Heinz C. Schimmelbusch 
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director

Dr. Schimmelbusch was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Metallurg, Inc. in November 2002. He has been Chairman of the Board and a Director of Metallurg, Inc., as well as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Metallurg Holdings, Inc. (Metallurg, Inc.’s parent company), since July 1998. He is a Managing Director of the general partner, and founder, of Safeguard International Fund, L.P., a private equity fund investing in North America and Europe; and Chairman and CEO of Allied Resource Corporation, a global technology and engineering group, both located in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He is also Chairman of Timminco Limited, Toronto, Canada. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the following companies: In the United States—Puralube, Inc. in Wayne, Pennsylvania; In Germany—ALD Vacuum Technologies AG in Hanau; Pfalz-Flugzengwerke AG in Speyer; and Sudamin Holdings S.A. in Brussels. He is also a Director of Millstream II Acquisition Corporation. He is a member of the Board of Directors of MMC Norilsk Nickel, Moscow, Russia. Dr. Schimmelbusch received his graduate degree (with distinction) and his doctorate (magna cum laude) from the University of Tubingen, Germany.

Arthur R. Spector
Vice Chairman of the Board and Director

Mr. Spector was elected Vice Chairman of the Board and as Executive Vice Chairman of Metallurg, Inc. in November 2002.  He has been a Director of Metallurg, Inc. and Metallurg Holdings, Inc. since July 1998 and has been Executive Vice President of Metallurg Holdings, Inc. since July 1998 and Treasurer since August 2000.  He is a Managing Director of the general partner and of the management company of Safeguard International Fund, L.P. From January 1997 to March 1998, Mr. Spector served as Managing Director of TL Ventures LLC, a venture capital company.  He is also President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Millstream Acquisition Corporation.  Mr. Spector has also served as Chairman of various public companies, including Casino & Credit Services, Inc., Abraham Lincoln Federal Savings Bank and State National Bank of Maryland. Mr. Spector serves as a Director of Docucorp International, a document automation company.  Mr. Spector holds a B.S. degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Nils A. Kindwall
Director

Mr. Kindwall was elected a Director of Metallurg, Inc. in August 1998.  He is the retired Vice Chairman of Freeport McMoRan, Inc.  At Freeport, he was one of the founders of Freeport Indonesia, a producer of copper and gold.  He has been involved in the financing of varied projects within the mining industry.  He is also a former member of Chemical Bank’s Advisory Board and a former Director of Inmet Mining Corporation, Northfield Minerals and John Wiley & Sons (publishers).  He is currently a Director of Allied Resource Corporation.  Mr. Kindwall received his B.A. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. 

Samuel A. Plum
Director 

Mr. Plum was elected to serve as a Director of Metallurg, Inc. in November 1998 and as a Director of Metallurg Holdings in October 1998.  He has been a Managing General Partner of the general partner of SCP Private Equity Partners, L.P. since its commencement in August 1996 and was an employee of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. from 1993 to 1996.  From February 1989 to January 1993, Mr. Plum served as President of Charterhouse, Inc. and Charterhouse North American Securities, Inc., the U.S. investment banking and broker-dealer divisions of Charterhouse PLC, a merchant bank located in the U.K.  From 1973 to 1989, he served in various capacities, including Managing Director and partner, at the investment banking divisions of Paine Webber Inc. and Blyth Eastman Dillon & Co., Inc., respectively.  Mr. Plum is also a Director of PacWest Telecomm, Inc., Index Stock Photography, Inc., Pentech Financial Services, Inc. and the Philadelphia Zoological Society.  Past directorships include Tishman Holdings Corporation, Icon CMT Corp., Vortex Sound Communications, Inc., Quaker Fabrics Corporation and the National Audubon Society, the latter two as Chairman.  Mr. Plum holds a B.A. degree in history from Harvard University and an M.B.A. degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. 

Michael J. Emmi
Director

Mr. Emmi was elected a Director of Metallurg, Inc. in February 2001.  In April 2002, Mr. Emmi founded and became Chief Executive Officer of IPR International, a provider of data backup and recovery services.  He retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Systems & Computer Technology Corp. (SCT), a provider of industry-focused technology solutions, in January 2002.  Mr. Emmi joined SCT from General Electric in May 1985, after 25 years in the information services industry.  He is a current board member of CompuCom Systems, Inc. and CDI Corporation.  Civic board positions include the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, the Greater Philadelphia Technology Council, Legatus International and the Business-Higher Education Forum.  Mr. Emmi has a B.S. degree in business management from the State University of New York, Albany.

Michael D. Winfield
Director

Mr. Winfield was elected a Director of Metallurg, Inc. on November 9, 2001.  He began his career with UOP LLC, a leading international supplier of technology, products and services to the oil refining, petrochemical and gas processing industries, in 1962.  He retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of UOP in 2001 and continues to serve on its Board of Managers and as a Senior Advisor following his retirement.  He is Chairman of Landauer Corp., a radiation dosimetry measurement and services company.  He has professional affiliations with a number of industry and international trade organizations.  Mr. Winfield earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from Ohio State University, where he is a Distinguished Alumnus and a member of the College of Engineering’s Advisory Committee, and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.