Gary Denning

Gary Denning is currently the Interim Head of Corporate Development for GCP Applied Technologies, a global provider of construction products and technologies that include admixtures and additives for cement and concrete and high-performance waterproofing and specialty construction products.  He has had interim and advisory roles for a variety of chemical, building product and packaging companies over the last four years.  He previously was the VP and Head of Corporate Development and M&A at Axiall Corporation, a $5 billion revenue Atlanta-based public company that produced chemicals and building products. Gary was a member of the executive team that led the sale of the company to Westlake for $3.8 billion. Prior to the sale of the company, Gary led the refining of the portfolio by selling off four non-core divisions.

Gary also worked with Lone Star Funds to acquire Arclin Inc., a $500 million industrial company in Roswell, GA and has been on the Board for the past three years.  He has served on three other Boards in recent years. 

Prior to joining Axiall, Gary spent 17 years in investment banking at Chase Manhattan Bank, Bear Stearns and Houlihan Lokey. He has worked on over 170 M&A transactions over the past twenty-five years. Gary has a BA from Duke University, an MBA from Fordham University and a MA from Emory University.