WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 8,
2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE:
CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in
titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, today
announced that Erich S. Parker,
senior vice president, corporate communications and chief
brand officer, has announced his intention to retire following a
brief transition period. Effective October
1, 2020, Alvenia Scarborough,
currently senior director, corporate communications and brand
marketing, will be promoted to the role of senior vice president,
corporate communications and chief brand officer.
Chemours president and chief executive officer, Mark Vergnano, acknowledged the significant
contributions Parker made to the company, saying, "Erich was a
pivotal leader in the foundation of Chemours as an independent
company, leading the creation of our brand logo, our distinctive
voice, our corporate commitment to sustainability, and our strong
culture. This foundation will serve us for years to come." Vergnano
added, "In addition to being a key leader for our organization,
Erich brought creativity and humanity to the entire organization
every day. He will be missed by the Chemours family, but his legacy
here will be a lasting one. After more than 40 years as a laureate
in his field, we wish him the very best as he takes time to pursue
his many special talents and interests."
Upon her promotion, Scarborough will join the Chemours executive
team, and will lead the company's communications strategy, with a
focus on advancing the company's corporate narrative, advancing
growth priorities, and elevating the company's Corporate
Responsibility Commitments. Scarborough will also lead Chemours'
philanthropy and community relations work as the company deepens
its relationships with community partners.
"Alvenia has already made signification contributions to
building our corporate reputation and business growth. I am look
forward to her bringing her limitless passion and deep expertise to
our leadership team and her new role leading our corporate
communications and brand marketing efforts, elevating our people
and the industry-leading solutions that make us a different kind of
chemistry company," said Vergnano.
"I am honored to build on the excellent work Erich has done to
elevate Chemours, our industry-leading products and the sustainable
value we are delivering to our customers, our investors, and
society. This is such a pivotal time for our company, and we have
such an exciting story to tell. We are advancing our corporate
responsibility commitments, growing our people, partnering even
more closely with our communities, and delivering innovative
solutions that are anticipating the changing needs of our
customers, shaping industries and improving the way we live," said
Scarborough.
Scarborough has more than two decades of communications
experience with leading multinational companies, including
Newell Rubbermaid, UPS and DuPont.
She has developed distinctive programs across brand marketing and
strategy, corporate communications, media relations and employee
communications, digital marketing and social media. Scarborough has
also served as a product management commercial leader with full
P&L responsibility, bringing unique experience and perspective
to communications. Prior to her current leadership role with
Chemours, Scarborough served in a variety of positions with the
company, including global communications leader for the chemical
solutions and fluoroproducts businesses and corporate brand
management and licensing.
About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company
(NYSE: CC) helps create a colorful, capable and cleaner world
through the power of chemistry. Chemours is a global leader
in titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions,
providing its customers with solutions in a wide range of
industries with market-defining products, application expertise and
chemistry-based innovations. Chemours ingredients are found
in plastics and coatings, refrigeration and air conditioning,
mining and general industrial manufacturing. Our flagship
products include prominent brands such as Teflon™, Ti-Pure™,
Krytox™, Viton™, Opteon™, Freon™ and Nafion™. Chemours has
approximately 7,000 employees and 26 manufacturing sites serving
approximately 4,000 customers in North
America, Latin America,
Asia-Pacific and Europe.
Chemours is headquartered in Wilmington,
Delaware and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol
CC. For more information please visit chemours.com. Follow us
on Twitter @chemours and LinkedIn
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the safe
harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking
statements provide current expectations of future events based on
certain assumptions and include any statement that does not
directly relate to a historical or current fact. The words
"believe," "expect," "will," "anticipate," "plan," "estimate,"
"target," "project" and similar expressions, among others,
generally identify "forward-looking statements," which speak only
as of the date such statements were made. These forward-looking
statements may address, among other things, the outcome or
resolution of any pending or future environmental liabilities, the
commencement, outcome or resolution of any regulatory inquiry,
investigation or proceeding, the initiation, outcome or settlement
of any litigation, changes in environmental regulations in the U.S.
or other jurisdictions that affect demand for or adoption of our
products, anticipated future operating and financial performance,
business plans, prospects, targets, goals and commitments, capital
investments and projects, plans for dividends or share repurchases,
sufficiency or longevity of intellectual property protection, cost
savings targets, plans to increase profitability and growth, our
ability to make acquisitions, integrate acquired businesses or
assets into our operations, and achieve anticipated synergies or
cost savings, and our outlook for net sales, Adjusted EBITDA,
Adjusted EPS, Free Cash Flow, Effective Tax Rate, and Return on
Invested Capital (ROIC), all of which are subject to substantial
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such statements.
Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and
expectations of future events that may not be accurate or realized.
These statements are not guarantees of future performance.
Forward-looking statements also involve risks and uncertainties
that are beyond Chemours' control. Additionally, there may be other
risks and uncertainties that Chemours is unable to identify at this
time or that Chemours does not currently expect to have a material
impact on its business. Factors that could cause or contribute to
these differences include the risks, uncertainties and other
factors discussed in our filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Chemours assumes no obligation to revise or update any
forward-looking statement for any reason, except as required by
law.
CONTACT
MEDIA
Thomas
Sueta
Senior Manager
Corporate
Communications and Reputation Management
+1.302.773.3903 media@chemours.com
INVESTORS
Jonathan
Lock
VP Corporate Development and Investor
Relations
+1.302.773.2263 investor@chemours.com
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