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Kelly Tompkins

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative,

RPM International Inc.

About Kelly

P. Kelly Tompkins was elected executive vice president and chief administrative officer of RPM International Inc., in October 2006. He is responsible for worldwide legal, regulatory, and government affairs for RPM, along with the finance, accounting, tax, treasury, internal audit, and risk management functions. Mr. Tompkins previously served as the firm's senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary. Prior to joining RPM in 1996 as assistant general counsel, he held various positions with Reliance Electric Company, including senior corporate counsel, director of corporate development, director of investor and public relations, and product marketing manager. Mr. Tompkins was a litigation attorney with Exxon Corporation from 1985 to 1987, and began his career as a corporate attorney with Reliance Electric in 1981. He is actively engaged in civic affairs having most recently served as the 95th president of the Cleveland Bar Association. Mr. Tompkins has been a trustee of the Cleveland Bar Foundation, has served for three years as chair of the visiting committee of Cleveland State University's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and is a member of several professional associations. He is a frequent speaker and panelist on various legal and business-related topics. Mr. Tompkins received his Bachelor's degree from Mercyhurst College and his JD from Cleveland-Marshall Law School.