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Richard Hipple

Richard Hipple joined Luxfer’s Board as a Non-Executive Director in November 2018, at which time he was also appointed Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Richard Hipple

Mr. Hipple served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Materion Corporation, a producer of high-performance advanced engineered materials, from 2006 until his retirement in 2017, as well as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2005 to 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Hipple worked in the steel industry for twenty-six years in numerous capacities, including project engineering, strategic planning, supply chain management, operations, sales and marketing, and executive management. Mr. Hipple has served as a Director of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), a bank-based financial services company, since 2012 and is the current Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Since 2017, he has also served as a Director of the Barnes Group (NYSE: B), a global industrial manufacturing company, and is a member of the Compensation and Management Development and Corporate Governance Committees. From 2007 through 2018, Mr. Hipple served on the Board of Ferro Corporation, a leading supplier of technology-based functional coatings and color solutions.

Mr. Hipple is the Chairman of the Trustees of the Cleveland Institute of Music and has served as a Director of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, as well as the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation. Mr. Hipple received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Drexel University.

Our Business Units

High Performance and Lightweight Magnesium Alloys
High Performance and Lightweight Magnesium Alloys

High Performance and Lightweight Magnesium Alloys

Luxfer MEL Technologies' unique range of magnesium alloys enables; lighter, stronger, safer in addition to higher performance designs. Luxfer MEL Technologies is a world leader in the development and supply of high quality magnesium products.

We've Had Their Backs for 50 Years
We've Had Their Backs for 50 Years

We've Had Their Backs for 50 Years

Luxfer is the most trusted name for high-pressure gas cylinders worldwide from life-protecting use in public safety and healthcare to making our environment cleaner with CNG storage on vehicles and in specialty applications.

Zirconium-Based Materials for a Cleaner World
Zirconium-Based Materials for a Cleaner World

Zirconium-Based Materials for a Cleaner World

Luxfer MEL Technologies' high-purity zirconium-based materials are used in a broad range of industrial processes. Our doped and undoped powders are used in materials science, chemistry and energy sectors around the world.

Saving Lives
Saving Lives

Saving Lives

Luxfer Magtech is the global leader in flameless heating technology, magnesium products, and specialty powders. Our customers rely on us for innovative solutions for countermeasure flares, combat rations, chemical agent protection, and disaster relief.

Setting the Industry Standard
Setting the Industry Standard

Setting the Industry Standard

Luxfer Graphic Arts is a global leader in magnesium photo-engraving plates, engraving metals and etching chemicals. Customers worldwide rely on us for magnesium alloys in plate, sheet and coil form for light-weighting, dampening and forming applications.

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