Susan Barkal

Susan B. Barkal, Senior Vice President – Chief of Staff, Quality and Chief Compliance Officer, has served as Vice President of Quality and Chief Compliance Officer since December 2008. Prior to joining KEMET, Susan previously worked at Nalco Chemical Company as a Sales Engineer and at General Dynamics as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer. She joined KEMET in November 1999, and has served as Quality Manager for the Tantalum Business Group, Technical Product Manager for all Tantalum product lines and Director of Tantalum Product Management. Susan received her BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University and her MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic University.