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AkzoNobel names Fredrik Westin as CFO
People | 05 July 2025

AkzoNobel names Fredrik Westin as CFO

Fredrik has more than 25 years of international experience in the industrial and automotive sectors

Henkel appoints Anurag Agarwal as President of North America Region
People | 03 July 2025

Henkel appoints Anurag Agarwal as President of North America Region

Agarwal joined Henkel in 1997 as a Research Scientist in the automotive sector of Henkel Adhesive Technologies

BASF appoints Jens Liebermann as Sr VP for its global Electronic Materials business unit
People | 01 July 2025

BASF appoints Jens Liebermann as Sr VP for its global Electronic Materials business unit

Jens Liebermann will be appointed as Senior Vice President to lead BASF’s global Electronic Materials business

BASF appoints Michael Roy as Managing Director for BASF (Malaysia)
People | 01 July 2025

BASF appoints Michael Roy as Managing Director for BASF (Malaysia)

Currently serving as Director of Human Resources for Performance Materials Asia Pacific, Michael Roy brings over a decade of experience with BASF, spanning multiple regions and functions

Eastman appoints Damon Audia as new Director
People | 29 June 2025

Eastman appoints Damon Audia as new Director

Audia is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for AGCO Corporation

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

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