COVINGTON, Ky., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Linda L. Foss,
assistant general counsel, today was named to the additional position of
corporate secretary of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) by a vote of the board of
directors. The announcement was made by David L. Hausrath, senior vice
president and general counsel.
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"Linda has supported the board in her work for several years. This
change shows the board's high regard for Linda's counsel and her ongoing
contributions to board governance," said Hausrath. Foss will assume
responsibility for board communications and administrative matters relating
to the board and its meetings.
Foss joined Ashland Inc. in 1979. In 1990, she was promoted to senior
attorney, and in 1997 was again promoted to associate counsel. Foss was
named senior group counsel in Oct. 1999 and was promoted to assistant
general counsel in May 2002.
A native of Newton, Mass., Foss received her Bachelor of Arts degree,
with honors, from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1976. In 1979, she
received a Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from Wake Forest University.
Foss is a member of the Society of Corporate Secretaries & Governance
Professionals, the American Corporate Counsel Association and the Kentucky
Bar Association. She has completed Ashland's executive development program
at Indiana University.
Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH), a diversified, global chemical company,
provides quality products, services and solutions to customers in more than
100 countries. A FORTUNE 500 company, it operates through four wholly owned
divisions: Ashland Performance Materials, Ashland Distribution, Valvoline
and Ashland Water Technologies. To learn more about Ashland, visit
http://www.ashland.com.
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CONTACT:
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