Koppers Holdings Inc. has increased the size of its Board of Directors from 8 to 11 directors and as part of its board succession process has elected Traci Jensen, David L. Motley and Sonja M. Wilkerson as directors of the company.

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Koppers Holdings increased the size of its Board of Directors from 8 to 11 directors

Koppers Holdings Inc. has increased the size of its Board of Directors from 8 to 11 directors and as part of its board succession process has elected Traci Jensen, David L. Motley and Sonja M. Wilkerson as directors of the company.

Ms. Jensen currently serves as Senior Vice President, Global Construction Adhesives, at H.B. Fuller Company, a global adhesives manufacturer based out of St. Paul, Minnesota, where Ms. Jensen has held various roles since 2009. Highly experienced in international operations within the chemicals industry, Ms. Jensen has had leadership responsibilities in areas such as manufacturing, sales, marketing, research and development, and human resources.

Mr. Motley is currently a General Partner with BlueTree Venture Fund, a venture fund based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is also a director of F.N.B. Corporation, a public financial services corporation. During his career, he has served in various leadership roles involving strategic planning, business group management, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate portfolio management.

Ms. Wilkerson currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Human Resources, at Infinera Corporation, a vertically integrated packet-optical solutions provider, serving the largest network operators in the world. Prior to her current position, Ms. Wilkerson served as Vice President, Human Resources, at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Director, Human Resources, at Cisco Systems.
Under the age restriction criteria of the company's corporate governance guidelines, Cynthia A. Baldwin and T. Michael Young will not be eligible for re-election at Koppers 2019 Annual Meeting and they will retire from the Board of Directors as of the 2019 Annual Meeting date. It is anticipated that the size of the Board will be reduced from 11 to 9 directors at such time.

Koppers, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals and carbon compounds.