Huntsman Corporation Announces Appointment of New Independent Board Member
Huntsman Corporation announced the appointment of Mary C. Beckerle, Ph.D. as a new independent director to its Board of Directors effective May 5, 2011.
Dr. Beckerle, age 56, serves as chief executive officer and director of the Huntsman Cancer Institute located at the University of Utah (HCI). Dr. Beckerle is an internationally recognized scientist who has served on the Advisory Committee of the National Institute of Health. She also served as President of the American Society for Cell Biology. Dr. Beckerle was the recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship and is considered by her peers as an international leader in scientific research by serving on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Board and the National Center for Biological Sciences in India.
Dr. Beckerle was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Marsha J. Evans from the Board and will serve as a Class I director for a term that expires at the Company's 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Huntsman Board now comprises nine directors, six of whom are independent directors.
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