John Bissell co-founded Origin Materials in November 2008 and served as its Chief Executive Officer through May 2026 and as member of its board of directors since inception. Mr. Bissell was trained as a chemical engineer at UC Davis, and has extensive experience in R&D, engineering, and business development in the chemical industry. He’s been recognized by the US EPA, Forbes, and the University of California for his professional and technical contributions. Finally, he raised over half a billion USD in capital, and took Origin Materials public in 2021.
Kathleen B. Fish has served on Origin’s board of directors since June 2021 and as Chair of the Compensation Committee since February 2023. Ms. Fish served as Chief Research, Development and Innovation Officer of Procter & Gamble, a consumer goods company, from February 2014 until December 2020. Prior to this, Ms. Fish served as vice president of the Global Fabric Care R&D organization at Procter & Gamble from January 2009 to January 2014, and as vice president of the Global Baby Care R&D organization at Procter & Gamble from November 2003 to November 2008. Ms. Fish joined Procter & Gamble in 1979 as part of its Product Development (R&D) organization. Ms. Fish is currently a member of the board of directors of USA Swimming and has served on the board of directors of Balchem, an industrial gas company, since June 2021. Ms. Fish received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University.
William J. Harvey has served as a member of Origin’s board of directors since June 2017 and as the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee since June 2021. Mr. Harvey served from July 2009 to December 2016 as the President of DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers (“P&IP”), a global business unit of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. (“DuPont”). Mr. Harvey was also a member of the board of directors of Bridgestone Americas, Inc., the North American subsidiary of a Japanese multinational auto and truck parts manufacturer, from June 2017 through December 2023. Since March 2011, Mr. Harvey has served on the board of directors of Kennametal, Inc., a public supplier of tooling and industrial materials. In March 2020, Mr. Harvey joined the management board of Huber Engineered Woods LLC, a manufacturer and supplier of wood products and a wholly owned subsidiary of J.M. Huber Corporation. Since March 2021, Mr. Harvey has been a member of the board of Clean Chemistry, Inc, a start-up company owned by Black Bay Energy Capital (“Black Bay”) and, in connection with that assignment, Mr. Harvey sits on the Black Bay advisory board, which reviews strategic investment opportunities. Mr. Harvey has also served as a member of the board of The Delrin Company, a former DuPont business, since January 2024. Mr. Harvey received an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia and a B.S. in Economics from Virginia Commonwealth University.
John Hickox joined the Company’s board of directors and was appointed Chair of the Audit Committee in March 2024 following a distinguished career spanning 40 years in auditing, accounting, FP&A, corporate governance, and executive leadership. Most recently, he assisted Kaizen Analytics, LLC in a contract COO capacity from June 2021 to April 2022. Mr. Hickox was a senior advisory partner at KPMG from May 2004 until he retired in September 2017, where he serviced a range of public clients (mid-range to Fortune 10), including chemical and packaging industry clients, in the areas of Sarbanes-Oxley / regulatory compliance, internal audit / risk management, as well as spearheading the KPMG Americas Sustainability Practice, focusing on impactful corporate stewardship, strategy, reporting and profit maximization. From December 1997 to October 2002, Mr. Hickox served as an advisory partner at Ernst & Young where he served clients with their Internal Audit functions with a strong focus on operational improvement, as well as the lead partner on key accounts. Mr. Hickox received a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas A&M University.
Craig A. Rogerson became a member of Origin’s board of directors beginning on May 1, 2023. Mr. Rogerson has four decades of executive experience leading private and publicly held specialty chemical companies. He served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hexion Inc., a leading global producer of adhesives and performance materials, from July 2017 until his retirement in January 2023. Hexion filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2019 and reemerged from bankruptcy in July 2019. Previously, he served from December 2008 to April 2017 as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Office at Chemtura Corporation, a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of engineered industrial specialty chemicals. Mr. Rogerson also served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Hercules Incorporated, a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals, from December 2003 until November 2008. He has served as independent board chair of PPL Corporation, an electric utility company, since March 2021 and has served on the board of PPL Corporation since September 2005. Mr. Rogerson currently serves as Executive Chairman of The Lycra Company and serves on the boards of Vibrantz Technologies, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, and McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital. He also previously served on the boards of Ashland Global Holdings Inc., a chemicals manufacturer, from February 2019 to February 2021, the Society of Chemical Industry and the American Chemistry Council. Mr. Rogerson holds a chemical engineering degree from Michigan State University, and continues to serve on the Michigan State University College of Engineering Alumni board and on the advisory board of the Michigan State University Chemical Engineering & Materials Science Department.
Jim Stephanou has served on Origin’s board of directors since June 2023. Mr. Stephanou is Chief Executive Officer for IPS (Integrated Project Services) and brings over thirty years of experience in manufacturing operations and engineering, including his current role as CEO of IPS, an engineering and construction services provider to the life sciences sector. Previously, he served as Vice President and Global Head of Engineering at Merck & Co., Inc. (“Merck”), a position he held from 2015 to 2023. Prior to joining Merck, he held various leadership positions at Bayer Technology Services Americas for over a decade, including roles as Vice President of Asset Management, Vice President and Plant Manager for Manufacturing and Technology, and Regional Director of Engineering and Maintenance. Mr. Stephanou joined Lyondell Basell Industries N.V. in 1988 and held a variety of supervisory positions with the company before being named Manager of Maintenance and Reliability in 2000. Mr. Stephanou holds a mechanical engineering degree from Drexel University.
R. Tony Tripeny has served as Chair of Origin’s board of directors since March 2024, and has served as a member of Origin’s board of directors beginning May 1, 2023. Previously from May 1, 2023 through March 1, 2024, Mr. Tripeny also served as Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Tripeny brings over three decades of significant operational, strategy, and M&A experience, extensive knowledge of the manufacturing, technology, and materials science industries, and a background in international corporate finance. Since 2022, he has served as a director at Mesa Laboratories, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacturing of life science tools and critical quality control solutions. Mr. Tripeny has also served the board of IperionX Ltd., a titanium metal and critical materials company, since March 2025. During his career with Corning, Incorporated, a global leading innovator in materials science, Mr. Tripeny held various, progressive leadership roles in the areas of corporate accounting and finance, including Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from September 2015 to February 2022 and Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer from April 2009 to August 2015. He also served on the board of Hardinge Inc., a multi-national machine tool builder, from February 2012 to May 2018 and as a Financial Analyst for GKN Automotive Inc., an automotive technology company, from 1981 to 1985. Mr. Tripeny holds an economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and is a member of the Financial Executives Institute and the Institute of Management Accounting.