leadership

Roeland Polet is Chief Executive Officer of FutureFuel Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary FutureFuel Chemical Company. Polet is a seasoned executive with more than 35 years of leadership experience in the specialty chemicals industry.

Polet’s extensive career includes executive roles at Koninklijke DSM N.V., where he contributed to significant market share gains and profitability improvements through strategic initiatives. His previous experience spans senior positions at Valspar Corporation, Celanese Corporation, and Carbolite Foods, Inc., across the U.S., Asia, and Europe.

Roeland has a strong background in business strategy, innovation, and team building. As CEO, he is focused on growing FutureFuel’s unique chemical manufacturing capabilities though market expansion, new products, technologies, and innovation, as well as driving operational efficiencies and performance.

Roeland earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University at Buffalo. He has held several board of director roles and is currently a Non-Executive Director at Envalior, a joint venture between Lanxess and Advent International.

Rose Sparks is the Chief Financial Officer of FutureFuel Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary FutureFuel Chemical Company. She has held this role since 2013. Previously, Rose held several positions at FutureFuel including principal financial officer, treasurer, and principal accounting officer. Additionally, Rose served as a director on the FutureFuel Corp. Board of Directors from 2019 until July 2024.

Rose is a finance and controllership executive with 32-plus years of experience. She began her career with FutureFuel's predecessor company, Eastman Chemical Company, as the Batesville plant 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.

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

Kyle is a manufacturing operations executive with 32-plus years of experience. He began his career with FutureFuel's predecessor company, Eastman Kodak Company, and has progressed through numerous executive leadership roles in engineering and manufacturing. Additionally, 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 FutureFuel's facilities. His working knowledge of the Batesville’s site 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.

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

With 40-plus years of experience in the specialty chemicals business, Charlie held many executive-level positions, including 30 years focused on international operations and leadership. Throughout his career, Charlie held several, diverse operational leadership roles for many specialty chemical product lines including global sales and marketing, research and development, manufacturing, and engineering. 

Charlie has extensive experience in establishing and growing chemical 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.