GCP Applied Technologies Inc. announced that Peter Feld, managing member of Starboard Value, a 9% shareholder of GCP, was named independent Chairman of the Board. The company also announced certain changes to the board committee structures and membership and the creation of a new Strategy, Operating and Risk Committee which will work with management to analyze opportunities to further enhance performance at GCP.  In addition, the Corporate Responsibility Committee has been combined with the existing Nominating and Governance Committee. The new board committee assignments are as: Marran H. Ogilvie (Chair), Armand Lauzon, Andrew M. Ross and Linda J. Welty appointed to the audit Committe; Janet P. Giesselman (Chair), Kevin W. Brown and Clay H. Kiefaber were appointed to the compensation committee; Robert H. Yanker (Chair), Janet P. Giesselman, Marran H. Ogilvie and Linda J. Welty appointed to the Nominating and Governance and Corporate Responsibility; The comany alos announced that Clay H. Kiefaber (Chair), Kevin W. Brown, Armand Lauzon, Andrew M. Ross and Robert H. Yanker were appointed to the Strategy, Operating and Risk committee.