Craig Rogerson
Craig A. Rogerson became a member of Origin’s board of directors beginning on May 1, 2023. Mr. Rogerson has four decades of executive experience leading private and publicly held specialty chemical companies. He served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hexion Inc., a leading global producer of adhesives and performance materials, from July 2017 until his retirement in January 2023. Hexion filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2019 and reemerged from bankruptcy in July 2019. Previously, he served from December 2008 to April 2017 as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Office at Chemtura Corporation, a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of engineered industrial specialty chemicals. Mr. Rogerson also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Hercules Incorporated, a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals, from December 2003 until November 2008. He has served as independent board chair of PPL Corporation, an electric utility company, since March 2021 and has served on the board of PPL Corporation since September 2005. Mr. Rogerson currently serves as Executive Chairman of The Lycra Company and serves on the boards of Vibrantz Technologies, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital. He also previously served on the boards of Ashland Global Holdings Inc., a chemicals manufacturer, from February 2019 to February 2021, the Society of Chemical Industry and the American Chemistry Council. Mr. Rogerson holds a chemical engineering degree from Michigan State University, and continues to serve on the Michigan State University College of Engineering Alumni board and on the advisory board of the Michigan State University Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Department.