Jean-Claude Pierre has been appointed by Scott Bader as its new group CEO with effect of June 15, 2015. He will succeed Philip Bruce who retires at the end of June this year, after 10 years in the role and 41 years in industry.
Pierre has over 26 years of multinational business experience in a variety of roles and diverse markets. His career to date includes technical, commercial and management consulting positions, initially with ICI, Ashland and BASF, then nine years in China since 2006. During his time in China, he became president of the global division of Beckers Group, a Partner with Hejun Management Consulting, and most recently was the managing director of EMS Group. Pierre holds a Master’s degree from ITECH-Lyon engineering institute for plastics, textiles and composites in France, a PhD in organisational systems from Saybrook University, and an MBA from Hult International Business School in the USA.