As part of the strategy to separate Specialty Chemicals from its Paints and Coatings business, AkzoNobel (Amsterdam, the Netherlands; www.akzonobel.com) announced in March 2018 that it had agreed to sell 100% of its Specialty Chemicals business to The Carlyle Group…
Emerson (St. Louis, Mo.; www.emerson.com) announced that Lal Karsanbhai will succeed Michael Train to become executive president of Emerson Automation Solutions, effective October 1. As previously announced, Train will take over as Emerson’s president and will also serve as chairman…
Axalta Coating Systems (Philadelphia, Pa.; www.axaltacs.com) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Terrence Hahn as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 4, 2018, succeeding Charlie Shaver, who served as Axalta’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 2013. Mr. Hahn…
Veolia (Paris, France; www.veolia.com) has announced the appointment of Estelle Brachlianoff to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), and Claude Laruelle to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In their previous positions, both have been involved in developing…
Wood plc (Aberdeen, Scotland; www.woodplc.com) is pleased to announce the creation of the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with the appointment of Darren Martin. As part of the broader strategy to differentiate Wood’s capabilities across energy and industrial markets,…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) has announced the appointment of John Gugel as president of Honeywell UOP (Des Plaines, Ill.; www.uop.com). With more than 25 years serving in numerous roles at Honeywell UOP, Gugel is an established leader in the…
Effective as of the end of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2018, Dr. Martin Brudermüller will become the new Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE (Ludwigshafen, Germany; www.basf.com). At the Annual Meeting, Dr. Kurt Bock, the previous…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) announced that Executive Vice President Alfred Stern, currently responsible for the Polyolefin Business and Innovation, has been appointed as CEO effective July 2, 2018. Current CEO of Borealis, Mark Garrett has decided to leave the…
Praj Industries Ltd. (Pune, India; www.praj.net) has appointed Mr. Shishir Joshipura as the CEO and Managing Director, effective from 2nd April, 2018. Joshipura is a mechanical engineer from BITS Pilani and an Advanced Management Graduate from Harvard Business School. Prior…
BP plc (London; www.bp.com) announced that Susan Dio has been appointed chairman and president of BP America Inc., BP’s chief representative in the United States, from 1 May 2018. Dio succeeds John Mingé, who will move to chair a study…