share this page
About
Mr. Jaffee graduated from Georgetown University in 1986. Mr. Jaffee joined the Company in 1987 after a year with the accounting firm now known as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He was a product manager in the Industrial and Agricultural divisions of the Company until 1989. In 1990, he became Chief Financial Officer of the Company, a position he held until 1995. From 1990 to 1995, he also held group vice presidential positions in the areas of Canadian and domestic operations, finance, management, information systems and consumer products. He was Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Jaffee became President in 1995, Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2018. Mr. Jaffee received a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University in 2004. Mr. Jaffee’s civic activities include serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago and as a Trustee of the Chicago History Museum. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Elkay Manufacturing Company (“Elkay”).Mr. Jaffee’s individual qualifications include extensive strategic Company and sorbent minerals industry experience gained through his long service to the Company in various operational, management and executive positions. His deep knowledge of the sorbent minerals industry is augmented by the special perspective he brings to the Board as a third-generation family stockholder. In addition, his experience on the Board of Directors of Elkay and his active involvement in the local community in advisory roles for several not-for-profit organizations add to his perspective on effective management and strategy for the long-term success of the Company.Chairman and President and Chief Executive Officer
Company Spotlight in Tech
Emerging Technologies, Inc.
videos (1)
Inna Berkovich
Multiple, Inc.
videos (1)
Dave Mason
SAP Fieldglass
videos (1)
Jai Shekhawat
Hyde Park Venture Partners
videos (1)
Guy Turner
Jellyvision
videos (2)
Tom Haley
Addison Group
videos (1)
Tom Moran
Maven Wave
videos (1)
Brian Farrar
King Devick Technologies, Inc.
videos (1)
Danielle Leong
Stratosphere Networks, LLC
videos (3)
Kevin Rubin
Cleverbridge
videos (1)
Craig Vodnik
ReviewTrackers
videos (2)
Chris Campbell
Squadhelp.com
videos (1)
Darpan Munjal
Page Vault
videos (1)
Jeffrey Eschbach
Aginity
videos (1)
Doug Grimsted
Jiobit
videos (1)
i.c.stars
videos (1)
Sandee Kastrul
InstruMMents Inc.
videos (1)
Mladen Barbaric
Helix
AAron Dannenbring
Sixième Son
videos (2)
Colleen Fahey
Emmi Solutions
videos (1)
Devin Gross
eComfort.com
videos (1)
Pavel Sokolovsky
Accretive Health Inc.
videos (1)
Dr. Emad Rizk
TappedIn
videos (1)
Joseph Sheahan
WiredScore
videos (1)
Malwarebytes
videos (1)
Marcin Kleczynski
SURYA Electronics
videos (1)
Bruce Gianpetro
Scientel Solutions
videos (1)
Nelson Santos
PowerReviews
videos (1)
Sara Rossio
EZLinks Golf
videos (1)
Gary Cohen
Objective Paradigm, Inc.
videos (1)
Kevin Krumm
Chicago Innovation Exchange
videos (1)
John Flavin
Soothe
videos (1)
Chris To
Illinois Technology Association (ITA)
videos (2)
Julia Kanouse
RightHand Technologies
videos (1)
Steve Valentor
CBIZ, Inc.
Jerome Grisko
FactSet
videos (1)
Mike Giordano
Public Good Software, Inc.
videos (3)
Melissa Anderson
HS2 Solutions
videos (1)
Phil Hollyer
Fusion92
videos (1)
Matt Murphy
CTS Computers
videos (1)
Tyler Wallace
INOA Ventures
videos (1)
Paul Gustafson
Innoplexus
videos (1)
Gunjan Bhardwaj
Tenant Cloud
videos (1)
Joseph Edgar
Inquidia
videos (1)
Steve Miller
Elevate
videos (1)
Larry Bak
HubTran
videos (1)
Matt Bernstein
Eved
videos (1)
Talia Mashiach
DefendEdge
videos (1)
Lewis Borsellino