Albemarle Corporation
ALBEMARLE CORP
NYSE: ALB. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1
- SEC CIK
- 0000915913
- Website
- www.albemarle.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- J. Kent Masters JrChairman and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- J. Kent Masters JrLead independent: Gerald A. Steiner
- Independent
- 9 / 1010 directors published
- Published claims
- 595 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 150 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 5 distinct sources and 15 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
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GC CHANGED
Ander C. Krupa executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Ander C. Krupa | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief People and Workplace Transformation Officer | Autumn M. Gagarinas | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief External Affairs and Communications Officer | Cynthia R. Lima | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | Donald J. LaBauve, Jr. | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer | Eric W. Norris | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer | Mark R. Mummert | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE10 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Business Transformation Officer | Melissa H. Anderson | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE11 |
| President, Ketjen Global Business Unit | Michael J. Simmons | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE12 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | Neal R. Sheorey | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE13 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | J. Kent Masters Jr | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE9 |
Board of directors
Evidence10 directors published. 9 of 10 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro D. Wolff | Independent | 2015 | Compensation & Talent DevelopmentCompensation & Talent Development; Governance & Public Policy; ESGESGGovernance & Public Policy | Source reportedE3 |
| Diarmuid B. O'Connell | Independent | 2018 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Gerald A. Steiner | IndependentLead Independent | 2013 | Audit & FinanceAudit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; ESGESGGovernance & Public Policy | Source reportedE3 |
| Glenda J. Minor | Independent | 2019 | Audit & FinanceAudit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; ESGESGGovernance & Public Policy | Source reportedE3 |
| Holly A. Van Deursen | Independent | 2019 | Compensation & Talent DevelopmentCompensation & Talent Development; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & CapitalSafety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital | Source reportedE3 |
| J. Kent Masters Jr | Not independentChair | 2015 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| M. Lauren Brlas | Independent | 2017 | Audit & FinanceAudit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & CapitalGovernance & Public PolicySafety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital | Source reportedE3 |
| Mark R. Widmar | Independent | 2026 | Compensation & Talent DevelopmentCompensation & Talent Development; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & CapitalSafety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital | Source reportedE3 |
| Michelle T. Collins | Independent | 2026 | Audit & FinanceAudit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; ESGESGGovernance & Public Policy | Source reportedE3 |
| Ralf H. Cramer | Independent | 2022 | Audit & FinanceAudit & Finance; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & CapitalSafety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital | Source reportedE3 |
| Diarmuid B. OConnell | Independence not published | Not published | Executive Compensation & Talent Development (Chair)Governance & Public Policy | Source reportedE14 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit & Finance | Not published | Gerald A. Steiner, Glenda J. Minor, M. Lauren Brlas, Michelle T. Collins, Ralf H. Cramer | financial |
| Audit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; ESG | Not published | Gerald A. Steiner, Glenda J. Minor, Michelle T. Collins | financial |
| Audit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital | Not published | M. Lauren Brlas | financial, operational |
| Audit & Finance; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital | Not published | Ralf H. Cramer | financial, operational |
| Compensation & Talent Development | Not published | Alejandro D. Wolff, Holly A. Van Deursen, Mark R. Widmar | human_capital |
| Compensation & Talent Development; Governance & Public Policy; ESG | Not published | Alejandro D. Wolff | human_capital |
| Compensation & Talent Development; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital | Not published | Holly A. Van Deursen, Mark R. Widmar | human_capital, financial, operational |
| ESG | Not published | Alejandro D. Wolff, Gerald A. Steiner, Glenda J. Minor, Michelle T. Collins | Not described in the published record |
| Executive Compensation & Talent Development (Chair) | Not published | Diarmuid B. OConnell | human_capital |
| Governance & Public Policy | Not published | Alejandro D. Wolff, Diarmuid B. OConnell, Gerald A. Steiner, Glenda J. Minor, M. Lauren Brlas, Michelle T. Collins | Not described in the published record |
| Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital | Not published | Holly A. Van Deursen, M. Lauren Brlas, Mark R. Widmar, Ralf H. Cramer | financial, operational |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: ALB-PA | current | Jul 1, 2016 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Ander C. KrupaSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretarycompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:19
- Autumn M. GagarinasSenior Vice President, Chief People and Workplace Transformation Officercompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:20
- Cynthia R. LimaSenior Vice President, Chief External Affairs and Communications Officercompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:21
- Donald J. LaBauve, Jr.Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officercompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:22
- Eric W. NorrisExecutive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officercompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:23
- Mark R. MummertExecutive Vice President, Chief Operations Officercompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:25
- Melissa H. AndersonExecutive Vice President, Chief Business Transformation Officercompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:26
- Michael J. SimmonsPresident, Ketjen Global Business Unitcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:27
- Neal R. SheoreyExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officercompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:28
- J. Kent Masters JrChairman and Chief Executive Officercompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:24, company:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:9
- Alejandro D. WolffIndependent Directorcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:10
- Diarmuid B. O'ConnellIndependent Directorcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:11
- Gerald A. SteinerLead Independent Directorcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:12
- Glenda J. MinorIndependent Directorcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:13
- Holly A. Van DeursenIndependent Directorcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:14
- M. Lauren BrlasIndependent Directorcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:15
- Mark R. WidmarIndependent Directorcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:16
- Michelle T. CollinsIndependent Directorcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:17
- Ralf H. CramerIndependent Directorcompany:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:leadership_role:18
- Diarmuid B. OConnellDirector (committee appointment)company:32898064-af0c-4651-8032-6c7902161af1:committee_record:44
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 15 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
- E2ALBEMARLE CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-11). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Mar 24, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 10 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Feb 11, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Feb 11, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Feb 11, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Feb 11, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Feb 11, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9ALB executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Feb 11, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Feb 11, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Feb 11, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Feb 11, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 29 Claims.
- E15Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026- Ander C. Krupa executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
- Autumn M. Gagarinas executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
- Cynthia R. Lima executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
- Donald J. LaBauve, Jr. executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
- Eric W. Norris executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
- Mark R. Mummert executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
- Melissa H. Anderson executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
- Michael J. Simmons executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
- Neal R. Sheorey executive of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-02-11.
- Mark R. Widmar seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-01-01.
- Michelle T. Collins seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2026-01-01.
- Michelle T. Collins member of Audit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; ESG, effective 2026-01-01.
- Mark R. Widmar member of Compensation & Talent Development; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital, effective 2026-01-01.
- Ralf H. Cramer seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2022-01-01.
- Audit & Finance; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital committee of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2022-01-01.
- Ralf H. Cramer member of Audit & Finance; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital, effective 2022-01-01.
- Glenda J. Minor seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2019-01-01.
- Holly A. Van Deursen seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2019-01-01.
- Glenda J. Minor member of Audit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; ESG, effective 2019-01-01.
- Compensation & Talent Development; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital committee of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2019-01-01.
- Holly A. Van Deursen member of Compensation & Talent Development; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital, effective 2019-01-01.
- Diarmuid B. O'Connell seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2018-01-01.
- M. Lauren Brlas seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2017-01-01.
- Audit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital committee of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2017-01-01.
- M. Lauren Brlas member of Audit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; Safety, Sustainability, Operations & Capital, effective 2017-01-01.
- Alejandro D. Wolff seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2015-01-01.
- J. Kent Masters Jr seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2015-01-01.
- J. Kent Masters Jr chairs board Albemarle Corporation, effective 2015-01-01.
- Compensation & Talent Development; Governance & Public Policy; ESG committee of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2015-01-01.
- Alejandro D. Wolff member of Compensation & Talent Development; Governance & Public Policy; ESG, effective 2015-01-01.
- Gerald A. Steiner seat on Albemarle Corporation, effective 2013-01-01.
- Gerald A. Steiner lead independent director of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2013-01-01.
- Audit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; ESG committee of Albemarle Corporation, effective 2013-01-01.
- Gerald A. Steiner member of Audit & Finance; Governance & Public Policy; ESG, effective 2013-01-01.



