Chemours, the company to be created by the spinoff of DuPont's Performance Chemicals unit on July 1, has named the eight members of its board of directors.

Richard Brown, a former CEO of Electronic Data Systems and tax preparer H&R Block, will serve as chairman of the board, and Merk Vergnano, who will be president and CEO of Chemours, will also have a seat on the board.

Other board members will include Curtis Anastasio, Bradley Bell, Mary Cranston, Curtis Crawford, Dawn Farrell and Stephen Newlin.