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Senior Management

Harsco Corporation is led by a strong and committed Board of Directors and senior management team who reflect broad executive leadership experience in industrial services, international business, and operations management, as appropriate to Harsco’s diversified activities and global scope.

Board of Directors

Henry W. Knueppel currently serves as Interim Chairman and CEO of Harsco.  He is the retired Chairman and CEO of Regal Beloit Corporation, a multi-national organization with operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia serving the HVAC, industrial motor, power transmission and power generation markets. More ...

Mr. Knueppel continues to serve on Regal Beloit's Board of Directors and also serves on the Board of Directors of Snap-on Incorporated.  He joined the Harsco Board in September 2008.

Kathy G. Eddy is a Certified Public Accountant and a founding partner of McDonough, Eddy, Parsons & Baylous, A.C., a Parkersburg, West Virginia-based public accounting and financial services corporation. More ...

She served as Chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Board of Directors from 2000 to 2001 and has served on the AICPA's governing council and numerous committees. She has also served as Chair of the AICPA Special Committee on State Regulation. In addition, Ms. Eddy has been active in her home state serving as President of the West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and as President of the West Virginia Board of Accountancy. She has been a Harsco Director since 2004 and currently serves as Lead Independent Director. She is also a member of the Audit Committee.

David C. Everitt is co-leader of Deere & Company’s Agriculture and Turf Division, the company’s largest operating group. More ...

He serves as President - North America, Asia, Australia, Sub-Saharan and South Africa, and Global Tractor and Turf Products. During his 35-year career with Deere & Company, Mr. Everitt has led sales, marketing, manufacturing and product development operations in almost every region of the world, while also overseeing joint ventures and acquisitions in China, Europe and South America. Elected a senior officer of Deere in 2001, Mr. Everitt has also held additional responsibilities in such areas as Corporate Secretary, Corporate Engineering, Technology Development, Human Resources and Labor Relations. Mr. Everitt joined the Harsco Board in November 2010 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Management Development & Compensation Committee.

Stuart E. Graham is Vice Chairman of Skanska AB, one of the world's largest construction groups. More ...

His career includes more than four decades of worldwide experience in the infrastructure and construction industry, including executive management responsibilities for Skanska’s business units in the U.S., the U.K., Hong Kong and Latin America. Mr. Graham has also served as Chairman of the Engineering and Construction Governors Council of the World Economic Forum and founded the Engineering and Construction Risk Institute. He joined the Harsco Board in February 2009. Mr. Graham is Chair of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.  He is also a Director of Industrivarden AB and PPL Corporation.

Terry D. Growcock is the retired Chairman of The Manitowoc Company, a diversified industrial company that ranks as one of the world's largest providers of lifting equipment for the global construction industry and also serves the food service equipment and shipbuilding industries. More ...

He served as Chairman of The Manitowoc Company from October 2002 until December 2008, and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until mid-2007. Prior to joining Manitowoc in 1994, Mr. Growcock served in numerous management and executive positions with Siebe plc and United Technologies Corporation. Mr. Growcock also serves on the Board of Directors of Harris Corporation and Carlisle Companies, Inc. He is also Chairman of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, one of the state’s leading business associations. He joined the Harsco Board in January 2008. Mr. Growcock is Chair of the Management Development & Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

James M. Loree is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Stanley Black & Decker. More ...

He has held this position since the beginning of 2009, first with the Stanley Works and subsequently since the merger of Stanley and Black & Decker which was completed in March 2010. His responsibilities include executive oversight for all business segments including the company’s European and Asian operations, as well as global sourcing, IT and business development. Before that, Mr. Loree served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Stanley, having joined the company in 1999 from General Electric where he served for almost 20 years, including vice president for finance and strategic planning within GE Capital. Mr. Loree joined the Harsco Board in November 2010.  He serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

Andrew J. Sordoni, III is the Chairman of Sordoni Construction Services, Inc. a regional building construction and management services company based in Pennsylvania, where he has been active since 1967. More ...

Mr. Sordoni has been a Harsco Director since 1988. He is a member of the Management Development & Compensation Committee and the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. He is also a Director of Aqua America, Inc.

Dr. Robert C. Wilburn is a Distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and Principal of the Wilburn Group.  He formerly served as President of the Gettysburg Foundation and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. More ...

During his career Dr. Wilburn has also served as President of Carnegie Institute and Carnegie Library; President of Indiana University of Pennsylvania; and as Secretary of Budget and Administration and Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has been a Harsco Director since 1986. He is a member of the Management Development & Compensation Committee and the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. Dr. Wilburn is also a Director of Erie Indemnity Company.

 

Corporate Officers

Henry W. Knueppel currently serves as Interim Chairman and CEO of Harsco.  He is the retired Chairman and CEO of Regal Beloit Corporation, a multi-national organization with operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia serving the HVAC, industrial motor, power transmission and power generation markets. More ...

Mr. Knueppel continues to serve on Regal Beloit's Board of Directors and also serves on the Board of Directors of Snap-on Incorporated.  He joined the Harsco Board in September 2008.

Galdino J. Claro serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Harsco Metals & Minerals group. More ...

Mr. Claro previously served as the CEO of Aleris Americas and has nearly 30 years of executive leadership experience in the worldwide metals industry, including 20 years as an international operations executive within Alcoa Inc.

Ivor J. Harrington serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Harsco Infrastructure group. More ...

Mr. Harrington joined Harsco in July 2010. He previously served in the senior management of Fluor Corporation, with business line leadership and strategic planning responsibilities in Fluor’s energy and chemicals, operations maintenance and global services groups. He has also held senior project management and field engineering responsibilities in the construction of major new manufacturing and petrochemical facilities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Mark E. Kimmel has been Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary since 2008. More ...

Mr. Kimmel has held senior legal positions since joining the Company in August 2001 and previously served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since January 2004. Mr. Kimmel served as Vice President, Administration and General Counsel of New World Pasta Company, and before that spent approximately 12 years in various legal positions with Hershey Foods Corporation.

Stephen J. Schnoor serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. More ...

He previously served as Vice President and Controller, and before that served as Vice President and Controller of the Company’s Patent Construction Systems Division. Mr. Schnoor has also held various auditing positions for the Company since joining Harsco in 1988. He previously served in various auditing positions for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Scott H. Gerson serves as Vice President and Group President of the Harsco Industrial group. More ...

Mr. Gerson joined Harsco in 2005 as Chief Information Officer and was appointed to his current position in 2010. Mr. Gerson previously was with Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of semiconductor assembly and test equipment, where he served as IT director of their worldwide application services. He has also served in IT management capacities with Compaq Computers and TRW Inc.

Scott W. Jacoby serves as Vice President and Group President of the Harsco Rail group. More ...

Since joining the Company in 1995, Mr. Jacoby has held senior operations management positions in the Harsco Rail and Harsco Industrial business groups. Mr. Jacoby began his career with Mack Trucks and holds an MBA from Wilkes University. He is also a CPA.

A. Verona Dorch serves as Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary and joined the Company in 2006.More ...

Ms. Dorch served in senior legal positions with leading law firms in Boston, New York and San Francisco, and was a member of the legal team for Sumitomo Chemical Company based in Tokyo, Japan. She holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Bachelors degree from Dartmouth College.

Douglas Eubanks serves as Vice President and Chief Information Officer and joined the Company in January 2011. More ...

Mr. Eubanks previously served with NCH Corporation as VP and Chief Information Officer and has extensive career experience in a broad range of IT management disciplines. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University.

Janet L. Hogan serves as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. More ...

Ms. Hogan joined Harsco in June 2011. She worked for nearly two decades as an HR executive within Monsanto Company, widely recognized as one of the global leaders in workforce development. She has developed numerous strategies and programs throughout her career to foster employee engagement and development at all levels.

A. James Howell serves as Vice President of Internal Audit. More ...

Based in the U.K., Mr. Howell began his career at Harsco in 1996 and has held several positions in the Internal Audit Department including Audit Manager and Interim Director of Internal Audit. Prior to coming to Harsco, Mr. Howell spent five years with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). He is a U.K. Chartered Accountant.

Michael H. Kolinsky serves as Vice President – Taxes. More ...

Prior to joining Harsco in 2005, Mr. Kolinsky served with Ernst & Young as a tax executive on multi-national and middle-market accounts. He holds a Business Administration degree from Temple University and a Masters of Taxation from Villanova University. He is also a CPA.

Barry E. Malamud serves as Vice President and Corporate Controller and is the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer. More ...

He has held various accounting, audit and treasury positions throughout his 20-year career with the Company. Prior to joining Harsco, Mr. Malamud was with Coopers & Lybrand. He holds an Accounting degree from Albright College and is a CPA.

Richard A. Sullivan serves as Vice President of Business Transformation and Chief Global Supply Chain Officer, where he leads Harsco’s enterprise-wide initiatives for continuous improvement, global process change and supply chain innovation. More ...

His background includes more than 20 years of senior management experience in planning and leading continuous improvement programs, having directed the implementation of Lean Enterprise/Six Sigma initiatives for Carpenter Technology Corporation. Mr. Sullivan is a certified Six Sigma master black belt and American Society for Quality (ASQ) certified quality engineer and quality manager.

Eugene M. Truett serves as Vice President of Investor Relations and Credit.More ...

Mr. Truett has served with the Company since 1995 and has received national recognition from the investment community for his activities. He has over 35 years of experience in the investor relations, credit and financial fields.

Jeremy Zahn serves as Vice President of Global Safety, Health & Environment and joined the Company in October 2011.More ...

Prior to joining Harsco, Mr. Zahn was with Newell Rubbermaid where he served as Corporate VP for Global Safety and Health. He has a Master of Industrial Health and Safety from the University of Minnesota - Duluth.