Buckman elected Edith Kelly-Green to its Board of Directors

Nov 02, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. Bulab Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Buckman, elected Edith Kelly-Green to its Board of Directors, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Kelly-Green is a Partner with the KGR Group, the largest Lenny's Sub Shop franchisee, and serves on the Board of Directors and corporate governance and audit committees for Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. She had a distinguished career for more than 25 years at FedEx, holding positions in accounting, finance and operations, ultimately serving for more than a decade as Vice President and Chief Sourcing Officer. Kelly-Green has also held senior executive positions at Dallas-based Aeroxchange, Ltd., and as an auditor at Touche-Ross (Deloitte & Touche). "We are pleased to welcome an individual of Edith's experience, leadership and character to our Board of Directors," said Kathy Buckman Gibson, Chairman of the Board of Bulab Holdings. "In addition to her distinguished professional career, she has been an engaged member of our community throughout the years, with service on the boards of many non-profit organizations. Currently, Edith is serving on Mayor Wharton's Finance Committee that has been charged with developing a long term financial blueprint for Memphis." Community organizations that Kelly-Green has worked with include the Ole Miss Women's Council for Philanthropy, Ole Miss Foundation, Women's Foundation of Memphis, Girls Inc., March of Dimes, Memphis in May, Meritan and the Memphis City School Committee on Dropout Prevention. At FedEx she received the Corporate Ambassador Diversity Leadership Award and the Executive Vice President Five-star Award. Buckman is a privately held, global specialty chemical company with headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Buckman works proactively and collaboratively with its worldwide customers in pulp and paper, leather, and water treatment to deliver exceptional service and innovative specialty chemical solutions to help boost productivity, reduce risk, improve product quality, and provide a measurable return on investment.