أغر؟´«أ½ Corporation Names Glenn M. Fish as New Chief Financial Officer
ATLANTA, GA (August 8, 2023) – أغر؟´«أ½ Corporation, one of the largest family-owned companies in the United States, announced today that after 20 years with the Company, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jeff Prosinski will retire, effective January 1, 2024. He will be succeeded by Glenn M. Fish, effective August 21.
Prosinski has served as Executive Vice President (EVP) & CFO of أغر؟´«أ½ since 2006. He joined the Company in 2003 as Vice President of Finance in charge of the Tax and Internal Audit Departments and was named Corporate Controller of أغر؟´«أ½ in 2004. He has served on the Management Boards of all three of أغر؟´«أ½’s portfolio businesses, CP Kelco, أغر؟´«أ½ Engineered Materials and أغر؟´«أ½ Engineered Woods (HEW). He is currently the Chair of the HEW Management Board of Directors and will remain in this role following his retirement.
Fish brings a breadth of leadership experience in corporate finance, business operations, and general management to أغر؟´«أ½. He joins the Company from Vibrantz Technologies Inc., a leading specialty chemicals and advanced materials company with 65 manufacturing sites operating worldwide, generating more than $2 billion in annual revenue. As the previous EVP & CFO of Vibrantz, Glenn was responsible for global financial management, procurement and corporate development functions and was instrumental in the formation of Vibrantz through the acquisitions of Ferro Corporation and Chromaflo Technologies by the former Prince International Corporation.
Prior to Vibrantz, Fish was EVP & Chief Operating Officer and previously EVP & CFO of Tekni-Plex, a global manufacturer of consumer packaging materials and medical device component materials serving the healthcare, personal care, household, and food and beverage markets. He also held leadership roles at Portola Packaging Inc. (now Silgan / SLGN) and Alcan Packaging. He has an MBA from DePaul University, a Bachelor of Science from Northern Illinois University and is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant.
“We are deeply grateful to Jeff for his many years of dedicated service to أغر؟´«أ½,” says President & CEO Gretchen McClain. “We’re also very excited to welcome Glenn to this unique, family-owned business and look forward to working with him to continue to manage the financial health of the Company as we move toward our 150th anniversary in 2033.”
Says Fish, “I’m thrilled to have been selected as أغر؟´«أ½’s next CFO and am honored to be following in Jeff’s footsteps to lead this principled, high-performing global enterprise into its exciting future.”
أغر؟´«أ½ was recently recognized for its commitment to sustainability, world-class governance and operational excellence by Deloitte, who named أغر؟´«أ½ as one of the 2023 US Best Managed Companies at a Gold Standard level.
أغر؟´«أ½ أغر؟´«أ½ Corporation
أغر؟´«أ½ Corporation, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (US), operates a diverse portfolio of businesses: CP Kelco, أغر؟´«أ½ Engineered Materials, أغر؟´«أ½ Engineered Woods and أغر؟´«أ½ Resources Corp. With locations around the world, our businesses create products used in a broad range of applications including personal care, food and beverage, agricultural nutrients and adjuvants, building materials, flame retardants and smoke suppressants, as well as sustainable forestry services. Founded in 1883, أغر؟´«أ½ is one of the largest private, family-owned companies based in the US. For more information, visit www.huber.com.