Colin Gouveia was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors in January 2023, at which time he also became a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Colin previously served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Rogers’ Elastomeric Material Solutions (EMS) business unit since June 2019. He led the EMS business unit, with a focus on driving innovation and growth across the business, enabling Rogers to capitalize on the strength in key markets including EV/HEV, mass transit, portable electronics, and general industrial. Mr. Gouveia has more than three decades of cross-functional experience in the specialty chemical and materials manufacturing industries. Prior to joining Rogers, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Eastman Chemical’s global Chemical Intermediates business unit, where he created the organizational structure, mission, vision, and strategy to drive revenue growth and profitability. He has also held global leadership positions with Dow Chemical Company, The Rohm and Haas Company, and Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). Colin received a Master of Business Administration from Villanova University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Norwich University and served as an officer in the U.S. Army for five years.
Larry Berger has been a Director of the Company since May 2023. Mr. Berger has served as Chief Technical Officer of the water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services company Ecolab since 2008, and as Executive Vice President of Ecolab since 2011. Prior to joining Ecolab, Mr. Berger served in a variety of research, operations, management, and leadership roles at DuPont de Nemours, Inc. from 1986 through 2008, most recently as CTO of DuPont Nonwovens. Mr. Berger is also a member of the Board of Directors of American Institute of Cleaning. Mr. Berger brings to the Board more than three decades of experience as a senior executive in the chemical industries.
Donna Costello has been a Director of the Company since January 2024. She served as Chief Financial Officer of C&D Technologies, Inc., a global leader in energy storage solutions and services for the telecommunications, utility, uninterruptible power supply, cable, broadband, and renewable energy markets, from 2016 to 2020. Previously, she served as CFO and Vice President as well as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Sequa Corporation. Ms. Costello currently serves on the Board of CTS Corporation. She previously served on the Board of Neenah, Inc. and Horizon Global Corporation. Ms. Costello brings to the Board nearly two decades of experience as a senior finance executive of several large, publicly traded corporations.
Megan Faust has been a Director of the Company since December 2020. Ms. Faust is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amkor Technology, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced semiconductor packaging and test services. She joined Amkor in 2005 and became Chief Financial Officer in 2016, after serving six years as its Corporate Controller. Before that, Ms. Faust served as an auditor with KPMG LLP for 10 years. Ms. Faust brings to the Board experience as an active senior finance executive in a global technology manufacturing company.
Armand Lauzon has been a Director of the Company since February 2023. He served as President, Chief Executive Officer and as a director of C&D Technologies, Inc., a power conversion systems and electrical power storage company, from March 2015 to January 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Lauzon served as a chief executive officer and board member for three portfolio companies of The Carlyle Group Inc., a private equity firm, from 2002 to 2014. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lauzon served as President of Wyman Gordon, a subsidiary of Precision Castparts Corporation, which was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc., from 1999 to 2002. He began his career in a variety of operations positions in the Aircraft Engine Division of General Electric Company, from 1979 to 1985. Mr. Lauzon currently serves on the board of directors of Zekelman Industries Inc., since 2005, and Northwest Hardwoods Inc., since 2021. He previously served on the board of directors of GCP Applied Technologies Inc., from May 2020 until its acquisition by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. in September 2022. Mr. Lauzon brings to the Board experience as a chief executive and senior executive of manufacturing and energy companies.
Woon Keat Moh was appointed as a Director of the Company, effective January 2025. Mr. Moh is currently Senior Vice President and President of the Color, Additives & Inks global business segment at Avient Corporation. Since joining Avient in 2010, he has held multiple senior leadership roles, including President of the Americas and Asia regions of the Color, Additives & Inks segment. Other roles at Avient included Sales Director for Color and Additives Asia and General Manager of Specialty Engineered Materials Asia. He also served as Vice President of Asia. Prior to joining Avient, he worked at Bayer and Clariant, where he served in various commercial leadership roles. Mr. Moh has nearly 30 years of experience in the specialty and engineered materials industry and has extensive international experience.
Jeffrey Owens has been a Director of the Company since August 2017. Mr. Owens most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Delphi Automotive PLC, until his retirement in March 2017. During his over 40-year career at Delphi, Mr. Owens served in a variety of technology, engineering, and operating leadership roles, including as President of Delphi’s Electronics and Safety Division and as President of Delphi Asia Pacific. Mr. Owens served as a director of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation from 2017 until 2020. Mr. Owens currently serves as a director on the board of indie Semiconductor. Mr. Owens brings to the Board experience as a chief technology executive of a global manufacturing company, with particular experience in technology, operations, and innovation.
Anne Roby has been a Director of the Company since February 2023. She served as Executive Vice President at Linde plc. until her retirement in 2020. Dr. Roby was a member of Linde’s Management Committee subsequent to Linde AG’s merger with Praxair and was responsible for global technology, market development, operational excellence and cyber security, digitalization, procurement, strategic sales, sustainability, and safety, health & environment, as well as the Praxair Surface Technologies, Electronic Materials, and Helium/Rare Gases businesses. Previously, she oversaw Praxair’s engineering, product line development, and project execution and led Praxair’s business in Asia. Dr. Roby is also a director of AMG Critical Materials N.V., Twelve, and Rinchem and previously served on the Board of CMC Materials, Inc. Dr. Roby currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Villanova University and is the Chair of the Board for Nuvance Health Network. Dr. Roby holds four patents for industrial gas applications. Dr. Roby brings to the Board experience as a senior global business executive in technology, operations, cyber security, and sustainability.
Peter Wallace has been a Director of the Company since June 2010. He served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Gardner Denver Inc. from 2013 until his retirement in 2016. Previously, Mr. Wallace served as President and CEO and a director of Robbins & Myers, Inc. from 2004 to 2013 and President and CEO of IMI Norgren Group from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Wallace has also been a director of Curtiss-Wright Corporation since 2016 and a director of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. since 2005. Mr. Wallace brings to the Board experience as a chief executive of global manufacturing companies, as well as experience in corporate governance.