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Mr. Karran has been President and Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Chemicals, a leading producer of polyethylene and expandable styrenics, since 2015. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of NOVA Chemicals from 2009 until 2016. Mr. Karran joined NOVA Chemicals in 1985 and has held various other positions since then, including management, accounting and financial roles such as Vice President and Controller, Tax Compliance Specialist and Manager of Financial Services. From 2006 until 2007, he served as NOVA Chemicals’ Vice President and Chief Information Officer. From 2007 until 2009, he served as NOVA Chemicals’ Treasurer and Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Karran is a director of NOVA Chemicals. Mr. Karran has served as a director of AdvanSix since the spin-off from Honeywell on October 1, 2016. He serves on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. He brings to the Board the leadership, management oversight and financial experience gained through his roles as a director of and in various senior management leadership roles at NOVA Chemicals, with extensive chemicals industry experience including operations/HSE.