Vertellus Specialties Appoints New Business Unit President

INDIANAPOLIS, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Vertellus Specialties Inc., a
leading specialty chemicals company, today announced that Bentley Park has been
appointed President of the Vertellus Agriculture and Nutrition business
effective July 1st, 2011. Mr. Park will replace John Craun who was serving as
the President of the Agriculture and Nutrition business. Mr. Craun will work on
a number of business development and sourcing projects until his scheduled
retirement at the end of 2012.

Mr. Park most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of
the Commercial division of Mohawk Industries where he provided strategic
direction for the Commercial business. He also directly led the commercial sales
organization and worked closely with the product management, product
development, marketing and operations teams to execute the commercial business
plan. Prior to joining Mohawk, Bentley led Universal Fibers as President and CEO
where he was responsible for global expansion into Asian, European and
Australian markets with increased sales annually. Mr. Park obtained his MBA from
Duke University in 1991 and a BS in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina
State University. His early career spans over 20 years within the materials
businesses at Honeywell and Allied Signal.

Vertellus Specialties President and CEO Rich Preziotti stated, “We are pleased
to announce the addition of Bentley Park to the Vertellus team. His leadership
and background in the chemicals industry, combined with his global management
experience, will make a solid addition to our executive leadership team.”

About Vertellus Specialties Inc.

Vertellus is a specialty chemicals company focused on the manufacture of
ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, personal care, nutrition, agriculture, and
a host of other market areas affected by trends favoring “green” technologies
and chemistries. Vertellus is the #1 global producer of pyridine and picolines,
specialty pyridine derivatives, DEET, castor oil derivatives and systems and the
world’s #2 producer of Vitamin B-3 and citrate polymer additives. Vertellus
benefits from a technically advanced global manufacturing base and has
approximately 800 employees. Vertellus is headquartered in Indianapolis,
Indiana. Vertellus is owned by Wind Point Partners, a private equity firm based
in Chicago. Wind Point acquired Vertellus in 2007 through Wind Point VI, a $715
million fund. Further information is available at www.vertellus.com.

Contact: David Schwind
Vertellus Specialties
317-248-6478

Roland Tomforde
Broadgate Consultants
212-232-2222

SOURCE Vertellus Specialties Inc.