MEDINA, OH – RPM International Inc. announced that a new director nominee, Jenniffer D. Deckard, is included in the company’s proxy statement for her election at its annual stockholders’ meeting on October 8, 2015. Deckard is President and Chief Executive Officer of Fairmount Santrol, a Chesterland, Ohio-based provider of high-performance sand and sand-based products. Fairmount Santrol had $1.36 billion in sales and $170.4 million in net income for 2014.
Deckard joined Fairmount Santrol (then known as Fairmount Minerals) in 1994 and shortly thereafter was named Chief Financial Officer, where she focused on the company’s capital structure, lender relationships and employee engagement. She was promoted to President in January 2011 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2013.