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Albert joined the Company as Vice President in 1993 and has served in a variety of corporate staff and business unit leadership positions. In 2000, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. In 2007, Albert was elected Chairman and CEO of the Company.

Prior to Puffer-Sweiven, Albert was a manager with Arthur Andersen / Andersen Consulting’s Houston practice. Albert has served on the Board of Aquinas Companies, LLC; the Board of Strategic Growth Partners (SGP), the trade association for the Emerson Impact Partners in North America; and, the Board of Advisors for Fannin Innovation Studio, an early-stage life sciences development company. Albert has also served on the Board of the Houston Musician’s Benevolent Society and the Board of the Memorial Endowment Fund for the Church of St. John the Divine.

He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice University and has served on the Board of the Rice Engineering Alumni Association and as an advisor to the Rice University Chemical Engineering Department.