ASPEN AEROGELS INC (ASPN)
Sector: Materials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Materials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for ASPN
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASPN | Director | 54 | [] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Kathleen M. Kool has served on our Board of Directors since November 2022. Ms. Kool has served as the President of Impact100 Genesee County, a non-profit organization, since March 2023. Ms. Kool previously served as the CEO of Tide Cleaners, a wholly owned subsidiary of Procter & Gamble ( P&G ), until her retirement in June 2022. Under Ms. Kool s leadership as CEO, Tide Cleaners grew from 35 to 191 stores and was ranked 76th in Entrepreneur s Franchise 500 ranking in 2022, marking the third consecutive year in the top 100. During her 27-year tenure at P&G, Ms. Kool served in a variety of executive leadership roles, including CFO of North America Fabric Care, the largest regional business unit at P&G, with over 14 $8 billion in retail sales, and CFO of the Global P&G Professional business. In addition to her extensive business leadership experience, Ms. Kool was a key member of P&G s award-winning Investor Relations team, partnering with multiple CEOs and leading the communication for the strategy renewal that spanned two $10 billion productivity programs and a more focused portfolio of strategic brands. Additionally, Ms. Kool led numerous acquisitions, integrations, and business expansions, and navigated Tide Cleaners through the COVID-19 pandemic, growing industry share, opening new stores and overseeing expansion to new campuses. Ms. Kool is also a member of the Board of Directors of Digimarc Corporation, where she is Chair of the Board and serves on the Audit and Compensation and Talent Management Committees. Ms. Kool also serves as a board member and Chief Financial Officer of Sonje Ayiti, a non-profit organization. Ms. Kool received her BA, summa cum laude, in Economics from Kalamazoo College and her MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. The Board has concluded that Ms. Kool possesses specific attributes that qualify her to serve as a member of our Board of Directors, including her extensive senior-level management experience in financial reporting and accounting, investor relations, general business operations, complex business integration, corporate governance, and other public company board service.