LSB Executive Officers

Mark T. Behrman

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Behrman was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors in August 2024. He has served as President and CEO of the Company since 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Behrman served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from June 2015 through December 2018. Mr. Behrman joined LSB in 2014 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Prior to joining LSB, Mr. Behrman was Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking and Head of the Industrial and Energy Practices of Sterne Agee, Inc., from 2007 to 2014. Mr. Behrman has over 35 years of operational, financial, executive management, and investment banking experience.

Mr. Behrman is currently Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of PHX Minerals, Inc. and has served on that board since 2017. He is also a member of its Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr. Behrman has also been a Director of The Fertilizer Institute since 2019. Mr. Behrman previously has served on the board of directors of the following publicly held companies: Noble International Ltd., (a supplier to the automotive industry) from 1998 to 2007, where he also served as Audit Committee Chairman from 1998 to 2003; Oakmont Acquisition Corporation (a special purpose acquisition corporation), from 2005 to 2007 and; Robocom Systems International (a developer and marketer of advanced warehouse management software solutions), from 1998 to 2000.

Mr. Behrman holds an MBA in Finance from Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Minor in Finance from Binghamton University.

Cheryl Maguire

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Maguire became the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2020. She was previously the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She joined the Company as Vice President, Financial Planning and Accounting in November 2015. She has more than 20 years of financial and accounting experience across manufacturing and energy industries. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Maguire served as a Senior Manager of financial planning and analysis with LyondellBasell, a large international plastics, chemicals and refining company, from July 2012 to June 2015. Ms. Maguire was previously head of external reporting, corporate accounting, accounting policy and financial analysis at Petroplus, a European Refining company. During her career, Ms. Maguire was integral to the financial integration of large-scale acquisitions, the execution of multiple debt and equity transactions and the implementation of several corporate restructurings and business turnarounds. She began her career at Grant Thornton LLP. Ms. Maguire holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Prince Edward Island and is a certified public accountant.

Michael J. Foster

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Mr. Foster became the Company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary on December 30, 2018. He joined the Company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in January 2016. Immediately prior to joining the Company, Mr. Foster was engaged in the private practice of law. From 2007 to 2014 Mr. Foster served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Tronox (NYSE:TROX), a global mining and manufacturing firm. Before his appointment as the Tronox General Counsel, Mr. Foster served as its Managing Counsel leading the operations of the Tronox legal team following its spin-off from Kerr-McGee Corporation. Prior to the Tronox spin-off, Mr. Foster served as a member of the Kerr-McGee legal team. His earlier experience includes nearly five years in the midstream energy industry and more than five years in the public and private practice of law. Mr. Foster holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tulsa.

Scott Bemis

Executive Vice President-Manufacturing

Mr. Bemis became the Company’s Executive Vice President, Manufacturing in May 2024. Mr. Bemis has more than 32 years of experience in chemical manufacturing, including leadership roles with Dow Chemical Company and DuPont Water and Protection. Most recently, he has served as the Kemerton Site Director for Albemarle Energy Storage since 2023 and as the Richburg MegaFlex Site Director from 2022 to 2023. Mr. Bemis brings with him broad experience in leading large manufacturing teams, research and development (R&D), large capital projects, reliability, maintenance, environmental, health and safety (EH&S) and regulatory functions. Mr. Bemis holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston – Clear Lake and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Damien J. Renwick

Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer

Mr. Renwick became the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer in January 2021. Mr. Renwick has more than 17 years of experience in the chemical industry, most recently with Houston-based Cyanco where he was President of Cyanco International and held the additional position of Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to this, Mr. Renwick was with Perth, Australia-based Wesfarmers Limited, one of Australia’s largest listed companies. There he held various positions of increasing responsibility in the Chemicals, Energy and Fertilizers division, including Director and General Manager of Australian Gold Reagents, and Commercial Manager, Ammonium Nitrate. Mr. Renwick has led and executed multiple significant commercial transactions to underpin large-scale capital investment projects, led large improvements in operating and safety performance of product on plants and been deeply involved in numerous capital growth projects and acquisition and divestment transactions and evaluations. He began his career with Arthur Andersen in its consulting division. Mr. Renwick holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia.

Ashley McKee

Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer

Ashley McKee joined LSB Industries as Executive Vice-President and Chief Human Resources Officer in June 2023. Prior to joining LSB, Ms. McKee served for more than 16 years in progressively responsible Human Resources leadership roles at Williams Companies, a publicly traded energy infrastructure company, most recently as Director of Human Resources Operations. She previously served as Director of Human Resources Business Partners, supporting various engineering and operational groups in their strategic planning, organization development, acquisitions and divestitures, talent development, performance management, and employee relations efforts. Her leadership experience encompasses the areas of HR Information Systems (HRIS), Payroll, HR Call Center, Human Capital Analytics, Contingent Workforce Management and University and Technical School Recruiting. In addition, Ms. McKee led numerous enterprise-wide initiatives, including talent management system implementations, enterprise COVID response, and large-scale reorganizations and synergy alignment efforts.

Ms. McKee holds a Master’s degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Tulsa and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Minor in Business Administration from Texas A&M University.

Kristy Carver

Senior Vice President, Treasurer

Ms. Carver, became the Company’s Senior Vice President and Treasurer in January 2019.  She has extensive experience in financial, accounting and tax across the manufacturing and financial services industries. She joined the Company as Vice President in 2008 and was appointed Vice President and Treasurer in January 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Carver was a Senior Vice President at IBC Bank (formerly known as Local Oklahoma Bank) primarily focused on strategic tax planning, compliance, reporting and supervising multi-year tax litigation arising from certain government assisted acquisitions and related matters. Ms. Carver began her career at Arthur Andersen LLP and is a certified public accountant. Ms. Carver holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Central Oklahoma.