Ingevity appoints David H. Li as president and CEO
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Ingevity appoints David H. Li as president and CEO

Li brings 25-year+ record of driving successful corporate transformation, long-term growth and stockholder value creation at premier global specialty materials supplier

  • By ICN Bureau | March 12, 2025

Ingevity Corporation has announced that its board of directors has appointed David H. Li as the company’s president and CEO, effective as of April 7, 2025, and that he is expected to join the board of directors following the 2025 Annual Meeting.

Li succeeds Ingevity board member, Luis Fernandez-Moreno, who has been serving as interim president and CEO since October 2024. Fernandez-Moreno will remain on Ingevity’s board.

Li has more than 25 years of experience in the specialty materials industry. He most recently served as CEO, president and a member of the board of CMC Materials, Inc., a global supplier of advanced materials focused on the semiconductor and energy industries, prior to its sale to Entegris, Inc. in 2022.

“David (Dave) has a broad and proven track record of repositioning businesses across product lines and geographies to achieve substantial growth, strong financial performance and outstanding stockholder returns,” said Ingevity’s board chair, Jean Blackwell. “These accomplishments and his ability to drive strategic execution and organizational excellence across global organizations make Dave the ideal CEO to lead Ingevity and enable the company to realize its full potential as a world class specialty chemicals and materials manufacturer.”

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