The Board of Directors of GCP Applied Technologies Inc. (the Company) appointed Randall S. Dearth as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and member of the Board, effective August 1, 2019. Mr. Dearth will also continue to hold the position of President and join the Board as a Class III director with a term expiring at the Company's 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Also effective August 1, 2019, Gregory E. Poling will retire from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Company.

Also on June 27, 2019, Ronald C. Cambre notified the Board of his decision to retire from his role as a Class III director and Chairman of the Board, effective August 1, 2019. Mr. Dearth has served as the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer since September 2018. Previously, Mr. Dearth served as President and CEO of Calgon Carbon Corporation.