Board of directors

E. Bryan Snell is the former President of Titanium Technologies at Chemours, a chemistry company and one of the world’s largest producers of titanium dioxide for coatings, plastics, and laminates, a position he held from 2015 to 2021. For over 40 years, Mr. Snell served in a variety of senior level management and operational roles at Chemours (previously DuPont), including sales and marketing and plant management and, in his most recent role, revamped the Titanium Technologies commercial strategy. Mr. Snell holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

Katherine Harper will serve as a Chairperson of the board of directors of Venator. Ms. Harper also serves as a non-executive director at Modine Manufacturing Company, a thermal management leader in the commercial, industrial, and vehicular markets, and Sasol, a global chemicals and energy company. Ms. Harper has extensive leadership experience having formerly served as the CFO for BDP International and ArgoFresh. From 2013 to 2016, Ms. Harper served as SVP and CFO at Tronox, Inc., a global leader in the mining, production, and marketing of inorganic minerals and chemicals. From 2006 to 2013, she held various senior roles at Rio Tinto, a global mining group. Ms. Harper holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

Arjen de Leeuw den Bouter was until recently a senior client partner and global account leader at Korn Ferry, a global organizational consulting firm based in Los Angeles, California. From 2018 to 2020, Mr. de Leeuw den Bouter served as a director at AlixPartners, LLP. From 2011 to 2018, Mr. de Leeuw den Bouter also served in various roles at Akzo Nobel N.V., a coating supplier active in over 150 countries, including as business director for industrial coatings, integration director, and global transformation manager for performance coatings. He has also held various roles at Roland Berger LP, Tricon Energy, and DSM. Mr. de Leeuw Den Bouter holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Technical University Delft.

Bart de Jong is the former CFO at TPC Group, a petrochemicals company based in Houston, Texas. In that position, Mr. de Jong oversaw the successful restructuring of TPC Group throughout its chapter 11 proceedings in 2022. From 2001 through 2009, prior to his involvement with TPC Group, Mr. de Jong worked at LyondellBasell Industries, a developer and supplier of chemical materials for packaging, health, and transportation solutions, in a variety of roles, including as the President of the company’s TiO2 division from 2005 until its divestiture in 2007, and, most recently, as the President of the Americas division. Mr. de Jong holds a Master of Science in business economics from Erasmus University and is a Chartered Accountant.

Fried-Walter Münstermann is a managing director at KMH Optimum GmbH, a private equity and consulting services firm. Mr. Münstermann also currently serves as an advisory board member at Steag GmbH, a German power company, and GIG Holding GmbH, a global facility management and industrial services company. From 1992 to 2022, he held various roles at BASF SE, a leading chemical company, most recently serving as Chief Procurement Officer. Mr. Münstermann holds a degree in economics and business administration from the University of Münster.

Since January 2023 until the date hereof, Jame Donath served as a disinterested director of the board of directors of Venator Materials PLC and as a member of the special committee of the board. He has been re-appointed to the board of directors in connection with Venator’s emergence from Chapter 11. He has over 20 years of experience with high quality financial services firms sourcing and executing credit and private equity investments and has provided advisory services and has served as an independent director for a number of U.S. and European companies, including Nordic Aviation Capital, Vice Media Group, Railsbank, and Keter Group Holdings. Mr. Donath holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.