November 18, 2009 (FinancialWire) — CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NYSE: CRR) has named Sigmund L. Cornelius as an additional member of the firm’s board. Cornelius is the senior vice president, Finance and chief financial officer of ConocoPhillips.

Cornelius has also been appointed to the Compensation, Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the board.

Houston-based Carbo Ceramics is a supplier of ceramic proppant, a provider of fracture simulation software and fracture design and consulting services. The company also provides a range of technologies for spill prevention, containment and geotechnical monitoring.

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