AMCOL International Corp. announced the appointment of Donald J. Gallagher and William H. Schumann as directors of the company, effective Nov. 13. 

Gallagher will serve as a class I director with a term expiring at the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, and he will serve on the audit committee. 

Schumann will serve as a class III director with a term expiring at the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders, and he will also serve on the audit committee.

Gallagher has served in a variety of management positions during his 31-year career at Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and currently serves as executive vice president and president of the global commercial sector. He served as CFO from 2003-06.

Schumann is scheduled to retire from FMC Technologies Inc. on Aug. 31, after serving in a variety of financial and management positions during his 31-year career at FMC. He currently serves as an executive vice president and served as CFO from 1999 to 2011.