Canada: Continental Building Products has announced that Chantal D Veevaete and Michael J Keough will join its Board of Directors as independent directors, effective from 14 March 2016. Veevaete will join the Compensation Committee and Keough will join the Nominating and Governance Committee. They will replace Chad Suss and Kevin Barner, who were affiliated with the Company's private equity sponsor, Lone Star Funds. Suss and Barner will resign effective from 11 March 2016.
Veevaete has experience in senior leadership positions in several industries, with a particular expertise in human resources. Most recently, from May 2012 through December 2014 Veevaete served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Phillips 66, a diversified energy and logistics company. Prior to that she helped implement the separation of Phillips 66 from ConocoPhillips. From April 2009 through January 2012 Veevaete served as Vice President, Human Resources of Chevron Phillips Chemical, and before that served in human resources roles for companies in the health care industry.
Keough has experience in senior leadership and operating roles, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of several manufacturing companies. Most recently, Keough served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Stronghaven, which has been a subsidiary of Hood Container Corporation since December 2013. From January 2005 through May 2010 Keough was President and Chief Executive Officer of Caraustar Industries, a manufacturer of paperboard and paperboard products.
