MRC Global Inc., a global distributor of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) to the energy industry, headquartered in Houston, recently announced that its Board of Directors named Rhys J. Best as Non-Executive Chairman. The move is effective as of its upcoming annual meeting of shareholders on April 28, 2016.
Among other responsibilities, as non-executive chairman, Best will coordinate future agendas for MRC Global Board and Shareholder meetings, preside at those meetings, serve as the liaison between management and the independent directors and consult on shareholder engagement and governance matters. Best joined the MRC Global Board in 2008 and has held various leadership roles including Chair of the Compensation and Governance Committees. Since 2014, he has served as lead independent Director.