The Mosaic Co. (Plymouth Minn.; www.mosaicco.com) announced that its board of directors has elected James C. O'Rourke, currently executive vice president – operations and chief operating officer, to succeed James T. Prokopanko as president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective…
Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) announced that Dr. Antonis Papadourakis will assume the responsibilities of president and chief executive officer (CEO) of LANXESS Corp. and Country Speaker for the NAFTA Region, effective July 1, 2015. Papadourakis, who has held the…
Borealis AG (Vienna, Austria; www.borealisgroup.com) has announced the appointment of Anja Krusel as vice president, Group Controlling effective May 1, 2015. Anja Krusel succeeds executive board member Mark Tonkens, who assumed the position of chief financial officer (CFO) as of…
BASF (Ludswighfen, Germany; www.basf.com) has announced Wayne T. Smith as the new chairman and chief executive officer of BASF Corp., headquartered in Florham Park, N.J., effective May 1, 2015. He succeeds Hans Engel, who as chief financial officer for BASF…
Yara International ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) has appointed Terje Knutsen as head of Downstream. He succeeds Egil Hogna, who has submitted his resignation. Knutsen will assume his new position on 1 May 2015. Yara's Downstream business unit manages the company's…
Titan Metal Fabricators (Camarillo, Calif.; www.titanmf.com) has announced the promotion of Nick Zentil to vice president, sales and marketing, for Titan’s global operations. Since joining Titan in 2006, Zentil has held a series of engineering and operational management positions, most…
The board of directors of Yara International (Oslo, Norway; www.yara.com) has appointed Svein Tore Holsether as the company's new president and chief executive officer (CEO). He will succeed acting CEO Torgeir Kvidal within October 2015. Holsether currently serves as President…
Statoil (Trondheim, Norway; www.statoil.com) has appointed Anders Opedal as as chief operating officer (COO) in the corporate executive committee (CEC), effective 1 April. Opedal will be responsible the corporate improvement programs and for driving operational efficiency across Statoils business areas.…
The Supervisory Board of Lanxess AG (Cologne, Germany; www.lanxess.com) has resolved to appoint Michael Pontzen as a member of the board of management, effective April 1, 2015. He will assume the role of chief financial officer (CFO) at the specialty…
The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF; Philadelphia, Pa.; www.chemheritage.org) has named Kathryn Humphreys vice president of development. Humphreys comes to CHF from Cornell University, where she provided leadership and direction for fundraising, alumni programs, donor relations, and stewardship in the College…