(Austin, TX) February 15, 2013 SACHEM announced today that Leonard R. Wood, a long time SACHEM Board member, has retired from the Board of Directors. “Leonard Wood has brought both operations expertise and strong fiduciary advocacy to SACHEM’s Board, said John Mooney, Chairman and CEO, SACHEM, Inc. “Leonard’s wealth of knowledge and insight into the chemical industry will surely be missed.

Additionally, Michelle P. Goolsby, formerly the Executive Vice President of Development, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs at Dean Foods, which is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, has joined SACHEM’s Board.  Since her retirement Goolsby also serves on the Boards of Capstead Mortgage Corporation, a publicly held REIT, Greenmont Capital Partners, a private equity firm, WhiteWave Foods, a publicly traded company and Vitamin Angels, a nonprofit charity. She is a Founding Member of The Center for Women in Law at The University of Texas School of Law and serves as a Trustee of The University of Texas Law School Foundation. “Michelle brings strong credentials to help guide SACHEM as we delve into matters related to strategy, acquisitions, administration and other Board matters.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, SACHEM is a chemical science company with full commercial operations and research facilities in North America, Europe, China and Japan. Our technology revolves around high purity and is successfully applied in markets like electronic materials, oilfield chemicals,  catalysts, polymers,  pharmaceutical,  agrochemicals, biotechnology and energy materials.