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Trecora Resources (NYSE:TREC) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Trecora Resources (NYSE:TREC) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 8, 2019, Trecora Resources (the “Company”) announced that that Adam C. Peakes and Janet S. Roemer had been appointed as independent directors to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective as of April 8, 2019. Mr. Peakes was also appointed as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees and Ms. Roemer will serve as a member of the Nominating and Governance and Audit Committees.

Mr. Peakes (age 46) holds a Bachelor of Arts in Managerial Studies and Political Science from Rice University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He has over 20 years of financial experience as an investment banker and a chief financial officer, primarily in the energy and natural resources sectors. Mr. Peakes is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Noble Corporation, one of the largest publicly-traded offshore drilling contractors in the oil and gas industry, which he joined in 2017. From 2011 to 2016 he was Managing Director at Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., LLC, heading up the team that focused on the global oilfield service, equipment and drilling sector. During his tenure he executed public and private mergers and acquisitions, raised debt and equity capital and provided advisory services for clients in the U.S. and around the world. Before that, Mr. Peakes was a Managing Director in the Global Natural Resources Group at Goldman Sachs & Co. where he worked from 1999 to 2011. He was the primary client officer performing corporate advisory services to a broad range of companies primarily in the energy, power and industrial sectors.

Ms. Roemer (age 63) is a graduate of Miami University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. Ms. Roemer has over 30 years of industrial experience including executive leadership roles in global petrochemicals and biochemicals. In businesses ranging from commodity chemicals to high-value specialty chemicals she gained extensive operational experience across multiple functions. Previously, Ms. Roemer held positions within Verenium Corporation including Executive Vice President and General Manager, Enzymes Business and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, Ms. Roemer held a variety of leadership positions serving the energy major BP Group. Her roles included Vice President Digital Business (IT), Business Unit Leader, Olefins and Styrene, and Chief of Staff to the CEO of Innovene, a division of BP. She held a number of positions in the Chemicals Division of Amoco Corporation prior to its merger with BP, including General Manager, Linear Alpha Olefins, and several management roles in sales and marketing, strategic planning, and operations planning and logistics.

In connection with their appointment to the Board, and in accordance with Trecora’s director compensation practice, which is described in Trecora’s most recent proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 10, 2018, each of Mr. Peakes and Ms. Roemer will receive (1) pro rata compensation based on an annual cash stipend for serving on the Board of $70,000 and (2) a grant of an aggregate of 8,870 restricted stock units, 8,188 of which will vest in April 2020, with the remainder to vest in May 2020.

Neither Mr. Peakes nor Ms. Roemer have any relationships that would be reportable as a related party transaction under the rules of the SEC.

On April 8, 2019, the Company also announced that Joseph P. Palm will not stand for re-election as an independent director at the Company’s upcoming 2019 annual meeting of stockholders. This is in accordance with the Company’s governance requirements regarding the maximum age of directors.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

TRECORA RESOURCES Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 trecappointsadampeakesjane.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit Adam Peakes and Janet Roemer Appointed to Trecora Resources Board of DirectorsSUGAR LAND,…
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About Trecora Resources (NYSE:TREC)

Trecora Resources, formerly Arabian American Development Company, is engaged in manufacturing of specialty petrochemical products and synthetic waxes, and providing custom processing services. The Company operates through two segments: manufacturing of various specialty petrochemical products and manufacturing of specialty synthetic waxes. The specialty petrochemical products segment operates through South Hampton Resources, Inc. (SHR). The specialty synthetic wax segment operates through Trecora Chemical, Inc. (TC). SHR owns and operates a specialty petrochemical facility that produces hydrocarbons and other petroleum-based products, including isopentane, normal pentane, isohexane and hexane. TC produces specialty polyethylene and poly alpha olefin waxes, and provides custom processing services. TC provides custom manufacturing, distillation, blending, forming, and packaging of finished and intermediate products, and wax products for coatings, hot melt adhesives and lubricants.

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