Benjamin J. Schlater

Biography

 Mr. Benjamin J. Schlater, also known as Ben, has been Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Ferro Corporation since September 1, 2016. Mr. Schlater served as Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development at Ferro Corporation since he joined it in September 2015. Mr. Schlater had been Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Development and Treasurer of Libbey Inc. since July 1, 2015. Mr. Schlater has nearly 20 years of corporate finance experience, with an extensive background in treasury, strategic planning, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and implementing strategic and financial objectives that support growth for multibillion-dollar global organizations. Mr. Schlater was Treasurer and Headed Corporate Development and Strategic and Financial Planning at Veyance Technologies, a diversified industrial manufacturing company and private-equity backed spin-off acquired by the Carlyle Group from the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Prior to Veyance, he was a managing director at FTI Consulting, focused on financial and strategic advisory services for large multinational companies. He was a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in its corporate finance practice. Mr. Schlater earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Business Law from Ohio University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Research Interest

 Strategy and Corporate Development