Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) today announced a series of leadership changes for the Specialties business intended to deliver profitable growth across business lines.
Suzanne B. Rowland has joined Ashland as group vice president, Industrial Specialties with overall responsibility for the coatings, adhesives and other industrial end markets.
Rowland brings significant experience in complex industrial and materials businesses to this role driving profitable growth, developing talent, and aligning and strengthening teams. Most recently she held global leadership positions at Tyco in the highly regulated fire protection products industry. While at Rohm and Haas, she held senior executive positions including vice president of Global Adhesives & Sealants, vice president of Coatings North America, and vice president of Procurement & Logistics. Rowland gained valuable experience working at privately held company, J.M. Huber, as the leader of strategy, mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in her career she held roles as plant manager, financial controller and in sales and marketing.
Rowland holds a master’s of science (MS) degree from the London Business School and a bachelor’s of science (BS) in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for LB Foster Co. (NASDAQ: FSTR) as the Chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee and is a founding co-chair of Women Corporate Directors Philadelphia chapter. She is also on the Board of Overseers for the University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering.
Vito Consiglio joins Ashland Inc. as vice president, Personal and Home Care. Consiglio brings more than 28 years of significant experience in global and Fortune 500 companies servicing a variety of specialty markets, including a 22-year focus on ingredients and materials. Prior to joining Ashland, he served as vice president, Transportation Markets, Carpenter Technology Corporation(NYSE: CRS). Previously he worked for Doughty Hanson and Co. as vice president, commercial operations, for Norit Activated Carbon. His experience also includes various leadership positions with Henkel, Morton International, Rohm and Haas and Danaher Corporation.
Consiglio is experienced delivering double-digit operating profit and building and developing businesses across regions and functions collaboratively to achieve business and customer goals. He brings extensive experience in marketing and finance to this role and his career-long focus on commercial excellence brings proven skills to drive innovation from ideation to premium customer sales. His strong analytical skills will enable Ashland to rapidly assess issues and opportunities and countermeasure effectively.
Consiglio is trained and certified in world-class problem resolution methodologies in various industries. He holds a master’s in business administration (MBA) in Finance and General Management from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in physiology and chemistry from Michigan State University.
David Neuberger, who previously served as vice president and general manager, North America Industrial Specialties for Ashland, has been named vice president Pharmaceutical, Nutrition and Agriculture. He previously served in the Pharmaceutical business and as director of investor relations for Ashland. During his tenure at Hercules he was director, Corporate Development, and also held a variety of roles in research and development, operations, marketing and finance while at WR Grace. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from Wharton where he was named a Palmer Scholar.
Neuberger also co-leads a Simplification engagement team for Ashland. In this role he has demonstrated the ability to drive collaboration across functions while instilling a sense of urgency to deliver rapid results. These skills are expected to help drive higher levels of collaboration, innovation and cross-company teamwork in support of profitable growth.
“I am extremely excited about our new leadership in Ashland Specialty Ingredients, each leader brings unique strengths and talents to their respective roles. Their capabilities will help us capitalize on opportunities, drive growth and provide enhanced organizational focus to our three core markets of Pharmaceutical, Personal Care and Coatings”, said Fernandez-Moreno.
