People: Rockwood Holdings Inc (ROC.N)
ROC.N on New York Stock Exchange
67.94USD
1 Aug 2013
67.94USD
1 Aug 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Seifi Ghasemi |
68 | 2001 | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer |
Robert Zatta |
63 | 2001 | Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President |
Thomas Riordan |
63 | 2000 | Senior Vice President - Law & Administration, Secretary |
Nance Dicciani |
65 | 2009 | Lead Independent Director |
Sheldon Erikson |
71 | 2005 | Independent Director |
Douglas Maine |
64 | 2005 | Independent Director |
J. Kent Masters |
53 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Nahla Azmy |
Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Seifi Ghasemi |
Mr. Seifi Ghasemi serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Rockwood Holdings Inc. He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwood and subsidiary, Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., since November 2001. From 1997 to 2001 he was with GKN, plc, a $6.0 billion revenue per year global industrial company. He served as a director of the Main Board of GKN, plc and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GKN Sinter Metals, Inc. and Hoeganes Corporation. Before that, for 18 years, Mr. Ghasemi was with BOC Group, plc, a $7.0 billion revenue per year global industrial gas company, which is now part of Linde AG. He was a director of the Main Board of BOC Group, plc, President, BOC Gases Americas and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BOC Process Plants, Ltd. and Cryostar. Mr. Ghasemi also serves on the board of directors of EnerSys and serves as Chairman of the Electrification Coalition, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit group of business leaders committed to reducing oil dependence through the deployment of electric vehicles on a mass scale. Mr. Ghasemi has a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. |
Robert Zatta |
Mr. Robert J. Zatta serves as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Rockwood Holdings Inc. He has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., since April 2001. Prior to joining Rockwood, he spent twelve years with the Campbell Soup Company, where he held several financial management positions, including his final position as Vice President responsible for Corporate Development and Strategic Planning. Prior to joining Campbell Soup Company in 1990, he worked for General Foods Corporation and Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. Mr. Zatta has a B.S. in Business Administration and a M.B.A. in Finance. |
Thomas Riordan |
Mr. Thomas J. Riordan serves as Senior Vice President - Law & Administration, Secretary of Rockwood Holdings Inc. He has also been Senior Vice President, Law & Administration of Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. since 2000. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Law & Administration of Laporte Inc. since 1992 and joined Laporte in 1989. Mr. Riordan worked for UOP from 1975 to 1989 where he held various positions, most recently Chief Litigation Counsel. Mr. Riordan has a B.A. in Liberal Arts, a M.B.A. and a J.D. He is also admitted to the Illinois Bar, has a New Jersey Limited In-House Counsel License, is a member of the American Bar Association and has taken part in the Wharton/Laporte Business Program. |
Nance Dicciani |
Dr. Nance K. Dicciani serves as Lead Independent Director of Rockwood Holdings Inc. She has been a director of Rockwood since June 2008 and lead independent director since October 2009. From 2001 until her retirement in April 2008, Dr. Dicciani was the President and Chief Executive of Honeywell International Inc.'s $4.9 billion revenue specialty materials business. Prior to joining Honeywell in 2001, she was with Rohm and Haas Company, serving as Senior Vice President and Business Group Executive of chemical specialties and Director, European Region. In 2006, President George W. Bush appointed Dr. Dicciani to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Dr. Dicciani also serves on the boards of directors of Praxair Inc. and Halliburton Co. and the board of Trustees of Villanova University. Dr. Dicciani earned degrees in chemical engineering, including a B.S. from Villanova University, an M.S. from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. She also earned a M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
Sheldon Erikson |
Mr. Sheldon R. Erikson serves as an Independent Director of Rockwood Holdings Inc. Mr. Erikson is currently a director and was the Chairman of the Board of Cameron International Corporation, a global manufacturer, provider and servicer of petroleum equipment from 1996 to 2011 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 2008. He was Chairman of the Board from 1988 to 1995, and President from 1987 to 1995, of The Western Company of North America, an international petroleum service company. He serves on the board of directors of Endeavour International Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in Houston, Texas |
Douglas Maine |
Mr. Douglas L. Maine serves as an Independent Director of Rockwood Holdings Inc. Mr. Maine joined International Business Machines in 1998 as Chief Financial Officer following a 20 year career with MCI, where he was Chief Financial Officer from 1992-1998. He was named General Manager of ibm.com in 2000, General Manager of Consumer Products Industry in 2003 and retired in 2005. Mr. Maine also serves on the boards of directors of Alliant Techsystems, Inc. and Broadsoft, Inc., and is Audit Committee Chairman of both companies' boards. Mr. Maine is a Limited Partner and Senior Advisor with Brown Brothers Harriman. Mr. Maine has a B.S. from Temple University and a M.B.A. from Hofstra University. |
J. Kent Masters |
Mr. J. Kent Masters serves as Independent Director of Rockwood Holdings Inc. Mr. Masters was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler AG, a global engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier, on October 1, 2011. Mr. Masters was also elected to the board of directors of Foster Wheeler AG in November 2011. Prior to joining Foster Wheeler, Mr. Masters was a member of the executive board of Linde AG since 2006. Prior to joining Linde AG, Mr. Masters was a member of the board of directors of BOC Group, plc, a global industrial gas company, which was acquired by Linde AG in 2006. At BOC Group, plc, he served as President, Process Gas Solutions-Americas, from 2002-2005, and as Chief Executive, Industrial and Special Products, from 2005 until 2006. Mr. Masters was the non-executive Chairman of African Oxygen Limited from 2005 until 2011. Mr. Masters has a B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.B.A. from New York University. |
Nahla Azmy |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Seifi Ghasemi |
5,100,320 |
Robert Zatta |
1,517,910 |
Thomas Riordan |
1,444,800 |
Nance Dicciani |
-- |
Sheldon Erikson |
-- |
Douglas Maine |
-- |
J. Kent Masters |
-- |
Nahla Azmy |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Seifi Ghasemi |
1,030,118 | 6,969,408 |
Robert Zatta |
304,147 | 4,190,518 |
Thomas Riordan |
321,494 | 4,403,419 |
Nance Dicciani |
0 | 0 |
Sheldon Erikson |
0 | 0 |
Douglas Maine |
0 | 0 |
J. Kent Masters |
0 | 0 |
Nahla Azmy |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
GHASEMI SEIFI |
426 | $0.00 |
DICCIANI NANCE K |
300 | $0.00 |
MAINE DOUGLAS L |
300 | $0.00 |
MASTERS J KENT |
300 | $0.00 |
ERIKSON SHELDON R |
300 | $0.00 |
GHASEMI SEIFI |
448 | $0.00 |
DICCIANI NANCE K |
308 | $0.00 |
MASTERS J KENT |
308 | $0.00 |
MAINE DOUGLAS L |
308 | $0.00 |
ERIKSON SHELDON R |
308 | $0.00 |
RIORDAN THOMAS J |
7,563 | $31.73 |
RIORDAN THOMAS J |
4,203 | $23.79 |
RIORDAN THOMAS J |
3,087 | $32.39 |
GHASEMI SEIFI |
63,136 | $49.46 |
ZATTA ROBERT J |
12,902 | $49.46 |
RIORDAN THOMAS J |
9,763 | $49.46 |
ERIKSON SHELDON R |
423 | $0.00 |
MAINE DOUGLAS L |
423 | $0.00 |
CARROLL BRIAN F |
423 | $0.00 |
DICCIANI NANCE K |
423 | $0.00 |
ZATTA ROBERT J |
7,449 | $0.00 |
MASTERS J KENT |
423 | $0.00 |
FISHER TODD A |
423 | $0.00 |
RIORDAN THOMAS J |
7,449 | $0.00 |
KELLY MARK CHARLES |
2,284 | $0.00 |

