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.âs 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.

Eric E. Jackson 
President and Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Jackson was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Metallurg, Inc. in November 2002 after having served as Senior Vice President of Metallurg, Inc. since August 1998.  He also serves as an officer and director of certain subsidiaries of Metallurg, Inc.  Mr. Jackson was Senior Vice President and then President of Shieldalloy from September 1996 and retains the position of President currently. From 1993 to 1995, he was Assistant Director at Phibro, a division of Salomon, Inc., where he directed trading and distribution operations. Prior thereto, he was a Vice President at Louis Dreyfus Corporation from 1989 to 1993, where he managed trading and soft physical commodities operations. From 1979 to 1989, Mr. Jackson served in various capacities at Cargill Incorporated in Canada and the United States. Mr. Jackson
received a B.S. degree in economics and an M.B.A. from the University of Saskatchewan. 

William J. Levy 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

Mr. Levy was appointed Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Metallurg Holdings Inc. in November 2005. Mr. Levy was previously employed by PQ Corporation in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. He joined PQ in 1996 and was promoted to Director in 1999, Treasurer in 2001, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March 2003. Prior to joining PQ, he held various positions with increasing responsibility in finance and marketing with Imperial Chemicals Industries, plc, USA and UK from 1984 to 1996. Mr. Levy began his career in 1982 as an auditor with what is now PricewaterhouseCoopers. He obtained a B.S. degree in accountancy from Villanova University.