Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. Appoints Dominique Fournier to Its Board of Directors

HOUSTON, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: KRA), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers, today announced the appointment of Dominique Fournier to its Board of Directors, effective February 16, 2012.     

"It is a pleasure to welcome Dominique Fournier to Kraton's Board," said Dan F. Smith, Chairman of Kraton's Board of Directors.  "Dominique's extensive knowledge and leadership experience in the global chemical industry will be of tremendous value to our Board," said Smith. "We look forward to Dominique's contributions and guidance in the years to come."

Until his retirement in December 2011, Mr. Fournier served as Chief Executive Officer of Infineum International Limited, a joint venture specialty chemical company owned by Shell and ExxonMobil.  Mr. Fournier joined Infineum as its Chief Executive Officer in January 2005.  He was previously with ExxonMobil (and its predecessor Exxon) from 1976 to 2004, where he served in various positions in the company's chemical businesses from manufacturing to marketing to senior leadership positions, including AIB Vice President, from 1998 to 2004 and Managing Director – Exxon Chemical France, from 1996 to 1997.  Mr. Fournier has a mechanical engineering degree from I'Ecole des Mines de Saint-Etienne in Paris, France.

ABOUT KRATON

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., through its operating subsidiary Kraton Polymers LLC and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Kraton"), is a leading global producer of engineered polymers and one of the world's largest producers of styrenic block copolymers (SBCs), a family of products whose chemistry was pioneered by Kraton almost 50 years ago. Kraton's polymers are used in a wide range of applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants and lubricants, and medical, packaging, automotive, paving, roofing and footwear products. The company, offers approximately 800 products to more than 700 customers in over 60 countries worldwide, and is the only SBC producer with manufacturing and service capabilities on four continents. We manufacture products at five plants globally, including our flagship plant in Belpre, Ohio, the most diversified SBC plant in the world, as well as plants in Germany, France, Brazil and Japan. The plant in Japan is operated by an unconsolidated manufacturing joint venture. For more information on the company, please visit www.kraton.com.

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