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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective as of March 1, 2020, Innospec Inc. (the “Company”), the Company is reassigning the duties of its principal accounting officer from Christopher Parsons to Graeme Blair. Mr. Parsons, who is currently the principal accounting officer of the Company, will be focusing on the duties of Performance Chemicals business accounting, as opposed to group level accounting for the Company on a consolidated basis. Mr. Blair, who is currently the Group Finance Manager of the Company, will serve as the principal accounting officer of the Company, with the title of Head of Group Finance.
Mr. Blair, age 37, has over 15 years of accounting experience. He has worked for the Company for one year. Immediately prior to joining the Company, Mr. Blair held the position of Senior Finance Manager at 2020 Legal Limited for over three years. Before that, Mr. Blair worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for over ten years, where his most recent position was Senior Manager, in which he served for one year.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| INNOSPEC INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 2, 2020 |
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/s/ David B. Jones | ||||
| David B. Jones | ||||||
| Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |