Daniel Gallagher | Vice President of Investor Relations |
Richard Kelson | Chairman, Interim President & CEO |
Michael Smith | EVP and President, Performance Chemicals, Strategy and Business Development |
Ed Woodcock | EVP and President, Performance Materials |
John Fortson | EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
John McNulty | BMO Capital Markets |
Jim Sheehan | SunTrust |
Jon Tanwanteng | CJS Securities |
Ian Zaffino | Oppenheimer |
Chris Kapsch | Loop Capital Markets |
Daniel Rizzo | Jefferies |
Mike Sison | Wells Fargo |
Greetings, and welcome to the Ingevity First quarter Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the former presentation. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Dan Gallagher, Vice President of Investor Relations.