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Ohmium appoints new CEO to accelerate global growth and scale
People | 18 June 2025

Ohmium appoints new CEO to accelerate global growth and scale

Dr. Tacke has a history of growing companies in energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology

Roquette appoints Thierry Fournier as CEO
People | 08 June 2025

Roquette appoints Thierry Fournier as CEO

Thierry is currently the CEO of the Southern Europe, Middle East and Africa Region for SaintGobain

Tasnee elevate Al-Daajani as Executive Vice President – Petrochemicals
People | 06 June 2025

Tasnee elevate Al-Daajani as Executive Vice President – Petrochemicals

Al-Daajani brings extensive experience in the petrochemicals sector

R. Mukundan takes over as CII President-Designate for 2025-26
People | 04 June 2025

R. Mukundan takes over as CII President-Designate for 2025-26

During his 33 years career with Tata Group, he has held various responsibilities across the chemical, automotive and hospitality sectors of the Tata Group

Dr. Suchitra K. Ella takes over as CII Vice President for 2025-26
People | 04 June 2025

Dr. Suchitra K. Ella takes over as CII Vice President for 2025-26

In the past decade, Dr. Ella has co-founded and nurtured several companies in veterinary sciences, agri-biotech parks, food processing including pre-clinical toxicology and research institute

Deepak Group appoints Subimal Mondal as Group CHRO
People | 02 June 2025

Deepak Group appoints Subimal Mondal as Group CHRO

He brings a proven track record of strategic leadership

Sailesh C. Mehta elected Chairman of the Fertiliser Association of India
People | 02 June 2025

Sailesh C. Mehta elected Chairman of the Fertiliser Association of India

Indian fertiliser industry delivered over US$ 11.51 billion in 2024 in annual revenues

Gurit CFO to leave company in November
People | 02 June 2025

Gurit CFO to leave company in November

Javier joined Gurit in May 2024 as CFO and took on the additional role of acting CEO ad interim by end of October 2024

Dr. Kaushik Majumder joins Lyondell Basell as Director - Infrastructure Services
People | 30 May 2025

Dr. Kaushik Majumder joins Lyondell Basell as Director - Infrastructure Services

He has around 24 years of expertise in collaborating with culturally diverse, multi-geographical teams, and multiple vendors

Personnel changes at BASF
People | 30 May 2025

Personnel changes at BASF

Dietrich Spandau, Senior Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, Ludwigshafen, will, as President, succeed Christoph Wegner at the same time

N Chandrasekaran to step down as Tata Chemicals Chairman; S Padmanabhan appointed as new Chairman
People | 29 May 2025

N Chandrasekaran to step down as Tata Chemicals Chairman; S Padmanabhan appointed as new Chairman

I am writing to formally inform you of my decision to step down from my position as a director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tata Chemicals Limited , Chandrasekaran said in a letter to the Board of Directors

OMV CEO Alfred Stern to step down in 2026
People | 21 May 2025

OMV CEO Alfred Stern to step down in 2026

His current term will therefore conclude as scheduled on August 31, 2026

Chemanol terminates CEO, appoints Fares Al-Abbad as Acting CEO
People | 21 May 2025

Chemanol terminates CEO, appoints Fares Al-Abbad as Acting CEO

Fares Al-Abbad, current Vice President of Manufacturing, was assigned Acting CEO

Hempel appoints Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel as CPCO
People | 21 May 2025

Hempel appoints Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel as CPCO

Anne-Christine will join Hempel on 1 July 2025 from DFDS

Brenntag appoints Jens Birgersson as new CEO
People | 21 May 2025

Brenntag appoints Jens Birgersson as new CEO

Birgersson has more than 20 years of management experience in listed, international market leading companies in different industries

Sujoy Choudhury appointed as Chief Strategy Officer of CMSL
People | 17 May 2025

Sujoy Choudhury appointed as Chief Strategy Officer of CMSL

He will also be part of the leadership team of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. and MCPI Private Ltd

Baerlocher India names Kaustubh Chitale as Managing Director
People | 13 May 2025

Baerlocher India names Kaustubh Chitale as Managing Director

Chitale is a Chemical Engineer with over 29 years of experience across industries

UPL appoints Bikash Prasad as Group CFO
People | 13 May 2025

UPL appoints Bikash Prasad as Group CFO

Prasad was most recently President & CFO at Olam Agri

Sanjay Khanna takes over additional charge of CMD of BPCL
People | 01 May 2025

Sanjay Khanna takes over additional charge of CMD of BPCL

Prior to becoming Director (Refineries), he headed Kochi and Mumbai Refineries of BPCL

Jaaji Technologies appoints Vivek Dixit as Strategic Advisor
People | 28 April 2025

Jaaji Technologies appoints Vivek Dixit as Strategic Advisor

With over 25 years of experience, Dixit is a seasoned executive who has consistently driven high-impact strategic initiatives and enterprise solutions across a wide array of industries

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