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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

Salvatore D. Fazzolari was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2008 and has been a member of the Harsco Board of Directors since January 2002. More ...

Mr. Fazzolari has served in the senior management of Harsco since 1980, holding progressively responsible positions as Director of Auditing, Corporate Controller, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and President. Mr. Fazzolari is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. A graduate of Penn State University, Mr. Fazzolari was recently honored as an Alumni Fellow, the highest honor given to an alumnus by the Penn State Alumni Association. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Geoffrey D. H. Butler serves as President of Harsco Corporation. More ...

He previously served as Senior Vice President — Operations of the corporation since 2000 and as President of the MultiServ and SGB Divisions. Before that, he was President of the Heckett MultiServ - East Division and has also served in various officer positions within MultiServ International, N.V. prior to Harsco's acquisition of that corporation in 1993.

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 Board, governing Council and numerous committees, including the Audit, Finance, Compensation, Strategic Planning, State Legislation and the Special Committee on Mobility. 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. She is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

Stuart E. Graham recently retired as CEO of Sweden-based Skanska AB and continues to serve as Chairman of Skanska USA. 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. Skanska is one of the world's largest construction groups. 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 and is a member of the Audit Committee.

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. More ...

Manitowoc is also an industry leader for ice machines, ice-beverage equipment and commercial refrigeration equipment in the foodservice industry and for shipbuilding, ship repair and conversion services for the U.S. maritime industry. He served as Chairman of The Manitowoc Company from October 2002 until December 2008, and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until May 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 Bemis Manufacturing Company. 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 and is a member of the Management Development & Compensation Committee and the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

Henry W. Knueppel is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 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 ...

He has served with Regal Beloit in increasingly senior management responsibilities since 1979. He joined the Harsco Board in September 2008 and is a member of the Audit Committee.

D. Howard Pierce was President and CEO of ABB Inc., the US subsidiary of global industrial, energy and automation provider ABB from 1999 until his retirement in June 2001 and has held a number of international executive management positions within the ABB organization. More ...

He has been a Harsco Director since 2001. He is Chairman of the Management Development & Compensation Committee.

James I. Scheiner is a Vice President of Century Engineering, a full service consulting engineering firm. Prior to its acquisition by Century, Mr. Scheiner served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Benatec Associates. More ...

During his career, Mr. Scheiner has served as Secretary of Revenue for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and as Deputy Secretary for Administration within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. He is a Board Member of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry. Mr. Scheiner has been a Harsco Director since 1995. He is a member of the Management Development & Compensation 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 ...

He is Director of Aqua America, Inc. Mr. Sordoni has been a Harsco Director since 1988. He is Chairman of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee.

Dr. Robert C. Wilburn is the President of the Gettysburg Foundation, a nonprofit educational institution, and formerly served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. More ...

Other former positions include Distinguished Service Professor at Carnegie Mellon University; President of Carnegie Institute and Carnegie Library, and Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has been a Harsco Director since 1986 and currently serves as Lead Director. Dr. Wilburn is also a Director of Erie Indemnity Company. He is a member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and the Management Development & Compensation Committee.

Executive Officers

Salvatore D. Fazzolari serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. More ...

Before 2008, he served as President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer having added the additional responsibilities of President in January 2006. During his more than 30 years of service to the company, Mr. Fazzolari’s executive management positions have included Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Controller, and Controller.

Geoffrey D. H. Butler serves as President of Harsco Corporation. More ...

He previously served as Senior Vice President — Operations of the corporation since 2000 and as President of the MultiServ and SGB Divisions. Before that, he was President of the Heckett MultiServ - East Division and has also served in various officer positions within MultiServ International, N.V. prior to Harsco's acquisition of that corporation in 1993.

Richard C. Neuffer serves as Harsco Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company’s Minerals & Rail group. More ...

Mr. Neuffer joined Harsco in 1991 and during his tenure has served as Vice President and General Manager of Harsco’s Patterson-Kelley, IKG Industries and Air-X-Changers units.

John W. Barrett serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Harsco Infrastructure group. More ...

Mr. Barrett joined Harsco through the acquisition of the SGB Group in 2000, where he was Group Operations Director, having joined SGB in 1985. Mr. Barrett has extensive experience in international business management and mergers and acquisitions activity and has been directly involved in the continuing growth of Harsco Infrastructure’s international footprint.

Galdino Claro joined Harsco in June 2009 as Chief Executive Officer of the Harsco Metals group. More ...

Mr. Claro has previously served as the CEO of Aleris Americas for Aleris International 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.

Scott H. Gerson serves as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. More ...

Prior to joining Harsco in 2005, Mr. Gerson was with Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of semiconductor assembly and test equipment, where he most recently served as IT director of their worldwide application services. He has also served in IT management capacities with Compaq Computers and TRW Inc.

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

He previously served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since January 2004 and held senior legal positions since joining the company in August 2001. 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 has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2008. More ...

He had been serving as Vice President and Controller of the Corporation since May 1998. He previously served as Vice President and Controller of the Patent Construction Systems Division and has held various auditing positions for the corporation since joining Harsco in 1988. Mr. Schnoor previously served in various auditing positions for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Richard A. Sullivan joined Harsco in 2009 as Vice President of Business Transformation, where he leads Harsco’s enterprise-wide initiatives for continuous improvement and global process change. More ...

He brings to the position 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.

Richard M. Wagner has been Vice President and Controller since 2008. More ...

He joined Harsco as Assistant Controller in July 2007. Prior to joining Harsco, Mr. Wagner held management responsibilities for financial reporting at Bayer Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA. He previously held a number of financial management positions both in the U.S. and internationally with Kennametal Inc., and also served as an audit manager with Deloitte & Touche.