Ronald J. Naples

Independent Director Since: 2013
Board Committees:

  • Compliance
  • Nominating and Corporate Governance

Mr. Naples is a highly respected business leader, with nearly three decades of public company CEO experience, as well as a wide range of expertise and involvement in government, public and sustainability policies, including experience serving at the White House as Special Assistant to the Head of the Federal Energy Administration and as Executive Director of a Presidential Task Force on energy. His perspective on regulatory compliance, government relations and evolving sustainability and cybersecurity risks bolsters Board discussions of PENN’s sustainable growth strategies.

Mr. Naples has a BS from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, MA from Fletcher School at Tufts University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Key Skills and Expertise

  • Cybersecurity: Developed through his over 40 years of service in executive leadership and independent director roles at public companies, which included both oversight and execution of information security and customer data privacy programs.

  • Government Affairs: Acquired through holding a number of government leadership positions, including Chair of the Pennsylvania Stimulus Oversight Commission, Chief Accountability Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and various roles in the White House. Additionally, as CEO of a public specialty chemical company, Mr. Naples led regulatory compliance efforts and was responsible for maintaining strong relationships with government agencies and other stakeholders.

  • Sustainability: As a former public company CEO and during his most recent service on the board of Glatfelter Corp., a sustainably engineered products company, Mr. Naples developed expertise in establishment, execution and oversight of sustainability practices and processes to strengthen customer access and market position, and compliance with evolving stakeholder expectations related to corporate responsibility.

Career Highlights

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Chief Accountability Officer (2009 - 2011)
  • Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) – Public specialty chemical company serving the metalworking and manufacturing industries worldwide
    • Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (1995 - 2008)
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia – Board Chair (2001 - 2005)
  • Hunt Manufacturing Company – Consumer and commercial product business with retail distribution
    • Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair (1981 - 1995)
  • Presidential Task Force on Energy – Executive Director (1975 - 1976)
  • White House – White House Fellow (1974 - 1975), serving as:
    • Assistant to the Counselor to the President for Economic Affairs
    • Special Assistant to the Head of the Federal Energy Administration
  • U.S. Army – Captain (1967 - 1971, service in Vietnam and Germany)
    • Recipient of two (2) Bronze Star Medals, the Air Medal and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Silver Star


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