leadership

Tom McKinlay is CEO of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary FutureFuel Chemical Company. He has held this role since July 2022 and previously he was the Company's Chief Operating Officer since joining FutureFuel in January 2017.

Tom is a business operations executive with more than 35 years of global experience in the oil and gas and renewables industries on both sides of the Atlantic. This included responsibility for large scale refining and trading operations; midstream assets; renewables production and trading; retail; contract negotiation; and mergers and acquisitions. For more than two years prior to his hire by the Company, he was the owner and president of Gilrita Consulting Limited, a UK based independent downstream consultancy firm and prior to that he was Executive Vice President of Murphy Oil Corporation, based in El Dorado Arkansas. Before coming to the USA, Tom had extensive oil trading experience with Enron Europe and El Paso Energy, both in London and began his career with BP Oil as a Process Engineer in 1985.

Tom earned his bachelor’s degree with honors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

Charlie Lyon is CCO of FutureFuel Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary FutureFuel Chemical Company. He has held this role since July 2022, and previously he was the Company's Senior Vice President, Strategy and Planning. Charlie joined FutureFuel in September 2021.

Charlie is a specialty chemicals business executive with 40 years of experience in the industry, including 30 years of experience in international business operations and leadership. This included responsibility for business operations of multiple specialty chemical product lines including global sales and marketing, research and development, manufacturing, and engineering. Charlie has extensive experience in establishing and growing businesses, especially in the Asia Pacific and Americas regions. He has served on the boards of multiple entities, including in India, Indonesia, and Singapore. Prior to joining FutureFuel, Charlie was a business director with INEOS. He began his career with Monsanto in engineering and manufacturing and also held leadership roles with Solutia and UCB.

Charlie earned a bachelor of science degree in Chemical Engineering and a master of science degree in Engineering Management, both from the University of Missouri (Rolla).

Rose Sparks is the CFO of FutureFuel Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary FutureFuel Chemical Company. She has held this role since 2013. Previously, she was principal financial officer, treasurer, and principal accounting officer. Rose also serves as a director on the FutureFuel Corporation Board of Directors since 2019.

Rose is a finance and controllership executive with over 31 years of experience. She began her career with FutureFuel's predecessor company, Eastman Chemical Company, as the controller and continued in this role after the formation of FutureFuel.

Rose earned a bachelor of science degree in Accounting from Arkansas College (Batesville), and she holds a certified public accounting certificate (currently inactive status).

Kyle Gaither is the COO of FutureFuel Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary FutureFuel Chemical Company. He has held this role since July 2022, and previously he served as the Company's General Manager since 2018.

Kyle is a manufacturing operations executive with over 32 years of experience. He began his career with FutureFuel's predecessor company, Eastman Kodak Company, and has progressed through numerous roles in engineering, manufacturing, and leadership. In addition, Kyle's in-depth understanding of the support functions including safety and environmental compliance, quality control and assurance, and reliability are critical to the safe and efficient operation of the site. His working knowledge of the site's capabilities are also key to the Company's continuous improvement.

Kyle earned a bachelor of science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville), and he is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Arkansas.