Management Team

Randolph Gress is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Innophos. Mr. Gress joined Rhodia in 1997 and became Vice President and General Manager of the sulfuric acid business. He was named global President of Specialty Phosphates (based in the U.K.) in 2001. Prior to joining Rhodia, Mr. Gress spent fourteen years at FMC Corporation where he worked in various managerial capacities in the Chemical Products, Phosphorus Chemicals and Corporate Development groups. From 1977 to 1980, Mr. Gress worked at Ford Motor Company in various capacities within the Plastics, Paint and Vinyl Division. Mr. Gress earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Iris Alvarado is Vice President of Purchasing, Logistics & Distribution of Innophos. She joined Albright & Wilson in 1996 working in the Logistics Department and she has since held progressive positions in the areas of Purchasing, Logistics and Distribution. Ms. Alvarado was Manager of Purchasing of Raw Materials, MRO, Logistics and Packaging for Rhodia Mexico from 2000 through 2002 and Corporate Purchasing Manager in 2003.  After her next position as Innophos’ Supply Chain Director from 2004 to 2008,  Ms. Alvarado was appointed interim Vice President of Supply Chain from November 2010 to January 2012. She studied Political Science from 1991 to 1992 in the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in Germany. Ms. Alvarado earned a B.B.A degree in International Relations from the University of the Americas-Puebla, Mexico and holds an M.A in Business Administration from Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Charles Brodheim  is Vice President & Corporate Controller of Innophos. Mr. Brodheim joined Rhodia in 1988 and held various tax, accounting and business analyst positions within Rhodia. Mr. Brodheim was the North American Finance Director for Specialty Phosphates from 2000-2002. After 2002, Mr. Brodheim was a Finance Director for various Rhodia North American Enterprises, including its Eco-Services enterprise. Mr. Brodheim earned a B.B.A. degree in Finance/Accounting from Temple University and is a certified public accountant.

Louis Calvarin is Vice President, Operations of Innophos. Dr. Calvarin joined Rhodia in France in 1986. He has been Director of Manufacturing and Engineering for Specialty Phosphates since January 2004. Prior to that, Dr. Calvarin held the positions of Director of Manufacturing for Specialty Phosphates (U.S.), Mineral Chemicals Industrial Operations Manager for Home, Personal Care and Industrial Ingredients, and Projects Director for Paint, Paper and Construction Materials. Dr. Calvarin earned a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines in France and graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in France.

William Farran is Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of Innophos. Mr. Farran joined Rhodia in 1987 as Environmental Counsel and held various positions in the Rhodia Legal Department, including Senior Operations Counsel and Assistant General Counsel, providing and managing a wide range of legal services to various Rhodia North American enterprises. In addition to his legal responsibilities, Mr. Farran also led the North American Total Quality Management function and served as Director, Public Affairs and Communications. Prior to joining Rhodia, Mr. Farran was Senior Counsel for UGI Corporation, Valley Forge, PA, and an associate with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Farran earned his B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University. He is a member of the bars of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Mark Feuerbach is Vice President, Investor Relations, Treasury, Financial Planning & Analysis and had previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Innophos from August 2004 through April 2005, and again from June through September 2009. Mr. Feuerbach joined Rhodia in 1989 and was Global Finance Director of Specialty Phosphates from 2000 to 2004, including a two-year assignment in the U.K. immediately following the purchase of A&W’s phosphates business. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Feuerbach was the Finance Director of Rhodia’s North American phosphates business from 1997 to 2000 and he previously held various finance positions in a number of Rhodia’s businesses. Prior to joining Rhodia, Mr. Feuerbach held various accounting and finance positions in both manufacturing and service companies. Mr. Feuerbach earned a B.A. in Business Administration/Accounting from Rutgers College and an M.B.A. in Finance/Information Systems from Rutgers Graduate School of Management.

Joseph Golowski is Vice President of the Specialty Phosphate Business of Innophos, appointed to that position in April, 2010. Joining Rhodia in 1989 in Market Development, Mr. Golowski has since held progressive roles in Business Development, Sales, Marketing, and Management. From 1997 through 2000, Mr. Golowski served as a Global Market Director for Rhodia Rare Earths based in Paris, France. Returning to the U.S., he became the North American Asset Manager for Phosphoric Acid and subsequently the Director of Sales for the Specialty Phosphate Business. This path brought him to be appointed Vice President of Sales in 2006 and to his current role as Vice President for the Specialty Phosphate Business. Mr. Golowski earned a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Rutgers University, College of Engineering.

Gail Holler is Vice President of Human Resources, Ms. Holler joined Innophos in December of 2010 as Senior Human Resources Director. Prior to joining Innophos, Ms. Holler was Director of Human Resources for TATA Consultancy Services. Ms. Holler had previously served as Vice President of LifeCell Corporation from 2006-2008. Prior to LifeCell Ms. Holler held various Global Leadership positions within Sanofi-Aventis and Hoechst Celanese. Ms. Holler earned a BA in Business Communications from University of Delaware.

 
Russell Kemp is Vice President, Research & Development/Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of Innophos. Mr. Kemp joined Rhodia in 1989, first holding several manufacturing management jobs and – from 1998 through 2007 – fulfilling a business management role. Previously, he worked as a process and production engineer at Monsanto. Mr. Kemp earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and an MBA from Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville.

Michael Lovrich is Vice President, Planning & Customer Service. Mr. Lovrich joined Innophos in August, 2007 from Coach, Inc., where he served as Vice President, Supply Chain for this $3.0 billion specialty leather and women’s accessories manufacturer. Mr. Lovrich held this position from 2004 through 2007. Prior to his tenure with Coach, Mr. Lovrich was with Engelhard Corporation where he held various positions in Supply Chain Operations and Information Technology; leading several supply chain transformation initiatives at the business unit and corporate level. Prior to Engelhard, Mr. Lovrich held positions with Fisher Scientific, Thompson Medical and Becton-Dickinson. Mr. Lovrich earned his B.A. in History from William Patterson College and his MBA from New York University Stern School of Business. Mr. Lovrich also holds professional certifications in supply chain management and project management.

Neil Salmon is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Innophos. Mr. Salmon joined Innophos in October, 2009. Prior to joining Innophos, Mr. Salmon was the Chief Financial Officer of the Adhesives Business Group of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (formerly known as ICI and currently known as AkzoNobel). The Adhesives Business Group was the largest specialty chemical division representing around 25% of ICI in 2007 with a major presence in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Salmon was the Chief Financial Officer of the Singapore office of National Starch and Chemical Company, an ICI subsidiary, and from 2001 to 2003, he was the Commercial Finance Director of ICI’s U.S. Specialty Polymers and Adhesives Group in Bridgewater, New Jersey. From 1991 to 2001, Mr. Salmon held various management positions within the ICI Group. Mr. Salmon holds an M.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University (1991).

Abraham Shabot is Vice President and Director General for Innophos Latin America. Mr. Shabot joined Innophos in July 2009. Prior to joining Innophos, he served as Managing Director of Kaltex Fibers, a leading acrylic fiber producer in the Americas, from 2007 to 2009. Before that, he held various positions in Sales and Business Development for Comex, a large Mexican building supplies manufacturer and distributor. In addition, he was Latin American Director for Polyone Corporation, a large publicly held manufacturer and distributor of plastic resin and rubber compounds. He earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from Iberoamericana University in Mexico City.

Mark Thurston is Vice President, Strategy and Worldwide Business Development of Innophos. Mr. Thurston joined Rhodia in 1985 working in Fine Organics and has been Vice President of Strategy and Worldwide Business Development since 2009. Previously, he was Vice President of Specialty Chemicals from 2004 to 2008 and Vice President and General Manager of Food Ingredients North America from 2002 to 2004. Prior to that, he worked in various sales and marketing capacities for Rhodia. Mr. Thurston previously worked at RTZ Corp. as an assistant planning and marketing manager and an assistant production manager. Mr. Thurston earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Aston in Birmingham, England.