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About the Company

R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Company, Inc Background

R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. first opened its doors for business on Forty-Second Street in New York City in 1916. It was started by a thirty-one year-old named Robert Thurlow Vanderbilt who had $1,000 of his own, a $24,000 family loan, and a contract to sell clay for a company in the southern United States.

Vanderbilt has grown considerably in the intervening century, and in 2013 it was reorganized to form a holding company, Known as R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Company, Inc., and a number of operating subsidiaries. These include Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC, which operates chemical manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Connecticut, and primarily serves the petroleum, rubber, and plastics industries; and Vanderbilt Minerals, LLC, which operates mining and milling facilities in New York, the Carolinas, Nevada, Arizona, and California; and servicing the subsidiaries Vanderbilt Global Services, LLC, a shared services organization that provides support service. These operating companies, Vanderbilt Chemicals and Vanderbilt Minerals, supply industrial chemicals and minerals within the United States and in some eighty countries around the world. In addition to supplying its own chemicals and minerals, Vanderbilt distributes the products of other distinguished companies. The above entities are registered to the ISO 9001 standard, and are certified to The American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® initiative.

Vanderbilt provides technical and marketing development services through its international subsidiaries: Vanderbilt Worldwide, Ltd., located in Nantwich, UK; Vanderbilt Asia Pacific, Ltd., located in Hong Kong, China; Vanderbilt (Beijing) Trading, Ltd. in China; and Vanderbilt Japan, LLC in Tokyo.

EXECUTIVE
TEAM

Executive Team

Hugh B. Vanderbilt, Jr.

Chairman & CEO | R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Company, Inc.

Hugh B. Vanderbilt was elected Chairman & CEO of R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Company, Inc. in 2013. He is also a long standing member of the R.T. Vanderbilt Board of Directors.

Hugh joined Vanderbilt in 1978 as Advertising Manager and Director of the Board. In 1981, he became Corporate Secretary and was promoted to Purchasing Manager. One year later he was elected Vice Chairman, Vice President – Purchasing.

In 1986, he was elected Vice President of Mining and Manufacturing and by 1991, he was appointed Executive Vice President - Mining and Manufacturing.

In July 1995, he was promoted to President & Chief Operating Officer and in January 1, 1996, elected Chief Executive Officer. During the Board of Directors' Meeting of September 19, 2000, he was elected Chairman of R.T. Vanderbilt. In 2013, Hugh was elected Chairman & CEO of R.T. Vanderbilt Holding Company, Inc.

Hugh is a graduate of Rollins College with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Business.

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Our Mission

To cultivate compelling customer loyalty by providing unprecedented value in our products and services.

Our Vision

To be a leading global manufacturer and supplier of minerals and chemicals, while continually meeting customer expectations and remaining sensitive to our employees, our shareholders and our environment.