NewMarket Announces the Retirement of Its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and the Appointment of Successor
October 03 2024 - 5:01PM
Business Wire
NewMarket Corporation (NYSE: NEU) (the “Company”) announced
today that William J. Skrobacz is stepping down from his role as
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective
December 31, 2024, as he intends to retire from the Company in
2025. Since joining the Company over 13 years ago, Mr. Skrobacz has
served in a variety of finance and accounting roles of increasing
responsibility, culminating in his appointment as Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer in January 2023. Prior to becoming Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Skrobacz’s roles
included: Senior Manager, Business Assurance, Controller Designate
and Principal Accounting Officer and Controller.
Teddy Gottwald, President & CEO of NewMarket, thanked Mr.
Skrobacz for his many years of dedicated service: “Bill has been a
great member of our leadership team, and he has excelled in every
role he has had at NewMarket. He helped to build and lead our
finance and accounting organization. I am grateful to Bill for all
his good work managing our balance sheet during challenging times.
He has provided calm, steady leadership throughout his tenure at
NewMarket.”
Mr. Gottwald continued, “the entire NewMarket family of
companies are fortunate to have had Bill’s dedicated leadership for
these many years.”
The Company also announced that Timothy K. Fitzgerald will
succeed Mr. Skrobacz as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
effective January 1, 2025. Mr. Fitzgerald, age 47, joined the
Company approximately 10 years ago as Operations Finance Director,
and he has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience. He
was appointed as the Company’s Treasurer and Finance Director in
January of 2024.
Mr. Gottwald commented, “I am extremely excited about Tim
stepping into the CFO role. Throughout his time with our Company,
Tim has focused on building teams, developing people, and solid
financial planning and analysis. He has a strong financial
background, is thorough and well-equipped to lead us into the
future. We can look forward to our continued success under his
direction.”
NewMarket Corporation is a holding company operating through its
subsidiaries Afton Chemical Corporation (Afton), Ethyl Corporation
(Ethyl), and American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC). The Afton and
Ethyl companies develop, manufacture, blend, and deliver chemical
additives that enhance the performance of petroleum products. AMPAC
is a manufacturer of specialty materials primarily used in solid
rocket motors for the aerospace and defense industries. The
NewMarket family of companies has a long-term commitment to its
people, to safety, to providing innovative solutions for its
customers, and to making the world a better place.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241002812243/en/
William J. Skrobacz Investor Relations Phone:
804.788.5555 Fax: 804.788.5688 Email:
investorrelations@newmarket.com
NewMarket (NYSE:NEU)
Historical Stock Chart
From Nov 2024 to Dec 2024
NewMarket (NYSE:NEU)
Historical Stock Chart
From Dec 2023 to Dec 2024