Nahla A. Azmy Joins PQ Group Holdings to Lead Investor Relations

MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PQ Group Holdings Inc. (NYSE:PQG) (“PQ” or the “Company”), an integrated
global provider of catalysts, specialty materials and chemicals, and
services, announced today it has appointed Nahla A. Azmy as Vice
President, Investor Relations and Financial Communications. Ms. Azmy
brings with her nearly 20 years of experience as a senior investor
relations officer and equity analyst.

“We are pleased to welcome Nahla to our leadership team as the key
interface between PQ and the financial community,” said Mike Crews,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. “Her broad and
extensive industry experience in leading investor relations programs for
Fortune 500 companies and her strong relationships with the financial
community will prove invaluable as we strive to effectively communicate
our strategies and initiatives for creating value for our investors
following our recent launch as a public company.”

Most recently, Ms. Azmy was Head of Investor Relations for Versum
Materials, which was spun out of Air Products in October 2016. At Versum
she developed and executed an investor relations program for the
company. Her previous roles included leading investor relations programs
for Alcoa, Rockwood Holdings, and NRG Energy. Before joining NRG, Ms.
Azmy was an equity analyst for eight years with a top-ranked Utilities
and Power Research team. She has a Master of Business Administration
degree from New York University Stern School of Business and a Bachelor
of Arts degree from Colgate University.

About PQ Group Holdings Inc.

PQ Group Holdings Inc. is an integrated global provider of catalysts,
specialty materials and chemicals, and services. Our environmental
catalysts and services business is a leading global innovator and
producer of catalysts for the refinery, emissions control, and
petrochemical industries and is also a leading provider of catalyst
recycling services to the North American refining industry. Our
performance materials and chemicals business is a silicates and
specialty materials producer with leading supply positions for the
majority of our products sold in North America, Europe, South America,
Australia and Asia serving diverse and growing end uses such as personal
and industrial cleaning products, fuel efficient tires, surface
coatings, and food and beverage products.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements.
Such statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other
factors which could cause actual results to differ materially.

Contacts

Investors:
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Michael Callahan, 203-682-8311
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