Advent International and LANXESS announce Calum MacLean as CEO-designate for upcoming high-performance engineering materials JV
People | 17 September 2022

Advent International and LANXESS announce Calum MacLean as CEO-designate for upcoming high-performance engineering materials JV

Calum MacLean brings a wealth of experience from over 30 years in the chemicals industry, most recently as CEO of Synthomer, a UK FTSE 250 specialty chemical company, and prior to that as an executive director and member of the founding management team of INEOS Group

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden to step down, Wael Sawan appointed as his successor
People | 16 September 2022

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden to step down, Wael Sawan appointed as his successor

Ben van Beurden will continue working as adviser to the Board until June 30, 2023, after which he will leave the group.

Mahesh Vishwanathan Iyer appointed Additional Director of Petronet LNG
People | 14 September 2022

Mahesh Vishwanathan Iyer appointed Additional Director of Petronet LNG

Iyer is an Electrical Engineer with more than 36 years of rich and diverse experience in GAIL in project execution

Evonik appoints Claus Rettig as new Regional President, Asia
People | 14 September 2022

Evonik appoints Claus Rettig as new Regional President, Asia

Rettig is responsible for driving the company’s growth plan in Asia

Nayara Energy appoints Prasad K Panicker as Chairman
People | 12 September 2022

Nayara Energy appoints Prasad K Panicker as Chairman

Panicker will deploy his outstanding technological experience and excellent knowledge of the local Indian market to lead Nayara Energy

AkzoNobel appoints Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as member of the Board of Management
People | 11 September 2022

AkzoNobel appoints Gregoire Poux-Guillaume as member of the Board of Management

Poux-Guillaume will succeed Thierry Vanlancker, who has been CEO and member of the Board of Management since 2017.

Evonik appoints Dr. Gaetano Blanda as Head of Animal Nutrition Business Line
People | 08 September 2022

Evonik appoints Dr. Gaetano Blanda as Head of Animal Nutrition Business Line

Blanda will be responsible for overseeing Evonik’s amino acids and functional feed additives business and the expansion of its precision livestock farming approach

Honeywell appoints Robin Watson to Board of Directors
People | 05 September 2022

Honeywell appoints Robin Watson to Board of Directors

Prior to joining Wood, Watson was a Director and Senior manager at Petrofac

Trinseo appoints Han Hendriks as CTO
People | 05 September 2022

Trinseo appoints Han Hendriks as CTO

As CTO, Hendriks will be a member of Trinseo’s executive leadership team and will be based in The Netherlands.

Rajesh Kumar Srivastava takes additional charge as ONGC CMD
People | 05 September 2022

Rajesh Kumar Srivastava takes additional charge as ONGC CMD

Srivastava has been serving as Director (Exploration) since 2 August 2019 and is the senior-most Director on the Board of the energy company.

A B Patil given additional charge of CMD of National Fertilizers
People | 03 September 2022

A B Patil given additional charge of CMD of National Fertilizers

On 7th April, 2022, Atul B. Patil took over charge of Director (Marketing) of National Fertilizers Limited.

UPL appoints Mike Frank as CEO of UPL Corporation
People | 02 September 2022

UPL appoints Mike Frank as CEO of UPL Corporation

He has played a significant role in driving sustainable solutions in global food value chain networks to advance its OpenAg purpose

M. V. Iyer given additional charge of CMD of GAIL (India)
People | 01 September 2022

M. V. Iyer given additional charge of CMD of GAIL (India)

He has 36 years of rich and diverse experience in GAIL in project execution

Rebecca Liebert, EVP, leaves PPG
People | 01 September 2022

Rebecca Liebert, EVP, leaves PPG

Liebert joined PPG as senior vice president, automotive coatings in June 2018.

Manish Gupta resigns as CFO of Ester Industries
People | 31 August 2022

Manish Gupta resigns as CFO of Ester Industries

His resignation is effective from August 29, 2022

Petroleum Ministry terminates Ranganathan as Director of GAIL (India), repatriates him to ED post
People | 31 August 2022

Petroleum Ministry terminates Ranganathan as Director of GAIL (India), repatriates him to ED post

Ranganathan has worked as Executive Director (Corporate O&M) and General Manager (Projects) in GAIL(India)

Topsoe appoints EV of Power-to-X Division and COO
People | 26 August 2022

Topsoe appoints EV of Power-to-X Division and COO

Topsoe appoints Andreas Bruun Jørgensen, who until today served as interim COO.

Encina appoints Leslie Hess to Board of Directors
People | 26 August 2022

Encina appoints Leslie Hess to Board of Directors

Leslie has three decades of experience in strategy and finance and her experience will serve Encina well as we advance our goals to deliver highly valued circular chemicals and build commercial facilities around the world

Nishant Kanodia appointed Chairman of Matix Fertilisers and Chemicals
People | 26 August 2022

Nishant Kanodia appointed Chairman of Matix Fertilisers and Chemicals

He had been providing strategic direction on capital raising, growth, and diversification

Sukhrnal Jain appointed Director (Marketing) of BPCL
People | 23 August 2022

Sukhrnal Jain appointed Director (Marketing) of BPCL

He has held several leadership positions in Retail, LPG, and Gas verticals of BPCL in his 35 years with the company

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