Donald C. Bedell
(Chairman of the Board)
Donald C. Bedell has been a member of our board since 2008. Mr. Bedell is chairman of the board of privately held Castle Partners and its affiliates, based in Sikeston, Missouri, which operate over 35 skilled nursing, health care, pharmaceutical, hospice, and therapy facilities throughout Missouri and other states. Mr. Bedell is a director of First Community Bank of Batesville, Arkansas and is a member of the executive committee of such bank and its holding company. He is also a director of World Point Terminals, Inc., a Delaware company based in Missouri that, through its operating subsidiaries, owns and operates petroleum storage facilities in the United States. In the past six years, Mr. Bedell has served on the board of directors of World Point Terminals Inc., a Canadian and Toronto Stock Exchange predecessor to World Point Terminals, Inc.
Our board believes that Mr. Bedell’s experience, knowledge, skills, and expertise acquired as the chairman at Castle Partners, including experience and understanding of business strategy formation and execution from both a board and management perspective, add significant value to our board. Additionally, Mr. Bedell’s service and experience as a director for other boards, including active involvement in strategic planning for those companies, strengthens the governance and functioning of our board.
Dale E. Cole
(Non-Executive Director)
Dale E. Cole has served on our board since 2015 and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with an undergraduate degree in business and finance and the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. Mr. Cole’s career in banking began in 1974 with Texas Bank and Trust Company in Dallas, TX. He then worked with First National Bank in Marshal, TX, and became President of Banc Texas McKinney in McKinney, TX in 1983. In 1988, Mr. Cole became Chairman and CEO of Worthen Banking Corporation, with two banks in Batesville and Newark, AR. Mr. Cole founded First Community Bank in 1997. He currently serves as Chairman and CEO of First Community Bank and its holding company. Mr. Cole previously served on the Board of Trustees of the Barret School of Banking in Memphis, TN, the Board of Visitors of the University of Arkansas Community College in Batesville, AR, the Board of the Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Foundation in Batesville, AR, Lyon College Advisory Counsel, and the board of White River Medical Center in Batesville, AR. Mr. Cole previously also served on the board of Lyon College in Batesville. As of December 31, 2020, First Community Bank had 26 branch locations in Northeast Arkansas and Southwest Missouri and maintained assets of over $2.4 billion.
Mr. Cole’s extensive career in banking built in him a strong foundation in business, regulatory environments, and corporate governance. Having served on numerous committees throughout his career, including compensation, trust, executive, asset/liability, investment, and many others, Mr. Cole’s well-rounded experience and exposure in banking and regulatory environments will strengthen the governance function of our board. Additionally, Mr. Cole’s service and experience as chairman for other boards, including active involvement in strategic planning for those companies, strengthens the governance and functioning of our board.
Terrance C.Z. Egger
(Non-Executive Director)
Terrance C.Z. (Terry) Egger has served on our board since August 2015. He retired as the publisher and CEO of Philadelphia Media Network, parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com, that region’s largest news company, in which capacity he oversaw all operations of the newspaper and its affiliates. Prior to August 2015, Mr. Egger served as president and CEO of the Cleveland 2016 Host Committee, Inc., where he led the successful effort for the City of Cleveland to host the 2016 Republican National Convention. In 2013, Mr. Egger had retired as chairman of The Plain Dealer Publishing Co. in Cleveland, parent company of the The Plain Dealer, Ohio’s largest paper, where he had served in several executive capacities from 2006. From 1996 to 2006, Mr. Egger was the president and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where he supervised all operations, including its website STLtoday.com and Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis. Terry started his newspaper career managing marketing and advertising for papers in Los Angeles, California and Tucson, Arizona. Mr. Egger is a member of the Board of Directors of Medical Mutual of Ohio and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has a bachelor’s degree from Augustana College and a master’s degree in speech communication from San Diego State University.
Our board believes that Mr. Egger’s experience, knowledge, skills, and expertise, including experience and understanding of business strategy, development, supervision, operations and management add significant value to our board. Additionally, Mr. Egger’s service and experience on other boards, strengthens the governance and functioning of our board.
Ronald J. Kruszewski
(Non-Executive Director)
Ronald J. Kruszewski has served on our board since July 2022. He is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Stifel Financial Corp. and its principal subsidiary, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. He joined the firm as Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and was named Chairman in 2001. Mr. Kruszewski is the current Chairman of the American Securities Association (ASA) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). From 2014 through 2019, he served on the Federal Advisory Council of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Board of Directors. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Trustees for both Saint Louis University and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation. He is a graduate of Indiana University.
Active in community affairs, Mr. Kruszewski serves as a member of the Chair’s Council for Greater St. Louis Inc. He is also the past Chairman of the Board of Directors of Downtown STL, Inc. and past non‐executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Angelica Corporation. In addition, he is a member of the St. Louis Chapter of the World Presidents’ Organization, and under Mr. Kruszewski’s leadership, Stifel became a member of the World Economic Forum in 2023. In 2019, Mr. Kruszewski won the Horatio Alger Award and was selected for membership in the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, which honors individuals who have overcome adversity to achieve success and who have demonstrated commitment to higher education and charitable endeavors.
Our board believes that Mr. Kruszewski’s extensive managerial and leadership experience in the financial services industry in addition to a comprehensive understanding and knowledge of public companies’ day-to-day operations and strategy add significant value to our board.
G. Bruce Greer
(Non-Executive Director)
G. Bruce Greer has served on our board since March 2024. Mr. Greer has served as President of GBGJR Advisors, an advisory firm providing strategic advice to chemical companies, private equity firms and consulting firms, since April 2017. Mr. Greer served as Vice President of Strategic Planning and IT at Olin Corporation (“Olin”) for 12 years. Prior to joining Olin, Mr. Greer spent nine years as a Vice President of Solutia, a public company spin off of The Monsanto Company, heading R&D, Commercial and Corporate Development, Strategy, M&A and running several businesses and was President of Pharma Services, and four years as a Vice President of Gemini Consulting and Services in Europe and the US, a global consulting firm with a focus on chemicals. He was a Vice President/Senior Director of Monsanto, working for the Chairman and at G D Searle. Mr. Greer was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Flexsys America L.P. Mr. Greer spent a year as a Senior Associate at Arthur Andersen LLP where his work focused on cost accounting and chemicals. He was an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University from 1988 through 1991 and served in the U.S. Navy.
Our board believes that Mr. Greer’s extensive managerial and leadership experience in the chemical industry adds significant value to our board.
Paul M. Manheim
(Non-Executive Director)
Paul M. Manheim has served on our board since 2011. Mr. Manheim is currently a non-executive director of HAL Real Estate Inc., which develops and owns a portfolio of real estate in the Pacific Northwest consisting of multi-family, office, and mixed-use assets. He was the president and chief executive officer of HAL Real Estate Inc. until September 2005. HAL Real Estate Inc. is a subsidiary of HAL Holding N.V. Mr. Manheim joined Holland America Line, N.V., the predecessor of HAL Holding N.V., an international holding company traded on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, in 1982 and filled various positions in the financial and corporate development areas. June 2005 to 2014, Mr. Manheim was the chairman of the board of Shanghai Red Star Optical Company, which owned a portfolio of optical retail outlets in China and was affiliated with Europe’s largest optical retailer. Since 2009, Mr. Manheim has served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of World Point Terminals, Inc. and its predecessor, a Delaware company based in Missouri that, through its operating subsidiaries, owns and operates petroleum storage facilities in the United States. Mr. Manheim received a bachelor of commerce degree with honors from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1976.
Our board believes that Mr. Manheim’s experience, knowledge, skills, and expertise acquired as the president and chief executive officer at HAL Real Estate Inc., including experience and understanding of business strategy formation and execution from both a board and management perspective, add significant value to our board. Additionally, Mr. Manheim’s service and experience as a director for other boards, strengthens the governance and functioning of our board. Finally, Mr. Manheim’s experience as the chairman of the audit committee of World Point Terminals, Inc. and his experience as a chartered accountant add significant value to our board.
P.A. Novelly
(Non-Executive Director)
Paul A. Novelly, II serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Apex Holding Co. and its subsidiary Apex Oil Company, Inc., a privately held company based in St. Louis, Missouri, which together with its affiliates is engaged in trading, storage, marketing, and transportation of petroleum products, including liquid terminal facilities in the Midwest and Eastern United States, and towboat and barge operations on the inland waterway system. Since May 2022, Mr. Novelly has served as a director of World Point Terminals, Inc. He has been a registered broker at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. since 2005. The is also the manager of St. Albans Global Management, LLC, which provides corporate management services and the owner and president of St. Albans Construction Company, which serves the needs of luxury custom home buyers. He also serves as a director of Apex Oil Company Charitable Foundation.
Our board believes that Mr. Novelly’s experience, knowledge, skills, and expertise acquired in management of various companies, and his knowledge of the Company and its business, along with his extensive experience as a broker with national securities firms in evaluating public companies and their financial reports, add significant value to the Company.
Richard P. Rowe
(Non-Executive Director)
Richard P. Rowe has served on our board since August 2024. Mr. Rowe has served as President of RPR Global Solutions, LLC, an advisory firm that provides advisory services to companies in the specialty chemicals and materials industries, since February 2022. After serving in various leadership positions for over 20 years at Arkema, S.A., a multi-national manufacturer of specialty materials and chemicals, Mr. Rowe served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Arkema Inc., a North American subsidiary of Arkema S.A., from July 2015 through November 2021, and served on the boards of various subsidiaries of Arkema S.A., such as Arkema Mexico Arkema Canada, and Bostik Inc., and Arkema joint ventures such as Arkema-Yoshitomi (Japan), Nitta-Findley (Japan), and Seki-Arkema (Korea). Mr. Rowe chaired the Global Fluorochemical Producers Forum and served on the American Chemistry Council Board as well as its Responsible Care and Sustainability committees for more than six years. Mr. Rowe serves as Vice President of Pediatric Pharmaceuticals and also as Vice President of Club Longboat Beach & Tennis.
Our board believes that Mr. Rowe’s extensive managerial and leadership experience in the chemical industry adds significant value to our board.
Pamela R. Butcher
(Non-Executive Director)
Pamela R. Butcher joined our Board on April 03, 2025. Ms. Butcher has served as a director on the boards of publicly traded and privately held companies, bringing to the role extensive business management and marketing experience in the chemical industry. Currently, she is a member of the board of directors of J.M. Huber Corporation since 2022 and Pilot Chemical Corp. (“Pilot”) since 2016. Previously, Ms. Butcher served as a member of the boards of directors of Arch Resources, Inc. (now Core Natural Resources, Inc.) from 2023 to 2025, PDC Energy, Inc. from 2022 to 2023, Gruden Topco Holdings LP/Quality Distribution Inc. from 2016 to 2021, and Trecora Resources from 2016 to 2022. Ms. Butcher was Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chief Operating Officer of Pilot from 2010 to 2021. From 1980 to 2009, Ms. Butcher worked at The Dow Chemical Company (now Dow Inc.), serving as General Manager Adhesives and Sealants, Vice President Corporate Marketing and Sales, President of Hampshire Chemical Company, and Vice President and Portfolio Manager Specialty Chemicals during her tenure.
Ms. Butcher earned a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy and a Masters of Science from Purdue University at West Lafayette. She is or has been a board member of various other organizations, including the American Cleaning Institute, the Ohio Association of Manufacturers’, the Board of Trustees of the Chemical Education Foundation, and the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Our board believes that Ms. Butcher’s extensive managerial and leadership experience in the chemical industry will add significant value to our board.
