Tronox’s Board of Directors represents a diverse group of Americans, South Africans and Australians from different backgrounds and with different experiences and skills. We believe this group is extremely well-suited to determine general company policy and provide oversight over management to drive long-term shareholder value.
Tom Casey
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Tom Casey serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Tronox. Prior to becoming CEO in October 2011, Mr. Casey co-chaired a Tronox board-level committee tasked with exploring strategic opportunities for the company. The committee’s findings helped spur Tronox’s acquisition of Exxaro Mineral Sands, a combination that has made Tronox the world’s largest fully integrated titanium dioxide producer.
As CEO, Mr. Casey has worked to enhance Tronox’s international footprint and align the company with global economic trends such as industrialization and increased consumerism in emerging markets. He has worked to streamline company-wide operations and ensure a more balanced and stable revenue mix.
Mr. Casey brings to Tronox extensive experience as an executive. His former responsibilities include Chairman of the Board, Director and CEO positions in a variety of companies, most recently as CEO and Director of Integra Telecom and, prior to that, Current Group (a clean energy technology company).
He has also served as Managing Director of Merrill Lynch & Co, and was a partner at the law firm Skadden Arps. A native of Boston, Mr. Casey graduated from Boston College and The George Washington University, National Law Center.
Daniel Blue
Director
Daniel Blue has been a director since the integration of Tronox and Exxaro Mineral Sands closed in June 2012. Mr. Blue is a senior commercial partner at Australian law firm Holding Redlich. He is the corporate and commercial group leader in the firm’s Melbourne office and co−head of its national energy and resources practice. Mr. Blue has more than 25 years of experience as an advisor, business strategist and negotiator for major mergers and acquisitions and other complex corporate and commercial matters. Mr. Blue has worked around the globe including in Australia, South Africa and Asia. He currently serves on the board of directors of Business for Millenium Development Ltd. He previously served as a director of Lynas Gold N.L. and Acclaim Exploration N.L. Mr. Blue also served as the Chairman of the Acclaim board of directors. Mr. Blue holds bachelor’s degrees in law and economics and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Western Australia.
Andrew P. Hines
Director
Andrew Hines has been a director since February 2011. As the chair of the audit committee, Mr. Hines brings a depth of experience in finance and accounting. He has been a principal of the financial management consulting firm Hines and Associates since July 2010, a position he also held from 2006 to 2009. From September 2009 to June 2010, Mr. Hines served as Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of World Color Press Inc. (formerly Quebecor World), a company which provided high-value and comprehensive print, digital, and related services to businesses worldwide. He served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GenTek,Inc., a manufacturer of industrial components and performance chemicals, from October 2005 to September 2006, and as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Superior Essex Inc. from 2003 to 2007. Mr. Hines is also a director of Hughes Telematics, Inc., and C&D Technologies, Inc. He is Chairman of both companies’ audit committees.
Wayne A. Hinman
Director
Wayne Hinman has been a director since February 2011. Mr. Hinman brings a wealth of expertise in the chemicals and energy sectors. He has served in various positions at Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. during his 33 year career, including President of Asia, and most recently V.P. and GM of the worldwide merchant gases business, a $2.5Bn business. He also has served as a director on numerous joint venture boards within the industrial gases business, most recently, as Chairman of Air Products South Africa and a member of the Board of INOXAP in India. Mr Hinman also served as a member of the board of directors of American Ref-fuel, Pure Air USA, and Taylor-Wharton International. Mr Hinman served in the United States Air Force achieving the rank of Captain. He received his MBA from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and completed the Harvard AMP program
Peter Johnston
Director
Peter Johnston has been a director since August 1, 2012. Beginning in November 2001, Mr. Johnston has served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Minara Resources Pty Ltd, one of Australia’s and the world’s leading nickel producers. He is Chairman of the Minerals Council of Australia; past President of the Chamber of Minerals & Energy (WA); director and past Chairman of the Nickel Institute and Vice President of the Australian Mines and Metals Association. Mr. Johnston also is currently a director of Emeco Holdings limited and Silver Lake Resources Limited. He formerly was employed by WMC Ltd between 1993 and 2001, during which he held the position of Executive General Manager with responsibility over nickel and gold operations, Olympic Dam Operations, Queensland Fertilizers Ltd and human resources.
Ilan Kaufthal
Director
Ilan Kaufthal has been a director since February 2011, bringing years of banking experience to the Tronox board. Mr. Kaufthal serves as Senior Advisor at Irving Place Capital. Prior to joining Irving Place Capital, he was Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Bear Stearns & Co., Vice Chairman and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions at Schroder & Co., and SVP and CFO at NL Industries. Mr. Kaufthal serves on the board of directors of Cambrex and Edmunds.com. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Gemini Israel Funds and the Jerusalem Venture Partners Media Fund. Mr. Kaufthal is also Chairman of East Wind Advisors, an investment banking advisory firm. He is a graduate of Columbia University and the New York University Graduate School of Business Administration.
Wim de Klerk
Director
Wim de Klerk has been a director since the integration of Tronox and Exxaro Mineral Sands in June 2012. Mr. de Klerk is the Finance Director of Exxaro and serves on Exxaro’s board of directors. Since joining Iscor in 1996, he served on the executive management team of the company. In this capacity, Mr. de Klerk was responsible for strategy and continuous improvement, divesting some of the non-core assets of the group while managing the Grootegeluk coal mine. With the separate listing of Kumba Resources, the previous mining division of Iscor, he became responsible for managing the mineral sands commodity business. Mr. de Klerk is a chartered accountant and member of South African Institute for Chartered Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Pretoria.
Sipho Nkosi
Director
Sipho Nkosi has been a director since the integration of Tronox and Exxaro Mineral Sands in June 2012. Mr. Nkosi is Exxaro’s Chief Executive Officer and serves on Exxaro’s board of directors. He began his career as a market analyst with Ford Motor Company South Africa in 1980. He joined Southern Life Association as senior manager, strategic planning in 1992 and the following year accepted the position of marketing manager, new business development at Trans-Natal Coal Corporation, which later became Ingwe Coal Corporation. Mr. Nkosi joined Asea Brown Boveri (South Africa) Ltd. in 1997 as Vice President Marketing and ABB Power Generation in 1998 as Managing Director. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Eyesizwe Holdings and following its merger with Kumba’s coal resources was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Exxaro Resources Limited in 2007. Mr. Nkosi holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Zululand, an Honors degree in Commerce (Economics) from the University of South Africa and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts in the United States.
Jeffry N. Quinn
Director
Jeffry N. Quinn has been a director since February 2011. Mr. Quinn is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Quinn Group LLC, a diversified holding company with investments in the industrial, active lifestyle, and entertainment sectors; as well as Quinpario Partners LLC, an investment and operating firm in the performance materials and specialty chemical sectors. Mr. Quinn is former Chairman, CEO and President of Solutia Inc., a NYSE-listed global performance materials and specialty chemical company. Joining Solutia in 2001 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, he became CEO and President of the company in 2004 and Chairman in 2006. Previously, Mr. Quinn was an executive officer of Premcor Inc., at that time one of the nation’s largest independent oil refiners, and Arch Coal, Inc., the nation’s second-largest coal producer. Mr. Quinn was previously a director of Tecumseh Products Co. and serves as a Director of the American Chemistry Council. Mr. Quinn received a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kentucky.