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Robert D. Hardy has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 2007, and our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2004.
Mr. Hardy has over 19 years of senior financial management experience. From January 2004 through November 2004, Mr. Hardy was self-employed as a business consultant to NL Industries, Inc., an international chemical company.
From 1992 through 2003, Mr. Hardy held various positions of increasing responsibility in the tax, accounting and finance departments of NL Industries, Inc., including Chief Financial Officer of NL since January 2002, Vice President and Controller since 1999, Assistant Secretary since 1998 and Assistant Treasurer since prior to 1998. From January 2002 until February 2003, he also served as NL's Treasurer. From prior to 1998 to 1998, Mr. Hardy served as NL's Director of Taxes and from 1998 to 1999 he served as its Vice President - Tax. | 