William Kirby - Cabot Independent Director

CBT Stock  USD 113.55  3.19  2.89%   

Director

Mr. William C. Kirby is Independent Director of the Company since 2012.
Age 69
Tenure 12 years
Address Two Seaport Lane, Boston, MA, United States, 02210-2019
Phone617 345 0100
Webhttps://www.cabotcorp.com
Kirby is Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies, Harvard University, since July 2008, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman of the Harvard China Fund, since July 2006, Harvard faculty member since 1992, served as Chair of Harvard’s History Department, Director of the Harvard University Asia Center, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. Director, The China Fund, Inc., a nondiversified closedended management investment company, Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc., a diversified closedended management investment company, Director, Harvard University Press, Director, JAMM Active Limited, a global producer of innovative performance fabrics for athletic use Mr. Kirby has extensive business knowledge and particular expertise regarding the business, economic and political environment in China.

Cabot Management Efficiency

The company has Return on Asset of 0.1073 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $0.1073 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of 0.283 %, implying that it generated $0.283 on every 100 dollars invested. Cabot's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Cabot manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. Return On Tangible Assets is likely to drop to 0.05 in 2024. Return On Capital Employed is likely to drop to 0.15 in 2024. Non Current Liabilities Other is likely to gain to about 216.1 M in 2024, whereas Total Current Liabilities is likely to drop slightly above 600.9 M in 2024.
Cabot has 1.14 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.4, which is OK given its current industry classification. Cabot has a current ratio of 1.62, which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Cabot to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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Cabot Corporation operates as a specialty chemicals and performance materials company. Cabot Corporation was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Cabot Corp operates under Specialty Chemicals classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. Cabot (CBT) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Two Seaport Lane, Boston, MA, United States, 02210-2019 and employs 28 people. Cabot is listed under Commodity Chemicals category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Cabot Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Cabot's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Cabot inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Cabot. The board's role is to monitor Cabot's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Cabot's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Cabot's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Jeff Zhu, Senior Vice President and President Performance Additives business and President Asia Pacific Region
Steven Delahunt, VP Treasurer
Vanessa Craigie, Corporate Director
Sue Rataj, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Aaron Johnson, Senior Inkjet
Karen Kalita, Senior Vice President General Counsel
Jaume Campana, SVP Segment
Erica CPA, CFO VP
Cynthia Arnold, Independent Director
Martin ONeill, Senior Affairs
Juan Enriquez, Independent Director
Douglas Grosso, Independent Director
Matthias Wolfgruber, Independent Director
Lisa Dumont, Principal Accounting Officer, Controller
Sean Keohane, Executive VP and President of Reinforcement Materials Segment
Patricia Hubbard, Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Karen JD, Senior Counsel
Susan Rataj, Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board
Doug Grosso, Independent Director
Mark Wrighton, Independent Director
Jane Bell, Secretary
Erica McLaughlin, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Arthur Wood, Senior Officer
Michael Morrow, Independent Director
Christine Yan, Independent Director
William Kirby, Independent Director
Hobart Kalkstein, Senior Vice President and President - Reinforcement Materials Segment, and President, Americas Region
Frank Wilson, Independent Director

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