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Mr. Perry, 60, served as chairman and chief executive officer of Engelhard Corporation until resigning in 2006. Prior to this, he held various management positions with Engelhard beginning in 1993. He was a group vice president with Rhone-Poulenc from 1991-1993. Mr. Perry also held a number of executive positions during his 22 years with General Electric Company. He holds a bachelor�s degree in plastics engineering from the University of Massachusetts.
Mr. Perry is also a director of Arrow Electronics, Inc., where he serves as chairman of the Audit committee, and a director of Cookson Group PLC, serving on the Audit, Compensation, and Nominating committees. Mr. Perry is a member of Ashland�s Environmental, Health & Safety and Personnel & Compensation committees. | 