Koppers Holdings Inc. announced the resignation of David M. Hillenbrand as Chairman of the Board. Hillenbrand, who has served as Chairman for 10 years and as a member of the Board since November 2004, cited personal and health-related reasons for his decision.
Subsequently, the Board has elected Stephen R. Tritch as Chairman of the Board and reduced the size of the Board from 11 to 10 directors. Tritch has served as a member of the Koppers Board since 2009, most recently as the Chairman of the Management Development and Compensation Committee and as a member of the Strategy and Risk Committee, Audit Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Koppers, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds.
