People: Horsehead Holding Corp (ZINC.OQ)
ZINC.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market
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1 Aug 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
James Hensler |
57 | Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer | |
Robert Scherich |
52 | 2004 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President |
Mark Tomaszewski |
56 | President - The International Metals Reclamation Company Inc. | |
Ali Alavi |
51 | 2011 | Senior Vice President - Corporate and Environmental Affairs |
Gary Whitaker |
57 | 2011 | Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
James Totera |
56 | Vice President - Sales and Marketing | |
Bruce Morgan |
41 | Vice President - Human Resources | |
Timothy Basilone |
53 | Vice President - Environmental Affairs | |
Lee Burkett |
56 | Vice President - Manufacturing | |
Joshua Belczyk |
35 | 2011 | General Manager — Zochem Inc. |
Jack Shilling |
69 | 2007 | Lead Independent Director |
T. Grant John |
74 | 2007 | Independent Director |
George Schreiber |
64 | 2012 | Independent Director |
John van Roden |
64 | 2007 | Independent Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
James Hensler |
Mr. James M. Hensler, III, is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Horsehead Holding Corp. He has over 30 years of experience working in the metals industry. From 2003 to April 2004, Mr. Hensler was a consultant to various companies in the metals industry. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Hensler was Vice President of Global Operations and Vice President and General Manager of the Huntington Alloys Business Unit for Special Metals Corp., international manufacturer of high performance nickel and cobalt alloys. Prior to that, Mr. Hensler was the Executive Vice President for Austeel Lemont Co., General Manager of Washington Steel Co. and Director of Business Planning for Allegheny Teledyne Inc. He received a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 1977, an MSE in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University in 1978 and an MBA from the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh in 1987. |
Robert Scherich |
Mr. Robert D. Scherich is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Horsehead Holding Corp. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Scherich was the Chief Financial Officer of Valley National Gases, Inc. Prior to that, he was the Controller and General Manager at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. and an accountant at Ernst & Whinney. Mr. Scherich received a BS in Business Administration from The Pennsylvania State University in 1982. |
Mark Tomaszewski |
Mr. Mark Tomaszewski is President - The International Metals Reclamation Company Inc., a subsidiary of Horsehead Holding Corp. He joined the company on December 31, 2009 when the company acquired INMETCO, where he has served for over 30 years in positions ranging from General Manager — Finance and Administration to his current position of President of INMETCO, which position he has held since August 2008. Mr. Tomaszewski received a BS in Business Administration from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1978 and an MS in Business Administration from Robert Morris University in 1992. |
Ali Alavi |
Mr. Ali Alavi is Senior Vice President - Corporate and Environmental Affairs of Horsehead Holding Corp. Mr. Alavi previously served as the Vice President — Corporate Administration, General Counsel and Secretary, Director & Counsel of Environment, Health & Safety and Director of Environmental Performance. Prior to that, Mr. Alavi worked as Assistant General Counsel of Clean Sites, Inc., Senior Regulatory Analyst of the American Petroleum Institute and Project Manager/Engineer for the U.S. Army Toxic & Hazardous Materials Agency. Mr. Alavi received a BA in Geography/Environmental Studies from the University of Pittsburgh in 1983, an MS in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering in 1985 and a JD from the University of Maryland Law School in 1993. |
Gary Whitaker |
Mr. Gary R. Whitaker is Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Horsehead Holding Corp. Mr. Whitaker previously was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 2009 to 2011. He served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for GrafTech International Ltd., a manufacturer of graphite products, including graphite electrodes used in electric arc furnaces, from 2006 to 2008, and as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for the US operations of the SK Group, one of South Korea’s conglomerates, from 1998 to 2006. Mr. Whitaker also worked as a corporate attorney for Eastman Chemical Company and for the DuPont Company, and was a senior associate for Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy, in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Whitaker received a B.A. in History from U.C.L.A. in 1976 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law School in 1980. |
James Totera |
Mr. James A. Totera is Vice President - Sales and Marketing of Horsehead Holding Corp. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Sales for Steel Mill Products, where he worked in, among other things, electric arc furnace (“EAF”) dust recycling and also spent over 15 years working in sales positions, including as General Manager of Sales, at Insul Company. Mr. Totera received a BA in Economics, Administrative Management Science and Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University in 1979. |
Bruce Morgan |
Mr. Bruce Morgan is Vice President - Human Resources of Horsehead Holding Corp. Prior to that, from November 2006 to May 2010, Mr. Morgan served as Director of Human Resources — North America for the Steel Mill Services division of Harsco Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Morgan served as Director of Human Resources for both the Steel and Foundry Divisions of Vesuvius USA, a global refractory manufacturer, where he was employed from March 1997 to November 2006. Among other previous employment, Mr. Morgan served as an HR Associate for the construction and start-up of Gallatin Steel Company, where he was employed from June 1994 to August 1995. Mr. Morgan received a BS degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University in 1994. |
Timothy Basilone |
Mr. Timothy R. Basilone is Vice President - Environmental Affairs of Horsehead Holding Corp. Mr. Basilone has over 20 years of experience working in all aspects of environmental affairs in a variety of industries. Prior to that, he spent ten years with Koppers Inc., including seven years as a Senior Manager in the Corporate Environmental Affairs Department and three years as Operations Superintendent at the Koppers coal tar distillation facility in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Prior to that Mr. Basilone spent nine years at Westinghouse Electric Corporation as the Environmental Remediation Program Manager in the Corporate Legal and Environmental Affairs Department. He began his professional career as an Exploration / Production Geologist with Marathon Oil Company before moving on to Westinghouse. Mr. Basilone earned an MS degree in Earth and Planetary Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1984 and a BA degree in Geology from the College of Wooster in 1981. |
Lee Burkett |
Mr. Lee Burkett is Vice President - Manufacturing of Horsehead Holding Corp. During the three years prior to that, Mr. Burkett served as General Manager of the Bridgeville Facility of Universal Stainless. Previous positions included General Manager — Finishing Operations of J&L Specialty Steel, Plant Manager of Timet’s Toronto, Ohio facility, Vice President Operations for Caparo Steel and 14 years with Washington Steel with responsibilities in all aspects of the operation including Plant Manager of Finishing. Mr. Burkett received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University in 1979. |
Joshua Belczyk |
Mr. Joshua Belczyk is General Manager — Zochem Inc., a subsidiary of Horsehead Holding Corp. He joined the company in September 2010 as Director — Business Development. Prior to joining Horsehead, he worked with FTI Consulting, Inc. in corporate finance and restructuring. Prior to that, Mr. Belczyk worked eight years for Bailey-PVS Oxides, LLC, an environmental service and recycling provider to the steel industry, where he last served as a multi-site General Manager. Mr. Belczyk received a BS degree in Environmental Science and Public Policy from Harvard University in 2000 and a MBA from the University of Michigan in 2009. |
Jack Shilling |
Dr. Jack W. Shilling is Lead Independent Director of Horsehead Holding Corp. From July 2001 through April 2007, Dr. Shilling served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of ATI, an NYSE-listed producer of specialty metals, where his responsibilities included working closely with several individual ATI businesses on strategic growth opportunities. Prior to such positions with ATI, beginning in 1973, Dr. Shilling worked for a subsidiary of ATI, Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, of which he became president in 1998 after holding positions of increasing responsibility in technical and operations management. He then became president of the high performance metals segment of ATI in 2000. Dr. Shilling has served also as the chairman of the Specialty Steel Industry of North America, a trade association representing the producers of stainless steel and other specialty metals in North America. Dr. Shilling received a BA in Physics from Franklin & Marshall College in 1965, an MS in Physics from Cornell University in 1967 and a PhD in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1975. |
T. Grant John |
Dr. T. Grant John, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Horsehead Holding Corp. Since 2003, Dr. John has served as the principal of T.G. John & Associates, Inc., a strategy, search and turnaround consulting firm focused on the primary metals and metalworking industries. From 1999 to 2003, Dr. John was the president and chief executive officer of Special Metals Corporation, a international manufacturer of high performance nickel and cobalt alloys, which filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in 2002 and emerged from bankruptcy in 2003. Prior to 1999 and beginning in 1966, Dr. John served in various executive and management roles for companies in the metals industry. Dr. John earned B.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in metallurgical engineering at the University of British Columbia. |
George Schreiber |
Mr. George A. Schreiber, Jr., is Independent Director of Horsehead Holding Corp. He formerly served as a director for two publicly-traded companies, Semco Energy, Inc. and Energy Conversion Devices, and currently serves on the Board of one privately-held company, Continental Energy Systems LLC. He has served as President and CEO of Continental since 2007. Continental Energy Systems LLC is a utility holding company which owns gas distribution businesses with over 500,000 customers in New Mexico. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Schreiber served as President and CEO of Semco Energy, Inc., a NYSE publicly-traded natural gas distribution company serving markets in Michigan and Alaska. Prior to that, from 1999 to 2004, he served as Chairman of the Global Energy Group of Credit Suisse. Mr. Schreiber earned a M.B.A. in 1971 and a B.S. in 1970, both from Arizona State University. |
John van Roden |
Mr. John van Roden is Independent Director of Horsehead Holding Corp. From 2006 to 2007, Mr. van Roden served as Executive Vice President of P.H. Glatfelter Company, a NYSE-listed producer of engineered paper products, and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of P.H. Glatfelter Company from 2003 to 2006. From 1998 to 2003, Mr. van Roden was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Conectiv Corp. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. van Roden was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lukens Inc. Mr. van Roden is a director of (i) H.B. Fuller Company, an NYSE-listed global manufacturer and marketer of adhesives and specialty chemical products, (ii) PVG GP, LLC, the general partner of Penn Virginia G.P. Holdings, L.P., an NYSE-listed limited partnership engaged in the management of coal properties and the gathering and processing of natural gas, and (iii) Airgas, Inc., an NYSE-listed distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases and welding, safety and related products, where Mr. van Roden also serves as Presiding Director. From June 2005 to November 2007, Mr. van Roden served on the board of directors of Semco Energy, Inc., which was a NYSE-listed, regulated public utility company that was acquired by Cap Rock Holding Corporation in November 2007. Mr. van Roden received a BA in Economics from Denison University in 1971 and an MBA from Drexel University in 1974. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
James Hensler |
1,928,300 |
Robert Scherich |
765,595 |
Mark Tomaszewski |
-- |
Ali Alavi |
556,377 |
Gary Whitaker |
594,960 |
James Totera |
-- |
Bruce Morgan |
-- |
Timothy Basilone |
-- |
Lee Burkett |
-- |
Joshua Belczyk |
-- |
Jack Shilling |
-- |
T. Grant John |
-- |
George Schreiber |
-- |
John van Roden |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2012
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
James Hensler |
88,376 | 698,170 |
Robert Scherich |
49,596 | 455,787 |
Mark Tomaszewski |
0 | 0 |
Ali Alavi |
40,000 | 175,600 |
Gary Whitaker |
0 | 0 |
James Totera |
0 | 0 |
Bruce Morgan |
0 | 0 |
Timothy Basilone |
0 | 0 |
Lee Burkett |
0 | 0 |
Joshua Belczyk |
0 | 0 |
Jack Shilling |
0 | 0 |
T. Grant John |
0 | 0 |
George Schreiber |
0 | 0 |
John van Roden |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
DALAL STREET L L C |
212,553 | $12.00 |
DALAL STREET L L C |
193,757 | $11.87 |
DALAL STREET L L C |
173,092 | $12.06 |
SCHERICH ROBERT D |
1,859 | $10.07 |
HENSLER JAMES M III |
5,209 | $10.07 |
SCHERICH ROBERT D |
5,321 | $11.08 |
HENSLER JAMES M III |
15,912 | $11.08 |
HENSLER JAMES M III |
7,664 | $10.45 |
SCHERICH ROBERT D |
2,836 | $10.45 |
SCHERICH ROBERT D |
12,274 | $0.01 |
SHILLING JACK W |
9,029 | $0.01 |
JOHN T GRANT |
9,029 | $0.01 |
SCHREIBER GEORGE A JR |
9,029 | $0.01 |
HENSLER JAMES M III |
36,682 | $0.01 |
WHITAKER GARY R |
12,274 | $0.01 |
VAN RODEN JOHN C JR |
9,029 | $0.01 |
SCHREIBER GEORGE A JR |
10,000 | $8.68 |
SCHERICH ROBERT D |
18,500 | $10.20 |
SCHERICH ROBERT D |
49,596 | $1.01 |
HENSLER JAMES M III |
88,376 | $1.01 |
HENSLER JAMES M III |
41,550 | $8.91 |
HENSLER JAMES M III |
10,000 | $8.94 |
HENSLER JAMES M III |
4,271 | $11.50 |
SCHERICH ROBERT D |
1,375 | $11.50 |
SCHERICH ROBERT D |
3,938 | $12.47 |

