New VP Tax at Ashland
announcement was made by Lamar M. Chambers, senior vice president and chief
financial officer, to whom Gregg will report. He will be based in Covington.
Gregg will have oversight responsibility for all matters of global taxation.
This will include income tax compliance and controversy management for all tax
jurisdictions globally, tax strategy and planning, sales and use tax, property
tax and income tax accounting.
Chambers said, “Scott is an accomplished tax professional with 20 years of
hands-on corporate tax experience. He has held progressively senior leadership
positions in the tax organizations of multinational Fortune 500 companies
including Cardinal Health and, most recently, NCR Corp. Our management team is
looking forward to working with him and utilizing his expertise and experience
in dealing with the tax issues and tax planning opportunities we face across
Ashland’s global operations.”
A native of Louisville, Ky., Gregg earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting
from Bellarmine University in 1985, a Juris Doctor degree from the University
of Louisville in 1988 and a master of laws degree in taxation from the
University of Florida in 1989. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association
and the Tax Executives Institute. [/private]
Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) provides specialty chemical products, services and
solutions for many of the world’s most essential needs and industries. Serving
customers in more than 100 countries, it operates through five commercial
units: Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, Ashland Hercules Water
Technologies, Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland Consumer Markets
(Valvoline) and Ashland Distribution. To learn more about Ashland, visit
www.ashland.com.