Charles W. Lyon is the Senior Vice President for Strategy and Planning at FutureFuel Chemical Company. He has nearly 40 years of experience in international business leadership, product management, manufacturing management, and engineering in the industrial specialty chemicals and agricultural chemicals sectors. He is an active alumnus of the Missouri Univ. of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), where he is the chair of the Linda and Bipin Doshi Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering’s Industrial Advisory Council, a board member of the Academy of Chemical Engineers, and a recipient of the Award of Professional Distinction. He received a BS in chemical engineering and an MS in engineering management from the Univ. of Missouri, Rolla (now Missouri S&T).