US: Harsco has appointed F Nicholas Grasberger III as chairman of the board of directors. He succeeds David C Everitt, who has served as non-executive chairman since August 2014 and a director since 2010. Everitt has been appointed independent lead director.
Grassberger was elected to the board in 2014 following his appointment as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the company. He joined Harsco in 2013 as chief financial officer (CFO) and has held progressively responsible financial and operations executive positions throughout his career. Prior to joining Harsco, Grasberger served as the managing director of the multinational Precision Polymers Division of Fenner. Before joining Fenner, he served as the CFO of Armstrong Holdings, the parent company of Armstrong World Industries, and later as CEO of Armstrong’s Building Products division.
Additionally, Carolann Haznedar has been elected as an independent director of the board. Haznedar is the recently retired Senior Vice President, Americas for DuPont Performance Materials. She holds more than 30 years of management experience, leading several global businesses in different industries during her tenure at DuPont.
