Neo Performance Materials Inc. announced that Constantine E. Karayannopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, will retire from the Company and the Board of Directors on July 7, 2023, after leading the Comspany for more than 25 years including, most recently, as the Chief Executive Officer for the last three years. Rahim Suleman, currently the President and Interim Chief Financial Officer, will succeed Mr. Karayannopoulos as Chief Executive Officer upon Mr. Karayannopoulos' retirement and will be appointed to the Board of Directors at that time. Following a robust recruiting process, the Company has identified a strong CFO candidate and expects to announce further details on this appointment within the next few weeks.

Mr. Suleman became President of Neo in January 2023, after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Neo and its predecessor company since January 2017. Over the course of his career, Rahim has held progressively senior leadership positions, and was Chief Financial Officer at Stackpole International from 2010 through to 2016. Mr. Suleman holds a CPA designation and graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Masters in Accountancy.

The Board of Directors, together with the Compensation and Human Resources Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, are committed to an effective succession planning process and have worked closely with Neo's leadership team to ensure a seamless transition as Mr. Suleman assumes his new position as Chief Executive Officer following Mr. Karayannopoulos' retirement. Mr. Suleman will continue in his current role of Interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company completes its recruitment process for a new Chief Financial Officer.