Albemarle Corporation, a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced that Maria Brennan has joined the company as Chief Supply Chain Officer, effective April 29, 2022.

Brennan joins Albemarle from Domtar, a leading provider of fiber-based products based in South Carolina, where she served as Senior Vice President Procurement. Her previous experience also includes progressive leadership roles in procurement and supply chain with General Mills Inc., Merisant Worldwide Inc., PepsiCo, and ConAgra.  

"Maria's strong experience in operating improvements and processes that reduce cost and increase quality, flexibility, and efficiency will serve Albemarle well as we continue to build an agile and sustainable end-to-end supply chain function that drives long-term value for all Albemarle stakeholders," said Albemarle CEO Kent Masters.

Brennan earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from the State University of New York, Buffalo.