GERALD A. STEINER - Corporate Board Profile

ALBEMARLE CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-03-28	Gerald A. Steiner; age 53; Director since 2013; retired, having previously served as Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs of Monsanto Company. He is the Chair of the Food and Agriculture Section of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Mr. Steiner is a past chair of the CropLife International Plant Biotechnology Strategy Council and an Executive Committee member of the Council for Biotechnology Information. Mr. Steiner is the Chairman of The Keystone Center and has been a director since 2004. He is also a founder and board member of the Global Harvest Initiative, a public-private initiative whose mission is to sustainably double agricultural production by 2050 and co-founder of Field to Market, an agricultural sustainability organization. Mr. Steiner brings to the board extensive experience, with particular focus on government affairs, global business, strategy and the agricultural industry.
2015-04-06	Gerald A. Steiner; age 54; Director since 2013; Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of managers of Arvegenix LLC, a renewable fuel development company, having previously served as Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs of Monsanto Company. Mr. Steiner is a principal of Alta Grow Consulting LLC and the former Chair of the Food and Agriculture Section of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Mr. Steiner is a past chair of the CropLife International Plant Biotechnology Strategy Council and an Executive Committee member of the Council for Biotechnology Information. Mr. Steiner is the Chairman of The Keystone Center and has been a director since 2004. He is also a founder and board member of the Global Harvest Initiative, a public-private initiative whose mission is to sustainably double agricultural production by 2050 and co-founder of Field to Market, an agricultural sustainability organization. Mr. Steiner brings to the Board of Directors extensive experience, with particular focus on government affairs, global business, strategy and the agricultural industry.
2016-03-29	Gerald A. Steiner; age 55; Director since 2013; Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of managers of Arvegenix Inc., a renewable fuel development company, since January 2015, having previously served as Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs of Monsanto Company prior to his retirement in January 2014. Mr. Steiner is a principal of Alta Grow Consulting LLC and the former Chair of the Food and Agriculture Section of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Mr. Steiner is a past chair of the CropLife International Plant Biotechnology Strategy Council and an Executive Committee member of the Council for Biotechnology Information. Mr. Steiner is the Chairman of The Keystone Center and has been a director since 2004. He is also a founder and board member of the Global Harvest Initiative, a public-private initiative whose mission is to sustainably double agricultural production by 2050 and co-founder of Field to Market, an agricultural sustainability organization. Mr. Steiner brings to the Board of Directors extensive experience, with particular focus on government affairs, global business, strategy and the agricultural industry.
2017-03-30	Gerald A. Steiner; age 56; Director since 2013; Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of managers of Arvegenix Inc., a renewable fuel development company, since January 2015, having previously served as Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs of Monsanto Company prior to his retirement in January 2014. Mr. Steiner is a principal of Alta Grow Consulting LLC and the former Chair of the Food and Agriculture Section of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Mr. Steiner is a past chair of the CropLife International Plant Biotechnology Strategy Council and an Executive Committee member of the Council for Biotechnology Information. Mr. Steiner is the Chairman of The Keystone Center and has been a director since 2004. He is also a founder and board member of the Global Harvest Initiative, a public-private initiative whose mission is to sustainably double agricultural production by 2050 and co-founder of Field to Market, an agricultural sustainability organization. Mr. Steiner brings to the Board of Directors extensive experience, with particular focus on government affairs, global business, strategy and the agricultural industry.
2018-03-28	Gerald A. Steiner Age: 57 Director since 2013 Gerald A. Steiner $221,935 total compensation No committee assignments listed
2019-03-26	Gerald A. Steiner Age: 58 Director since 2013 The following table presents information relating to total compensation of the Directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, excluding Mr. Kissam who does not receive compensation from the Company in his capacity as a Director. Name Cash Compensation Stock Awards Total Gerald A. Steiner $106,484 $130,872 $237,356 The following table lists Committee assignments of each current Director as of the March 8, 2019 record date and the number of times each committee met during 2018. Executive Compensation Committee Audit & Finance Committee Gerald A. Steiner ¨
2020-03-24	Gerald A. Steiner Age: 59 Director since 2013 Committee assignments: Audit & Finance Committee (Chair), Nominating & Governance Committee (Member) Director Compensation Table: Cash Compensation $110,000, Stock Awards $130,111, Total $240,111.
2021-03-23	Gerald A. Steiner Age: 60 Director since 2013 Chair, Health, Safety & Environment Committee Member, Audit & Finance Committee Director Compensation Table 2020: $104,500 Cash Compensation, $131,204 Stock Awards, Total $235,704.
2022-03-22	Gerald A. Steiner Age: 61 Director since 2013 Chair, Health, Safety & Environment Committee Member, Audit & Finance Committee Director Compensation Table Gerald A. Steiner $110,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $133,323 Stock Awards, Total $243,323.
2023-03-21	Gerald A. Steiner, Age: 62, Director Since: 2013, Committees: Health, Safety & Environment (Chair), Audit & Finance. Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $262,465.
2024-03-26	Independent Age: 63 Director Since: 2013 Committees: •Sustainability, Safety & Public Policy (Chair) •Audit & Finance Mr. Steiner co-founded and served as CEO from 2015 to 2021 and as Executive Chairman of CoverCress, Inc., a company developing a new crop for renewable fuels, from 2021 until its acquisition in 2022. Mr. Steiner founded in 2014 and continues to serve at Alta Grow Consulting LLC, a business consulting firm. Mr. Steiner also has served as Executive Chair of Pluton BioSciences, an agricultural microbials company, since February 2023. Prior to Alta Grow Consulting, he served as Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs at Monsanto Company, a leading global provider of agricultural products for farmers, from 2003 to 2014 and head of corporate strategy prior to that time. Among other roles, Mr. Steiner has also served at the following organizations: •Chairman, 2012 – 2014, and board member, 2003 – 2014, Food and Agriculture Section of BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization) •Chairman, 2012 – 2013, board member, 2014, and Trustee Emeritus, 2015 – current, The Keystone Center (a policy center for agriculture, early childhood education, and energy for rural communities) •Co-founder, Field to Market (an agricultural sustainability organization); Executive Chairman of Stony Creek Colors (a plant-based dyes company) since March 2021 Attributes and Skills: Mr. Steiner brings extensive experience in the renewable fuels and agricultural industry to our Board. This industry experience as well as Mr. Steiner’s extensive experience in government affairs, global business, and strategy supports his re-election to our Board. Director Compensation Table Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)(1) Stock Awards ($)(2) All Other Compensation ($)(3) Total ($) Gerald A. Steiner $125,000 $171,945 $— $296,945
2025-03-27	GERALD A. STEINER Mr. Steiner co-founded CoverCress, Inc ... Committees: • Sustainability, Safety & Public Policy (Chair) • Audit & Finance • Nominating & Governance ... Director Compensation Table Gerald A. Steiner $135,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $170,468 Stock Awards, Total $305,468 Sustainability, Safety & Public Policy Committee Chair Audit & Finance Committee Member Nominating & Governance Committee Member