Paul Smiertka

CFO and Treasurer since March 3, 2008. Mr. Smiertka has 20 years of financial experience from BASF’s chemicals and coatings businesses, serving from 1986 through 2006, with his last position as director, Finance and Administration, BASF Intertrade.  While at BASF, he also served as controller and treasurer of two of BASF’s largest joint ventures worldwide, BASF FINA, LP, a joint venture between BASF and ATOFINA, and Sabina Petrochemicals, LLC, a tri-venture between BASF, ATOFINA and Shell. He also spent four years as the controller for Chemical Intermediates, and held various financial positions in the Coatings and Colorants Division. Prior to joining LaPolla, Mr. Smiertka was director of planning at SBL Logistics, a Houston, Texas based privately-held transportation broker and contract carrier during 2007. He earned his BS in Finance and MBA in Finance and Accounting degrees from Fordham University, New York.