William Howard Powell

Mr. Powell served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Starch and Chemical Company from 1999 until he retired in 2006. He is currently the Chairman, Board of Trustees of State Theatre Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey and serves as a director of Arch Chemical Company. Mr. Powell holds a B.A. degree in Chemistry and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an M.A. in Business Administration from the University of North Dakota. Age 62.