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New CEO for Aurorium
Aurorium , formerly Vertellus , has appointed current president Faye Freeman as its new CEO . She had been with the company since 2019 after career a 20 years of experience in the speciality chemicals , polymers and semiconductor industries , and became president in 2021 . Previous CEO John Van Hulle will transition to executive chairman .
‘ New chapter ’ for EuroAPI
EuroAPI ’ s board chair Viviane Monges and CEO Ludwig de Mot have both resigned and have been replaced by Emmanuel Blin and David Seignolle respectively . The firm described this as part of a ‘ new chapter ’ after it secured financing and put its Focus-27 strategic plan in place . Seignolle had multiple positions at McKinsey and Teva before becoming COO of EuroAPI in 2022 .
Richardson reaches the top
Scott Richardson succeeded Lori Ryerkerk as CEO of Celanese on 1 January after her retirement . Richardson has been with the firm for two decades , during which he rose from overseeing the Engineered Materials and Acetyl Chain businesses to become CFO in February 2018 and finally COO in November 2023 .
Kadri re-elected at Cefic
The European Chemical Industry Council , Cefic , has re-elected Dr Ilham Kadri , CEO of Syensqo , as its president for a further twoyear term to November 2026 . She has also take on the role of president of the International Council of Chemical Associations during Cefic ’ s two-year mandate from January 2025 .
Changes at Siegfried
Stefan Randl has become chief scientific officer of Siegfried after Jürgen Roos decided to take a sabbatical . Randl had been with Evonik for 16 years , most recently as VP of innovation management in the Health Care business . Siegfried has also named Olesia Silanteva , formerly with Sandoz , as chief HR officer and Luca Dalla Torre as chief legal and sustainability officer .
New CFO for CABB
Marcus Mayer , formerly CFO of the VAC Group , has succeeded Markus Schürholz as CFO of the CABB Group after Schürholz left at his own request . Mayer , the firm says “ brings over 25 years of experience in managing international businesses , including nine years as CFO of various private equity portfolio companies ”.
Rojo heads Stepan
Stepan has appointed Luis Rojo as president and CEO after Scott Behrens left to pursue other opportunities . Rojo had served as CFO since April 2018 . He was previously in finance leadership roles during a 21-year career at Procter & Gamble . Samuel Hinrichsen is serving as interim CFO while a permanent replacement is sought .
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