People: Celanese Corp (CE)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Mark Rohr	61	2012	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Steven Sterin	41	2007	Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Christopher Jensen	46	2011	Senior Vice President - Finance
Gjon Nivica	48	2009	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Lori Johnston	48	2012	Senior Vice President - Human Resources
Mark Oberle	47	2010	Senior Vice President - Corporate Affairs
Jay Townsend	54	2010	Senior Vice President - Business Strategy Development and Procurement
David Hoffmeister	58	2013	Lead Independent Director
James Barlett	69	2004	Independent Director
Edward Galante	62	2013	Independent Director
Jay Ihlenfeld	61	2012	Independent Director
Martin McGuinn	70	2006	Independent Director
Daniel Sanders	73	2004	Independent Director
Farah Walters	68	2007	Independent Director
John Wulff	64	2006	Independent Director
Jon Puckett			IR Contact Officer

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Biographies

Name	Description
Mark Rohr	Mr. Mark C. Rohr is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Celanese Corp. He served as a director and the Executive Chairman of Albemarle Corporation, a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of engineered specialty chemicals, from September 2011 until February 2012 and previously had served as the Chairman from 2008 to 2011, President from 2000 to 2010, Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2002 and Chief Executive Officer from 2002 to 2011 of Albemarle. Prior to that, Mr. Rohr served as Executive Vice President – Operations of Albemarle. Before joining Albemarle, Mr. Rohr held leadership roles with companies including Occidental Chemical Corporation and The Dow Chemical Company. Mr. Rohr serves on the board of directors of Ashland Inc. (since 2008), and as a member of its audit committee and its environmental, health & safety committee. He also serves on the board of directors and the executive committee of the American Chemical Council.
Steven Sterin	Mr. Steven M. Sterin is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Celanese Corp. Mr. Sterin previously served as Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer from September 2005 to July 2007 and Director of Finance for Celanese Chemicals from 2003 to 2005 and Controller of Celanese Chemicals from 2004 to 2005. Prior to joining Celanese, Mr. Sterin worked for Reichhold, Inc., a subsidiary of Dainnippon Ink and Chemicals, Incorporated, beginning in 1997. There he held a variety of leadership positions in the finance organization before serving as Treasurer from 2000 to 2001 and later as Vice President of Finance, Coating Resins from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Sterin began his career at Price Waterhouse LLP, an assurance, tax and advisory services firm, currently known as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Sterin, a Certified Public Accountant, graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in May 1995, receiving both a bachelor's degree in business and a master's degree in professional accounting.
Christopher Jensen	Mr. Christopher W. Jensen is Senior Vice President - Finance of Celanese Corp. In his current capacity, Mr. Jensen has global responsibility for corporate finance, treasury operations, insurance risk management, pensions, business planning and analysis, corporate accounting, tax and general ledger accounting. Mr. Jensen was previously the Assistant Corporate Controller from March 2007 through April 2008, where he was responsible for SEC reporting, internal reporting, and technical accounting. In his initial role at Celanese from October 2005 through March 2007, he built and directed the company’s technical accounting function. From August 2004 to October 2005, Mr. Jensen worked in the inspections and registration division of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. He spent 13 years of his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an assurance, tax and advisory services firm, in various positions in both the auditing and mergers & acquisitions groups. Mr. Jensen earned bachelor's and master’s degrees in accounting from Brigham Young University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Gjon Nivica	Mr. Gjon N. Nivica, Jr., is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Celanese Corp. Prior to that time, Mr. Nivica served as Vice President and General Counsel of Honeywell Transportation Systems business group from 2005 to 2009, during which time he also served as Deputy General Counsel to Honeywell International Inc. Prior to that time, he was the Vice President and General Counsel to Honeywell Aerospace Electronic Systems from 2002 to 2005 and to Honeywell Engines Systems and Services from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Nivica began his career in 1989 as a corporate associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, a global law firm, where he specialized in acquisitions, divestitures and general corporate and securities work, before becoming M&A Senior Counsel to AlliedSignal Aerospace Inc. from 1994 to 1996. Mr. Nivica received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Boston University Law School.
Lori Johnston	Ms. Lori A. Johnston is Senior Vice President - Human Resources of Celanese Corp. Prior to joining Celanese, she was the Vice President, International Human Resources for Amgen, Inc., a biotechnology medicines company, and had served in human resources positions of increasing importance with Amgen since 2001, except from January 2006 to April 2007 when she served as the Human Resources and Communications Director of the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Before joining Amgen, Ms. Johnston held positions beginning in 1990 at Dell, Inc., a global information technology company, before serving as the Human Resources Director, Home and Small Business, from 1997 to 2001. Ms. Johnston earned a master's of human sciences degree from Lady of the Lake University and a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Mark Oberle	Mr. Mark W. Oberle is Senior Vice President - Corporate Affairs of Celanese Corp. From April 2005 to February 2010, Mr. Oberle served as Vice President, Investor Relations. He assumed overall responsibility for global communications and public affairs in 2006. Prior to joining Celanese, Mr. Oberle was Director of Investor Relations for Navistar International Corporation, a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce commercial and military trucks, diesel engines, commercial buses and recreational vehicles, where he served also in a variety of financial and commercial roles from 1996 to 2005. Prior to that time, he was a management consultant with KPMG LLP. Mr. Oberle earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Bradley University.
Jay Townsend	Mr. Jay C. Townsend is Senior Vice President - Business Strategy Development and Procurement of Celanese Corp. Mr. Townsend previously served as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development from 2007 to 2010, and as Vice President of Business Strategy and Development from 2005 to 2006. Mr. Townsend joined Celanese in 1986 as a Business Analyst and has held several roles of increasing responsibility within the US and Europe. Mr. Townsend received his bachelor's degree in international finance from Widener University in 1980.
David Hoffmeister	Mr. David F. Hoffmeister is Lead Independent Director of Celanese Corporation. Mr. Hoffmeister serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Life Technologies Corporation, a global life sciences company. From October 2004 to November 2008, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Invitrogen Corporation, which merged with Applied Biosystems in November 2008 to form Life Technologies Corporation. Before joining Invitrogen, Mr. Hoffmeister spent 20 years with McKinsey & Company as a senior partner serving clients in the healthcare, private equity and chemical industries on issues of strategy and organization. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. Hoffmeister was the leader of McKinsey’s North American chemical practice.
James Barlett	Mr. James E. Barlett is Independent Director of Celanese Corporation. He has been Vice Chairman of TeleTech Holdings, Inc., a global provider of customer experience strategy, technology and business process outsourcing solutions, since October 2001 and a member of the board of directors of TeleTech since February 2000. He previously served as the Chairman from 1997, and President and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 until October 2001, of Galileo International, Inc., a provider of travel information and transaction processing solutions for the travel industry. Prior to joining Galileo, Mr. Barlett served as Executive Vice President for MasterCard International Corporation and was Executive Vice President for NBD Bancorp. Mr. Barlett also served as a member of the board of directors and the chairman of the audit committee of Korn/Ferry International from 1999 until September 2009.
Edward Galante	Mr. Edward G. Galante is Independent Director of Celanese Corp. Mr. Galante served as Senior Vice President and as a member of the management commitee of Exxon Mobil Corporation, an international oil and gas company, from August 2001 until his retirement in 2006. Prior to that, he held various management positions of increasing responsibility during his more than 30 years with Exxon Mobil Corporation, including serving as Executive Vice President of ExxonMobil Chemical Company from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Galante currently serves as a director (since 2007) and chairman of the compensation and management development committee and as a member of the governance and nominating committee of Praxair, Inc. He also serves as a director (since 2008) and chairman of the compensation and executive development committee and as a member of the audit committee of Foster Wheeler AG, and as a director (since 2010) and member of the governance and nominating committee of Clean Harbors, Inc.
Jay Ihlenfeld	Dr. Jay V. Ihlenfeld is Independent Director of Celanese Corp. From 2006 until his retirement in 2012, he served as the Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, for 3M Company, a in technology and innovation. Mr. Ihlenfeld previously served as 3M Company’s Senior Vice President, Research and Development from 2002 to 2006. A 33-year veteran of 3M Company, Mr. Ihlenfeld has also held various leadership and technology positions, including Vice President of its Performance Materials business and Executive Vice President of its Sumitomo/3M business in Japan.
Martin McGuinn	Mr. Martin G. McGuinn is Independent Director of Celanese Corporation. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors (since 2007) and the audit committee as well as the chairman of the organization & compensation committee of The Chubb Corporation. He also serves as a member of the board of directors (since 2009) and as the chairman of the audit committee of iGATE Corporation. Mr. McGuinn serves as a member of the Advisory Board of CapGen Financial Group. From January 1999 until February 2006, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Financial Corporation, a financial services company, where he spent 25 years in a number of positions. Mr. McGuinn served a one-year term as Chairman of the Financial Services Roundtable from April 2003 to April 2004. He served as the 2005 President of the Federal Reserve Board’s Advisory Council. Mr. McGuinn also serves on several non-profit boards including the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Daniel Sanders	Mr. Daniel S. Sanders is Independent Director of Celanese Corporation. He was President of ExxonMobil Chemical Company and Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corporation, an international oil and gas company, from December 1999 until his retirement in August 2004. Prior to the merger of Exxon and Mobil, Mr. Sanders served as President of Exxon Chemical Company beginning in January 1999 and as its Executive Vice President beginning in 1998. Mr. Sanders is a member of the Board of Trustees of Furman University. He is the past Chairman of the Board of the American Chemistry Council and past Chairman of the Society of Chemical Industry (American Section). He served as a member of the board of directors of Arch Chemicals, Inc. from 2004 to 2011, which included service on Arch’s governance committee and compensation committee (including as chairman). He also served as a member of the board of directors of Nalco Holding Company from 2005 until its merger with Ecolab Inc. in 2011. Since the merger, he has served as a member of the board of directors of Ecolab Inc. and as a member of the audit committee and chairman of the nominating and governance committee. He served as the non-executive Chairman of Milliken & Company until August 2011; he currently serves as the non-executive Chairman of Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, a private investment company. Mr. Sanders is the recipient of the 2005 Chemical Industry Medal awarded by the Society of Chemical Industry (American Section).
Farah Walters	Ms. Farah M. Walters is Independent Director of Celanese Corporation. Since 2005, she has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of QualHealth, LLC, a healthcare consulting firm. From 1992 until her retirement in June 2002, Ms. Walters was the President and Chief Executive Officer of University Hospitals Health System and University Hospitals of Cleveland. She also serves as a member of the board of directors of PolyOne Corporation (since 1998), including as a member of the compensation committee and the nominating and governance committee. She previously served as the lead director (2006-2007), chairperson of both the compensation and nominating and governance committee and the 2005 chief executive officer search committee, and as a member of the environmental, health and safety committee and the financial policy committee of PolyOne. She was a member of the board of directors of Kerr McGee Corp. from 1993 until 2006. While a director at Kerr McGee, she served as a member of the executive committee, the chairman of the compensation committee, the chairman of the audit committee and a member of the governance committee. From 2003 to 2006, Ms. Walters was also a director, and a member of the compensation committee and the audit committee, of Alpharma, Inc.
John Wulff	Mr. John K. Wulff is Independent Director of Celanese Corporation. He is the former Chairman of the board of directors of Hercules Incorporated, a specialty chemicals company, a position he held from July 2003 until Ashland Inc.’s acquisition of Hercules in November 2008. Prior to that time, he served as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board from July 2001 until June 2003. Mr. Wulff was previously Chief Financial Officer of Union Carbide Corporation, a chemical and polymers company, from 1996 to 2001. During his fourteen years at Union Carbide, he also served as Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer from January 1989 to December 1995, and Controller from July 1987 to January 1989. Mr. Wulff was also a partner of KPMG LLP and predecessor firms from 1977 to 1987. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors (since 2004), the chairman of the governance and compensation committee and as a member of the audit committee of Moody’s Corporation. Mr. Wulff is chairman of the audit committee, a member of the environmental, health and safety committee and a member of the board of directors of Chemtura Corporation (since October 2009). Mr. Wulff served as a director of Sunoco, Inc. from March 2004 until October 2012 when Sunoco was acquired by Energy Transfer Partners L.P. He also served as a director of Fannie Mae from December 2004 to September 2008.
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Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Mark Rohr	6,129,400
Steven Sterin	586,423
Christopher Jensen	--
Gjon Nivica	501,841
Lori Johnston	3,156,690
Mark Oberle	--
Jay Townsend	3,348,310
David Hoffmeister	--
James Barlett	--
Edward Galante	--
Jay Ihlenfeld	--
Martin McGuinn	--
Daniel Sanders	--
Farah Walters	--
John Wulff	--
Jon Puckett	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Mark Rohr	0	0
Steven Sterin	75,000	2,334,400
Christopher Jensen	0	0
Gjon Nivica	0	0
Lori Johnston	0	0
Mark Oberle	0	0
Jay Townsend	113,387	3,769,870
David Hoffmeister	0	0
James Barlett	0	0
Edward Galante	0	0
Jay Ihlenfeld	0	0
Martin McGuinn	0	0
Daniel Sanders	0	0
Farah Walters	0	0
John Wulff	0	0
Jon Puckett	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
MCGUINN MARTIN G	1,194	$0.00
WALTERS FARAH M	2,000	$0.00
WULFF JOHN K	2,000	$0.00
MCGUINN MARTIN G	1,958	$0.00
BARLETT JAMES EDWARD	1,958	$0.00
SANDERS DANIEL S	1,958	$0.00
IHLENFELD JAY V	1,958	$0.00
GALANTE EDWARD G	2,447	$0.00
WALTERS FARAH M	1,958	$0.00
WULFF JOHN K	1,958	$0.00
HOFFMEISTER DAVID F	1,958	$0.00
ROHR MARK C	6,021	$42.20
MADDEN DOUGLAS M	3,702	$0.00
NIVICA GJON N JR	9,000	$50.12
NIVICA GJON N JR	1,000	$0.00
MADDEN DOUGLAS M	9,305	$44.90
TOWNSEND JAY C	5,182	$44.97
STERIN STEVEN M	4,654	$0.00
MADDEN DOUGLAS M	40,813	$41.63
MADDEN DOUGLAS M	56,775	$16.00
MADDEN DOUGLAS M	140,274	$42.03
JENSEN CHRISTOPHER W	300	$0.00
NIVICA GJON N JR	11,003	$39.48
NIVICA GJON N JR	1,700	$0.00
JENSEN CHRISTOPHER W	1,960	$0.00

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