Ashland Inc. elects Brendan Cummins to board of directors
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 17, 2012
COVINGTON, Ky. - Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced that Brendan Cummins,
former chief executive officer of Ciba Specialty Chemicals, has been elected to
the company's board of directors. With his election, the Ashland board now has
10 directors.
Cummins, 61, brings nearly 40 years of industry leadership experience to this
new role. He spent 37 years with Ciba, holding a variety of international and
senior management roles within the company. These roles included 20 years spent
in the Asia Pacific region in finance and business unit leadership assignments.
He served as chief operating officer from October 2005 through January 2008,
when he was promoted to CEO. Ciba was acquired by BASF in late 2008. Since
2010, Mr. Cummins has served as a consultant to, and on the senior executive
panel of, The Valence Group, a specialist mergers and acquisitions firm offering
advisory services to companies and investors in the chemical, materials and
related sectors.
About Ashland Inc.
In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) provide the
specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and
improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our
chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications,
including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, food and
beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical, tissue and towel, and water treatment.
Visit ashland.com to see the innovations we offer through our four commercial
units - Ashland Specialty Ingredients, Ashland Water Technologies, Ashland
Performance Materials and Ashland Consumer Markets.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Media Relations:
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+1 (859) 815-3047
glrhodes(at)ashland.com
Investor Relations:
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+1 (859) 815-4454
daneuberger(at)ashland.com
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