3M (St. Paul, Minn.; www.3m.com) announced that Michael F. Roman is appointed chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2018. He succeeds Inge G. Thulin, who is appointed to a newly created position, executive chairman of the board, also effective July…
The Lubrizol Corp. (Wickliffe, Ohio; www.lubrizol.com) announced the promotion of J. Brian Pitts to corporate vice president, chief financial officer (CFO) and treasurer. Brian Pitts succeeds Brian Valentine who has announced his decision to leave the organization later this year. …
Celanese Corp. (Dallas, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced that chief financial officer, Chris Jensen, has tendered his resignation after a successful 12 years with the vcompany to spend time with his family and commence the next chapter of his career. He will…
Neste Corp.'s (Espoo, Finland; www.neste.com) Board of Directors has appointed Peter Vanacker President and CEO of Neste as of 1 November 2018. He will join Neste on 1 September 2018 as a Senior Executive and start familiarizing himself with Neste's…
Andy Tuthill has been promoted to President of Tuthill Vacuum & Blower Systems (Burr Ridge, Ill.; www.tuthill.com) effective January 29, 2018. Andy relocated to Springfield in 2015 as Director of Manufacturing and was promoted to the position of Vice President…
The American Chemistry Council (ACC; Washington D.C.; www.americanchemicstry.com) announced that Bob V. Patel, Chief Executive Officer of LyondellBasell Industries became the Council’s Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2018. LyondellBasell is one of the largest plastics, chemicals, and refining…
Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V. (Tlalnepantla, Mexico; www.mexichem.com) announced that it will appoint Daniel Martínez-Valle to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), following the resignation of Antonio Carrillo, who has informed us that he is leaving to pursue other professional…
Brian Coffman, former senior vice president of refining for Andeavor Corp., has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Motiva Enterprises LLC (Houston; www.motiva.com). Brian brings with him a wealth of experience in business growth, operational excellence, strategy,…
On 1 February, Amy Hebert will join Haldor Topsoe A/S (Lyngby, Denmark; www.topsoe.com) as Deputy CEO and Executive Vice President (EVP), Chemicals. Ms. Hebert comes with broad experience having had top positions at global industry players such as Albemarle Corp,…
MISTRAS Group, Inc. (Princeton Junction, N.J.; www.mistrasgroup.com) named Edward J. Prajzner its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective January 5, 2018. Prior to joining MISTRAS Group, Mr. Prajzner served as Chief Financial Officer of CECO Environmental…