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James L. Hambrick
chairman, president and chief executive officer

James L. Hambrick

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James L. Hambrick is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of The Lubrizol Corporation. Mr. Hambrick joined Lubrizol as a co-operative education student in 1973 and was hired full time in 1978. He began his career in operations, holding a variety of positions of increasing management responsibility. Mr. Hambrick moved to strategic planning and development in 1988, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, as well as international business development in emerging markets. In 1998, he was named global business manager for engine additives and in April 2000, he was elected vice president of Asia Pacific based in Singapore. In this capacity, Mr. Hambrick also served on the company’s joint venture boards in India, China and Saudi Arabia. He was elected president in January 2003, chief executive officer in April 2004 and chairman of the board in January 2005.

He received a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University in 1978. He is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Chemistry Council.