Kathleen Ligocki

Ms. Ligocki is currently acting as an independent consultant. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tower Automotive, Inc. from August 2003 to August 2007. Tower Automotive filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in February 2005, and on July 31, 2007 emerged from Chapter 11 when substantially all of its assets were purchased by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. Prior to joining Tower Automotive, Ms. Ligocki worked at the Ford Motor Company, United Technologies and General Motors Corporation. Ms. Ligocki holds a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies from Indiana University, a Masters in Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from Indiana University. She serves on a variety of non-profit and academic boards focused on women, families and life-long education. She also serves on the boards of Kettering University and the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Ms. Ligocki is a member of Ashland's Environmental, Health and Safety, Finance and Personnel and Compensation Committees.