Executive Profile

Michael Elliott Ducey Director and Chairman of Audit Committee, Verso Paper Corp.

Age	Total Calculated Compensation	This person is connected to 5 Board Members in 5 different organizations across 10 different industries. See Board Relationships
63	$92,000

Background

Mr. Michael Elliott Ducey, Mike, served as Operating Partner of Apollo Global Management, LLC. Mr. Ducey served as a Consultant of Compass Minerals International Inc. since May 11, 2006. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Compass Minerals International Inc., from December 2002 to 2006. Mr. Ducey served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Compass Minerals Group Inc., a subsidiary of Compass Minerals International Inc., since April 1, ... 2002. Prior to joining Compass Minerals Group, Mr. Ducey worked for Hexion Specialty Chemicals S.r.l (formerly Borden Chemical, Inc.) from 1972 to 2002. During his thirty year career with Borden Chemical, he held various management, sales, marketing, planning and commercial development positions. Mr. Ducey served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Borden Chemical from December 1999 to March 2002. He served as an Executive Vice President and the Chief Operation Officer of Borden Chemical from October 1997 to December 1999 and also served as its Executive Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing for North American Forest Products and Director of Planning & Commercial Development. He served as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at American TonerServ Corp. from May 14, 2007 to May 2009. He served as the Chairman of TPC Group Inc. from October 2009 to December 2012. He has been a Director of Apollo Global Management, LLC. since June 3, 2011. Mr. Ducey has been a Director of Verso Paper Corp. since March 2007 and Verso Paper Holdings, LLC since March 2007. He has been a Director of HaloSource, Inc. since October 2010. He served as a Board Member for United Agri Products Holding, a NYSE company located in Greeley, Colorado. He served as a Director of Compass Minerals Group Inc., since April 1, 2002. Mr. Ducey served as an Independent Director of UAP Holding Corp. from June 2006 to May 5, 2008. He served as a Director of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. from July 2010 to May 2011 and RockTenn CP, LLC from June 30, 2010 to May 5, 2011. He served as a Director of Compass Minerals International Inc., since August 2002. He served as a Director of Hexion Specialty Chemicals S.r.l. He is a Member of the Board of Trustees for Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio. Mr. Ducey received an MBA from the University of Dayton in 1980 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Otterbein College in 1970. Mr. Ducey graduated from Illinois State University in 1974 with a degree in Business Administration.

Corporate Headquarters 5151 San Felipe Houston, Texas 77056-1935 United States Phone: 713-627-7474 Fax: 713-626-3650 Board Members Memberships Former Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Compass Minerals Group, Inc. President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director Hexion Specialty Chemicals S.r.l. 2002-N/A Former Chief Executive officer, President, Chief Executive officer - Compass Minerals, President - Compass Minerals, Consultant, Director, Director of Compass Minerals Group and Member of Environmental, Health and Safety Committee Compass Minerals International Inc. 2006-2008 Former Independent Director, Member of Nominating & Governance Committee and Member of Compensation Committee UAP Holding Corp. 2007-Present Director and Chairman of Audit Committee Verso Paper Holdings, LLC 2007-Present Director and Chairman of Audit Committee Verso Paper Corp. 2009-2012 Former Chairman, Member of Audit Committee, Member of Nominating & Governance Committee and Member of Environmental, Health, Safety & Security Committee TPC Group Inc 2010-N/A Former Director Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Prior to its merger with Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. 2010-2011 Former Director and Member of Audit Committee RockTenn CP, LLC 2010-Present Non-Executive Director, Chairman of Nomination Committee and Chairman of AIM Compliance & Corporate Governance Committee HaloSource, Inc. 2011-Present Director, Chairman of Conflicts Committee and Member of Audit Committee Apollo Global Management, LLC Education MBA 1980 University of Dayton BA 1970 Otterbein College BBA 1974 Illinois State University Other Affiliations Apollo Global Management, LLC Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., Prior to its merger with Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. TPC Group Inc RockTenn CP, LLC Compass Minerals Group, Inc. HaloSource, Inc. University of Dayton Illinois State University Otterbein College Compass Minerals International Inc. UAP Holding Corp. American TonerServ Corp. CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Verso Paper Holdings, LLC Hexion Specialty Chemicals S.r.l. TPC Group LLC

Annual Compensation There is no Annual Compensation data available. Stocks Options There is no Stock Options data available. Total Compensation Total Annual Cash Compensation $72,000 Total Calculated Compensation $92,000

COMPETITOR COMPENSATION

Name	Position/ Company	Compensation
Dante C. Parrini	Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Member of Finance Committee PH Glatfelter Co.	$658.9K
Henry C. Newell	Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Wausau Paper Corp.	$650.0K
John P. O'Donnell	Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Neenah Paper, Inc.	$525.0K
Roger Warren Stone	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation	$515.0K
Richard C. Garneau	Chief Executive Officer, President and Director Resolute Forest Products Inc.	$834.6K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2012.