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CORPORATE LEADERSHIP | BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CORPORATE LEADERSHIP

Our Corporate Leadership Team focuses on strengthening Zep Inc.’s position as a leading producer and marketer of a wide range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer end-markets. The Zep Leadership Team’s years of experience in specialty chemical production and marketing serves as the backbone for creating the solid platform for Zep to grow and lead future generations of our associates.

John K. Morgan , , , Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Morgan has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2007. He was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Specialty Products, a subsidiary of our former parent, in July 2007. He served as an Executive Vice President of Acuity Brands, Inc. until October 2007. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. from August 2005 to July 2007. He served at Acuity Brands as President and Chief Development Officer from January 2004 to August 2005, as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2002 until January 2004, and as Executive Vice President from December 2001 until June 2002. He is a director of WESCO International, Inc.

Mark R. Bachmann , , , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Bachmann has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2007. He served Acuity Specialty Products, a subsidiary of our former parent, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2007, as Executive Vice President, Business Transformation from 2004 to 2005, and as Executive Vice President of Supply Chain from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Bachmann served as President of the Enforcer Products Group from 1999 to 2003 and as Vice President and Controller of National Service Industries, Inc. from 1996 to 1999.

Robert P. Collins , , , Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Mr. Collins has served as Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer since November 2008. He served as Vice President and Chief People Officer from September 2007 until October 2008. He joined Acuity Specialty Products, a subsidiary of our former parent, in September 2007. Mr. Collins most recently served as a Corporate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Serologicals Corporation from August 2001 to October 2006. Prior to Serologicals, he was a partner with Ray & Berndtson, an executive search and human resources firm, from April 2000 to August 2001.

Jeffrey L. Fleck , , , Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer

Mr. Fleck has served as Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer, since joining the company in September 2010. He most recently served as Senior Director of International Supply Chain of The Clorox Company (“Clorox”) from February 2009 through September 2010. Prior to that, he served Clorox from August 1999 to February 2009 in such capacities as Director of Global Supply Chain Strategy, Director of Supply Chain, Director of Manufacturing and Plant Manager. Prior to his tenure at Clorox, Mr. Fleck served in various operations roles at American Home Products from October 1997 to August 1999 and at Cargill Incorporated from May 1992 to September 1997.

Philip A. Theodore , , , Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Mr. Theodore has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since joining the company in July 2010. Previously, he served as Vice President of Corporate Development, Compliance, and Legal for BioReliance, Inc. from September 2008 to April 2009, as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of John H. Harland Company from September 2006 to September 2007, and as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Serologicals Corporation from 2004 through August 2006. Mr. Theodore also served as a Partner in the Corporate Practice of King & Spalding, LLP, an Atlanta-based law firm, from 1986 through 2003.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our board of directors brings with them diverse and experienced counsel to Zep Inc., providing sound oversight to ensure our company’s actions are value-added and done with the best interests of our shareholders in mind.

John K. Morgan , , , Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Zep Inc.

Mr. Morgan has served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer since October 2007. He was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Specialty Products, a subsidiary of our former parent, in July 2007. He served as an Executive Vice President of Acuity Brands, Inc. until October 2007. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. from August 2005 to July 2007. He served at Acuity Brands as President and Chief Development Officer from January 2004 to August 2005, as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2002 until January 2004, and as Executive Vice President from December 2001 until June 2002. He is a director of WESCO International, Inc.

Ronald D. Brown , , , Chief Operating Officer
The Armor Group, Inc.

Mr. Brown has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since January 2010. He has served as Chief Operating Officer of The Armor Group, Inc. since February 2013 and as Managing Director of Taft Business Consulting, LLC since May 2009. Mr. Brown previously served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Makino, Inc. from October 2010 to January 2013 and as Chairman and Chief Executive of Milacron Inc. from 2001 to November 2008, serving as their Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2001, and as their Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to 1999. He is a director of A.O. Smith Company.

O.B. Grayson Hall , , Jr. , , President and Chief Executive Officer
Regions Financial Corporation

Mr. Hall has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since January 2009. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of Regions Financial Corporation (Regions) since April 2010 and as President since October 2009. Mr. Hall served as Chief Operating Officer of Regions from October 2009 to April 2010. Mr. Hall also serves as a member of Regions’ Executive Council. He previously served as Vice Chairman of Regions from December 2008 until October 2009, as Senior Executive Vice President, General Banking Group of Regions from November 2006 until December 2008, and as head of various lines of business at Regions from January 2005 until November 2006, including managing Consumer Banking, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. Mr. Hall is a director of Regions.

Timothy M. Manganello , , , Executive Chairman
BorgWarner Inc.

Mr. Manganello has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since January 2011. He has served as Executive Chairman of BorgWarner since January 2013. He previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BorgWarner Inc. from February 2003 to December 2012 and served as President and Chief Operating Officer from February 2002 to January 2003. During his career at BorgWarner, Mr. Manganello has held senior management positions in operations, sales and business development. Before joining BorgWarner in 1989, he held sales management positions at PT Components-Link Belt from 1981 to 1988, and product engineering management positions at Chrysler Corporation from 1973 to 1981. Mr. Manganello is a director of BorgWarner Inc. and Bemis Company, Inc. and serves as the Board Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Detroit branch.

Sidney J. Nurkin , , , Retired Partner
Alston & Bird, LLP

Mr. Nurkin has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since October 2007. Mr. Nurkin retired on December 31, 2006 from the law firm of Alston & Bird, LLP, a national law firm headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Nurkin was a Senior Partner in the law firm for more than five years. Mr. Nurkin served as a director of Dayton Superior Corporation from February 2007 until October 2009.

Joseph Squicciarino , , , Former Chief Financial Officer
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Mr. Squicciarino has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since October 2007. Mr. Squicciarino served as the Chief Financial Officer of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from June 2005 until March 2011, when the company was acquired. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer—North America for Revlon, Inc. from March 2005 until June 2005 and as Chief Financial Officer—International for Revlon International, Inc. from February 2003 until March 2005. He held the position of Group Controller Pharmaceuticals—Europe, Middle East, Africa with Johnson & Johnson from October 2001 until October 2002.

Timothy T. Tevens , , , President and Chief Executive Officer
Columbus McKinnon Corporation

Mr. Tevens has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since December 2007. Mr. Tevens has served as the President of Columbus McKinnon Corporation since January 1998 and as Chief Executive Officer since July 1998. He served as Vice President–Information Services of Columbus McKinnon Corporation from May 1991 to January 1998, becoming their Chief Operating Officer in October 1996. From 1980 to 1991, Mr. Tevens was employed by Ernst & Young LLP in various management consulting capacities. Mr. Tevens is a director of Columbus McKinnon Corporation.

Carol Williams , , , Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering
The Dow Chemical Company

Ms. Williams has served as a Director of Zep Inc. since January 2012. Ms. Williams serves as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow Chemical), a position she has held since September 2011 and she assumed responsibility for Supply Chain and Environmental, Health and Safety Operaitons in 2012. She is also a member of Dow Chemical's Executive Leadership Committee and Strategy Board. During her career at Dow Chemical, which began in 1980, she has served as President of Chemicals and Energy from August 2010 to August 2011; as Senior Vice President of Basic Chemicals from January 2009 to July 2010; as Corporate Vice President of Market Facing, Business Development and Licensing Portfolio from August 2007 to December 2008; and as Vice President of Business Development for Market Facing Business from March 2005 to July 2007.
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