Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. (GSE) announced on Monday, February 21, 2005, the appointment of Kelvin R. Collard to the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Collard succeeds Roger J. Klatt, who is retiring effective March 3, 2005 after serving as Executive Vice President and CFO of GSE since 1994. GSE’s Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer congratulate Klatt on a successful career, thank him for his past leadership and many contributions to GSE, and wish him well in retirement.
Prior to joining GSE, Collard served as CFO of the American Bureau of Shipping’s for-profit subsidiary, ABS Group, since 2002. He previously served as CFO of Hydrochem Industrial Services following a 13-year career with Lyondell Chemical Company and Lyondell’s former parent, Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). While at Lyondell, Collard first served as Vice President and Controller of Equistar, Lyondell’s joint venture operating company, from 1997 to 1999. Following Lyondell’s announced acquisition of ARCO’s specialty chemical business, Collard was named Vice President-Controller of Lyondell and Equistar, where he served from 1999 to 2001.
From 1994 to 1997 Collard was employed by ARCO where he served as Controller of ARCO’s global Coal Division, Manager of Corporate Accounting Policy from 1992 to 1994, and Manager of Financial Reporting and Control of ARCO’s Lyondell Division from 1989 to 1992. He began his career as a Staff Auditor with Coopers & Lybrand (C&L) in 1981, earning promotion to Senior Auditor in 1983 and Audit Manager in 1985 before leaving the firm to join ARCO in 1989. Collard earned his Bachelors in Business Administration degree in Accounting from Lamar University in 1980 and is a Certified Public Accountant. Collard is 47 years of age.

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