Platform Specialty Products Corporation Культура компании

Mr. Rakesh Sachdev has been the Chief Executive Officer of Platform Specialty Products Corporation since January 5, 2016. Mr. Sachdev has more than 28 years of management experience at leading public companies. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation since November 2010 until November 2015. Mr. Sachdev served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation from November 18, 2008 to November 2010 and also served as its Chief Administrative Officer from May 2009 to November 14, 2010 and Senior Vice President from May 2005 to November 2010. He served as Vice President of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation from November 18, 2008 to May 2009 and served as its Secretary from March 2009 to October 2009. Previously, he served as the President of Asia Pacific at Meritor, Inc. (formerly ArvinMeritor Inc.) from March 28, 2007 to October 2008 and as its Senior Vice President from March, 2007 to October 2008. He was responsible for managing, Meritor, Inc.'s existing customer relationships, forging new relationships and oversaw operations in China, India, Australia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. He served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy of Meritor, Inc. from April 1, 2005 to March 28, 2007 and was responsible for leading efforts to develop and implement Meritor, Inc.'s global strategies and all corporate development activities. He served as an Interim Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Controller of Meritor, Inc. from August 1. 2003 to March 2005 and was responsible for worldwide financial controls; systems; financial planning and management reporting; accounting policies and external reporting. He served as Vice President and General Manager of Global trailer products and Worldwide Braking Systems groups of the Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business unit of Meritor, Inc. from December 2000 to July 2003, Vice President and General Manager of Worldwide Trailer Products of Meritor, Inc. from February 1999 to December 2000 and also served as its Principal Accounting Officer. He joined Meritor, Inc. in 1999, after more than 18 years of senior management experience at Cummins Inc., also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cummins' Automotive Business Unit. He served as Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Cummins' manufacturing, marketing and distribution business in Mexico. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis from January 1, 2016 to April 7, 2016. He served as the deputy Chairman of the Board of Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis since January 1, 2015. He has been a Director of Platform Specialty Products Corporation since January 5, 2016. He has been an Independent Director of Edgewell Personal Care Company (Formerly Energizer Holdings, Inc.) since July 1, 2015. He has been a Director of Regal Beloit Corporation since July 19, 2007 and serves as its Presiding Director. He has been Director at Sigma-Aldrich Corporation since November 14, 2010. He serves as a Director of Sigma-Aldrich Company Limited. He serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis. He served as a Director of Automotive Axles Ltd. from April 2007 to August 2008 and Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis from January 23, 2014 to April 7, 2016. He is a Graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India, with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Sachdev holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration in Finance from Indiana University, as well as a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Mr. Martin Ellis Franklin is a Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mariposa Capital, LLC. Mr. Franklin has been Senior Adviser of Promotora de Informaciones, S.A since December 19, 2013. He is the Founder of Platform Specialty Products Corporation and has been its Chairman since October 31, 2013 and Non-Executive Lead Director since April 28, 2013. He is the Co-Founder of Nomad Foods Limited and has been its Co-Chairman since June 01, 2015 and Non Executive Director since April 4, 2014. He was a Co-founder of Jarden Corp. and served as its Executive Chairman from September 24, 2001 to April 15, 2016. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Marlin Holdings Ltd. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marlin Capital LP. He was employed by Marlin Partners, L.P. Mr. Franklin served as the Chief Executive Officer of Jarden Corp. from September 24, 2001 to June 13, 2011. He served as the Chief Executive Officer at Lumen Technologies, Inc., from May 1996 to December 1998 and its Chairman from December 1995 to December 1998. From 1992 to 1996, he served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of Benson Eyecare Corp. He served as an Executive of Bally Total Fitness Of The Mid-Atlantic Inc., Bally Franchising Holdings, Inc., and Bally Franchise RSC, Inc. From February 1997 to February 2000, he served as Chairman of Bolle, Inc. and its Director from 1997 to 2000. He served as Chairman of ORC Guideline, Inc. from January 1, 2002 to April 27, 2005. He served as the Chairman of Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc. from June 2007 to November 29, 2010 and Freedom Acquisition Holdings Inc. from June 2006 to November 2007. He served as the Chairman and Director of Phoenix Group Holdings Plc. He serves as Non-Executive Director of J2 Acquisition Ltd. He has been a Director of Corporate Express US, Inc. since March 1999 and Newell Brands Inc. since April 18, 2016. He serves as a Director of Specialty Commerce Corp. He has been an Independent Director of Restaurant Brands International Inc., the General Partner of Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership since December 12, 2014. Mr. Franklin serves as a Director of Specialty Catalog Corp., and OptiCare Corporate Express, Inc. He served on the Board of Directors of Justice Holdings Limited from February 2011 to June 2012 and Justice (Guernsey) Limited. He served on the board of Liberty Acquisition Holdings (International) Company from January 2008 to September 2009 and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc. from June 2007 to November 29, 2010. Mr. Franklin served as a Director at Jarden Corp. from June 25, 2001 to April 15, 2016. Mr. Franklin served as a Director of Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. from July 27, 2005 to December 31, 2011. He served as a Director of ORC Guideline, Inc. from December 5, 2001 to December 2005, Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation from 2003 to May 2004, Restaurant Brands International Inc. from June 2012 to December 12, 2014 and Apollo Investment Corporation from March 2004 to December 29, 2006. He served as a Member of Board of Advisors of TZP Group. He served on the board of directors of PAHL from April 2013 to October 2013. He served as Proprietary Director of Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. from November 27, 2010 to December 19, 2013. He served as a Director of Grupo Prisa SA from November 27, 2010 to December 2013. He served as a Director of Burger King Worldwide, Inc. from June 2012 to December 2014. He served as Director of Lumen Technologies, Inc. He served as Director of OptiCare Health Systems, Inc., since August 1999, GLG Partners, Inc. (GLG Inc.) from June 2006 to October 2010, LAHC from June 2007 to November 2010 and Global Ship Lease, Inc., since May 2006. He served as Director of Benson Eyecare Corporation. He served as a Member of Advisory Board at Buckingham Capital Partners. He serves as the Chairman of Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He was a Director and Trustee of a number of charitable institutions. Mr. Franklin holds BA in Political Science from University of Pennsylvania in 1986.

Mr. John Edwards Capps, Esq., has been Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Platform Specialty Products Corporation since June 09, 2016. Mr. Capps served as an Executive Vice President of Administration at Jarden Corp. from March 2014 to April 15, 2016 and as General Counsel and Secretary from February 15, 2007 to April 15, 2016. Mr. Capps served as Senior Vice President of Jarden Corp., since February 15, 2007. He has been with Jarden Corp. since January 2005. He worked at American Household, Inc. from 2003 to 2005, where he served as Vice President of Legal. Prior to 2003, He was in Private Law Practice with Sullivan & Cromwell.

Mr. Benjamin H. Gliklich, also known as Ben, has been Executive Vice President of Operations and Strategy at Platform Specialty Products Corporation since April 4, 2016. Mr. Gliklich served as the Chief Operating Officer at Platform Specialty Products Corporation from October 5, 2015 to April 4, 2016 and served as its Vice President of Corporate Development, Finance and Investor Relations from January 8, 2015 to October 5, 2015. Mr. Gliklich served as a Senior Associate at General Atlantic LLC. He joined the General Atlantic LLC in 2010. He focused on investments in the business services and technology sector. Prior to this, he worked in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs & Co. and Goldman Sachs JBWere for four years. He began his career at Goldman Sachs & Co. as an Analyst in the Equity Capital Markets group working on initial public offerings and secondary equity capital raises for Industrial and Natural Resources companies. He subsequently spent two years in Sydney with Goldman Sachs JBWere advising Consumer, Retail and Healthcare companies on a range of M&A and corporate finance transactions. Mr. Gliklich graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 2006 with a B.A. in Art and Archaeology.

Mr. Diego Lopez Casanello serves as President of Arysta LifeScience Benelux SPRL. Mr. Casanello has been President of Agricultural Solutions Segment at Platform Specialty Products Corporation since February 1, 2016. He joined Platform with over 20 years of experience at global diversified chemicals manufacturer BASF, served as its Senior Vice President and head of the Agricultural Products Division, Asia Pacific. His previous positions at BASF included Senior Vice President of the Performance Chemicals Division, North America as well as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of BASF Argentina. Mr. Casanello served numerous other roles within the Agricultural Products Division of BASF including Head of Global Marketing for Seed Treatment, Global Manager of New Business Development and Business Director for South Europe. Mr. Casanello holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Hagen, Hagen, Germany.

Mr. Scot R. Benson has been President of Performance Solutions Segment at Platform Specialty Products Corporation since February 18, 2015. Mr. Benson has been President at MacDermid, Incorporated since February 20, 2015. He has been an Executive Director of Alent plc since December 1, 2015. He has global responsibility for all MacDermid's operations consisting of Performance Materials and Graphic Solutions, including the Offshore Solutions and Autotype businesses. He served as the President and Vice President of Sales & Marketing at MacDermid Printing Solutions, LLC. He has had a distinguished 16-year tenure, as Group President of Advance Surface Finishing (ASF) and Printing Solutions from January 2013 to february 2015. He also served as President of Macdermid graphics solutions from 2010 to 2013. He has extensive experience in ASF and printing, including roles in general and regional management at MacDermid since joining in 1999. Mr. Benson attended the University of Wisconsin Steven Point.