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Mark A. Shelnitz is Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of W. R. Grace & Co. As general counsel, Mark manages all legal matters affecting the company worldwide, including the management of a 23-lawyer legal department. As corporate secretary, he is responsible for corporate governance and matters relating to the activities of the board of directors.
Mark joined Grace's legal team in 1983 and most recently served as associate general counsel of the company. He currently focuses most of his efforts on Grace's chapter 11 proceeding and pending litigation. During his career, he has handled numerous acquisitions and divestments, securities law compliance, and general corporate and commercial law matters.
Mark earned a B.S. degree in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. degree from New York University School of Law.
Grace is a leading global supplier of catalysts and other products and services to petroleum refiners; catalysts for the manufacture of plastics; silica-based engineered and specialty materials for a wide-range of industrial applications; specialty chemicals, additives and materials for commercial and residential construction; and can sealants and coatings for food packaging. With annual sales of more than $2.5 billion, Grace has over 6,400 employees and operates in nearly 40 countries.
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