06.07.2010

Senior management changes at Harsco

Harsco, owner of SGB, Hünnebeck and Patent scaffold, has announced major changes within its senior executive management team.

Starting at the top - Harsco chief executive Salvatore D. Fazzolari has added the title of president, becoming chairman, president and chief executive officer. Fazzolari has been with the company for 30 years and chairman and chief executive since 2008.

Chief financial officer Stephen J. Schnoor adds the title of treasurer with overall responsibility for the group’s worldwide financial organisation.

Richard A. Sullivan, who joined Harsco in early 2009 as vice president of business transformation takes on the additional role of chief supply chain officer, with responsibility for directing the implementation of the key initiatives developed to streamline and strengthen Harsco’s global supply chain.

Galdino J. Claro, who joined Harsco in 2009, becomes chief executive of Harsco Metals and Harsco Minerals. A chief executive of Harsco Infrastructure – which includes SGB, Hünnebeck and Patent scaffold - will be announced shortly. Both of these roles along with the newly appointed chief financial officers (see below) of each group will be based at the corporation’s headquarters in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

Scott W. Jacoby has been named as president of the Harsco Rail. while Scott H. Gerson becomes president of Harsco Industrial but will retain his responsibilities as Harsco’s chief information officer until the appointment of a successor. All of the above posts report to Fazzolari.

Michael Cubitt joins Harsco Infrastructure as chief financial officer. While Han Jansen takes on the same role at Harsco Metals and Minerals.

Fazzolari said: “The strengthening of our senior leadership team has been one of my highest priorities. We have now filled substantially all of our key seats with the right people, giving us and our stockholders a new generation of Company leadership to take our business forward.”

Richard C. Neuffer and Geoffrey D. H. Butler become vice chairmen with the brief to mentor and support their successors to ensure an effective transition and will retire from the Company in December 2010 and June 2011, respectively.