HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2018--
Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) today announced that Mr. Mark
McCollum has been elected to serve on the company’s board of directors
as a new member. Mr. McCollum was elected to serve a three-year term on
the board at the company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held today.
“We are pleased that Mark was elected to join our board,” said James
Chao, chairman of Westlake Chemical Corporation. “We look forward to his
contributions as a board member based on his considerable financial and
accounting experience and broad knowledge of the energy industry.”
Mr. McCollum, 59, has been the president and chief executive officer of
Weatherford International PLC since April 2017. Prior to joining
Weatherford, Mr. McCollum served as executive vice president and chief
financial officer of Halliburton Company, a position he assumed in 2008
and resumed in July 2016 following an interim role from December 2014 to
July 2016 as executive vice president and chief integration officer
during the pendency of Halliburton’s proposed acquisition of Baker
Hughes Incorporated. From 1995 to 2003, Mr. McCollum held a number of
senior positions at Tenneco, Inc., including chief financial officer,
and from 1991 to 1995 served as an audit and advisory partner in Arthur
Andersen's Energy Division, where he began his career. Mr. McCollum
serves on the board of directors of Archrock, Inc. He is also a regent
at Baylor University and serves on the Baylor College of Medicine Board
of Trustees. Mr. McCollum received a bachelor’s degree in Business
Administration and Accounting from Baylor University in 1980 and is a
CPA in Texas.
In addition to the election of Mr. McCollum, Messrs. James Chao, Bruce
Northcutt and John Riley were re-elected today as members of the board.
About Westlake
Westlake Chemical Corporation is an international manufacturer and
supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and building products with
headquarters in Houston. The company's range of products includes:
ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, propylene, chlor-alkali and derivative
products, PVC suspension and specialty resins, PVC compounds, and PVC
building products including siding, pipe, fittings and specialty
components, windows, fence, deck and film. For more information, visit
the company's Web site at www.westlake.com.

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