Cabot appoints new CFO

ERJ staff report (DS)

Boston, Massachusetts -- Cabot Corp. has named Eduardo Cordeiro as Chief Financial Officer, effective February 13, 2009. He succeeds Jonathan Mason, who has decided to leave Cabot to become Chief Financial Officer of Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited of New Zealand.

Cordeiro joined Cabot in 1998 and has held a number of senior management positions, including Corporate Controller, Director of Investor Relations, General Manager of each of Cabot's Fumed Metal Oxides and Supermetals businesses, and most recently, has led Cabot's Corporate Strategy function. Prior to joining Cabot, Mr. Cordeiro was a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. He graduated from Harvard University with an A.B. in Economics and received an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Patrick Prevost, Cabot's President and CEO, said, "I am delighted to appoint Eddie to the position of CFO. His prior experience as Cabot's Corporate Controller, combined with his extensive operational and business experience at Cabot, make him an ideal person to succeed Jonathan. The Board of Directors and I have every confidence that Eddie will be successful in his new role."

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Press release from Cabot