK in February 2009.

Connie Cook

Ms. Connie J. Cook is Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer of Arabian American Development Co., and Treasurer, Secretary of TOCCO, a subsidiary of Arabian American Development Co. She received her BBA Degree in Accounting from Lamar University in 1991 and is a CPA. She was the Accounting Manager of TOCCO from 1991-96. She has been the Controller of TOCCO from 1996 to the present and was the Assistant Secretary of TOCCO from 1992-2004. In 2004 Ms. Cook became the Secretary/Treasurer of TOCCO and continues to hold those titles. She was the Assistant Secretary of the Company from 2007-08. In 2008 Ms. Cook became the Secretary/Treasurer of the Company and continues to hold those titles.

Simon Upfill-Brown

Mr. Simon Upfill-Brown has been appointed as President of South Hampton Resources, Inc., of a wholly owned subsidiary of Arabian American Development Co., effective April 1, 2013. Mr. Upfill-Brown has over 20 years senior level experience in international management of coatings, chemicals and renewable resources. Most notably, from 1993 he was President and CEO of Haltermann Inc., a North American provider of custom chemical manufacturing services to chemical companies. Haltermann was a subsidiary of Ascot plc until its acquisition by The Dow Chemical Company in June 2001. As General Manager of Dow Haltermann from 2001 - 2008. He was effective in blending the entrepreneurial, agile culture of Haltermann with the disciplined, work process-driven culture of Dow. Mr. Upfill-Brown was also CEO of his own consulting firm, as well as CEO of a venture-backed algae-to-fuels company spun out of MIT in 2001, and a technology start-up focused on converting organic waste to hydrocarbon fuels. He began his career in the paint and protective coatings industry. He holds undergraduate degrees in chemistry and mathematical statistics from Stellenbosch University, South Africa and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Mark Williamson

Mr. Mark D. Williamson is Vice President - Marketing of Arabian American Development Co. He is a graduate of Sam Houston State University with a BBA in Marketing. Mr. Williamson has been with TOCCO since 1987 and has over 30 years within the petrochemical industry. Before TOCCO, Mr. Williamson spent 5 years with Ashland Chemicals as Sales and Marketing Representative and Branch Manager.

Ronald Franklin

Mr. Ronald R. Franklin is Vice President - Manufacturing of Arabian American Development Co. He received his BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from Lamar University in 1982 and his Master’s of Engineering Management from Lamar University in 1994. He has over 30 years of petrochemical process experience at Texaco Chemical Company, Huntsman Corporation and Flint Hills Resources. The highest positions reached were Director of Operations for Surfactants and Director of Operations for PO/MTBE. He also worked as a process industry consultant specializing in merger and acquisition due diligence prior to joining South Hampton in November 2009 as Manager of Business Development. He was subsequently promoted to Vice President of Manufacturing in August 2010.

Gary Adams

Mr. Gary K. Adams is Independent Director of Arabian American Development Co., since November 15, 2012. Mr. Gary Adams, a U. S. citizen, holds a BS in Industrial Management from the University of Arkansas and has over 35 years of experience in the petrochemical and plastics industries including 20+ years with Chemical Market Associates Inc. (CMAI). He began at CMAI as the director of the Monomers Market Advisory Service and progressed to President from 1997 until its acquisition by IHS in 2011. He is currently the Chief Advisor – Chemicals for IHS.

Allen McKee

Mr. Allen P. McKee serves as an Independent Director of Arabian American Development Co. He has an background in investment evaluation and management as well as international finance. He has been an advisor to Fal Holdings Arabia Co. Ltd., Riyadh, since its inception in 1977. Mr. McKee served as president of Montgomery Associates Inc. from 1975-2000, a firm focusing on both venture-stage companies and real property investments. From 1974-78 he was an advisor to companies seeking funding through the International Finance Corp (World Bank Group) and regional development banks. From 1971-74, Mr. McKee served as vice president of Union International (Union Bank’s international venture subsidiary) and previously was investment officer with BankAmerica International Financial Corp. From 1967-70 he was area relations officer on the headquarters staff overseeing the Middle East banking group at Bank of America. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Michigan (1964) and a Masters of Business Administration Degree in Finance from the University of California, Berkeley (1971). Mr. McKee served as a naval officer in the US Pacific Fleet from 1964-67. He was appointed to the Board of AMAK in 2009 and serves on the audit, nominations and compensation committees of the Company, chairing the latter.

Joseph Palm

Mr. Joseph P. Palm serves as Independent Director of Arabian American Development Co., since May 20, 2011. Mr. Palm holds an MBA from Xavier University and has over 40 years of experience in industry primarily in the marketing area including 13 years with BP Amoco Chemical as marketing manager and business development manager.

John Townsend

Mr. John Richard Townsend is Independent Director of Arabian American Development Co. He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University with over 30 years’ experience in the petrochemical industry garnered through his employment with Mobil Chemical Company which subsequently became ExxonMobil Chemical Company. During his tenure he held the positions of Technical Service Engineer, Technical Department Section Supervisor, Planning Associate, Operations Manager, Plant Manager and Site Manager.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Nicholas Carter

843,577

Connie Cook

345,682

Simon Upfill-Brown

222,440

Mark Williamson

465,001

Ronald Franklin

448,187

Gary Adams

--

Allen McKee

--

Joseph Palm

--

John Townsend

--
As Of 30 Dec 2012

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