Chemours (CC) Appoints Sandra Phillips Rogers to its Board

September 1, 2021 7:31 AM EDT

The Chemours Company ("Chemours") (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Advanced Performance Materials, and Chemical Solutions, today announced the appointment of Sandra Phillips Rogers to its board of directors.

"We are very impressed with Sandra's background and experience, especially her demonstrated leadership of both the legal and diversity efforts within a global organization," said Mark Vergnano, chairman of the board of directors at Chemours. "We welcome her to our board and look forward to her contributions in the next chapter of Chemours."

Sandra Phillips Rogers, 55, currently serves as group vice president, chief legal officer, general counsel and corporate secretary of Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). In January of 2019, Ms. Rogers also took on the role of chief diversity officer (CDO) and oversight responsibility for Social Innovation, Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs and Compliance and Audit Office. Previously, Ms. Rogers was vice president and deputy general counsel, Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc. and prior to joining Toyota in June 2012, Ms. Rogers was a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. She also previously served as senior vice president, associate general counsel and chief litigation counsel at Pfizer Inc., and was managing partner of the Houston office of Shook, Hardy & Bacon.

Ms. Rogers holds both a Bachelor of Journalism and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She serves on the board of directors for MSA Safety Inc. and the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, in addition to being a trustee of the University of Texas Law School Foundation.

"As the chief legal officer and chief diversity officer of Toyota Motor North America, Sandra brings a wealth of experience which can help us immensely as we continue living our commitment to being a different kind of chemistry company," said Mark Newman, president and chief executive officer of Chemours. "We're excited to add Sandra to our board, and look forward to leveraging her leadership, deep knowledge and unique skill set to help take our company to new heights."

Ms. Roger's appointment is effective October 1, 2021. She joins a ten-member board of directors that is now composed of forty percent women.



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