Albemarle Corporation announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has appointed Ralf H. Cramer to the Board, effective February 21, 2022. Cramer will serve as a member of the Board's Audit & Finance Committee and Health, Safety & Environment Committee. Cramer has more than 25 years of automotive industry experience.

He served as an Executive Board Member of Continental AG, an automotive parts manufacturing company, from 2009 to 2017, where he previously served as President and CEO of Continental China, President of Continental Chassis & Safety/ADAS, Member of the Executive Board of Continental Automotive System CAS, and Executive Director of Operations Unit Elektronics. Prior to joining Continental AG in 2002, Cramer held executive positions with Grunding AG and ITT Automotive.