Valerie Diele-Braun Leaves IMCD
Valerie Diele-Braun resigned from her position as CEO and member of the Executive Board of IMCD at the end of April for personal reasons.
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22.04.2025 • News
Suanfarma Appoints Pere Mañé as New CEO
CDMO Suanfarma appoints Pere Mañé Godina as its new CEO, marking the beginning of a new chapter for the company, focused on industrial consolidation, sustainable innovation, and global expansion.
17.04.2025 • News
Boehringer Ingelheim Leadership Changes
Shashank Deshpande, member of the Board of Managing Directors, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors.
08.04.2025 • News
Oncodesign Services Appoints Aidan Synnott as CEO
Oncodesign Services has appointed Aidan Synnott as chief executive officer to help strengthen its position as a trusted partner in drug discovery.
08.04.2025 • News
Veranova Appoints Scott Zugel as New Global VP
Veranova welcomes Scott Zugel as Global VP of Analytical Research Development Operations.
DE&I Cuts: What’s at Stake for the Chemical Industry?
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives have become increasingly important for attracting diverse perspectives, improving problem solving and advancing innovation in companies.
05.02.2025 • News
Air Products Appoints Eduardo F. Menezes CEO
Air Products recently announced the appointment of Eduardo F. Menezes as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Air Products effective February 7, 2025, succeeding Seifollah (“Seifi”) Ghasemi, who is leaving the Company after more than 10 years of dedicated service.
03.02.2025 • News
Eurocolour Elects New Presidential Board
Eurocolour, the European umbrella organization for manufacturers of pigments, dyes, fillers, and ceramic decoration products, welcomes four new members to its Presidential Board.
03.02.2025 • News
Julie Kim to Succeed Christophe Weber as CEO of Takeda
Takeda has appointed Julie Kim, currently president of the company’s US business unit, to succeed Christophe Weber as CEO in June 2026, who will retire after 12 years in this role.
28.01.2025 • News
Alastair Sanderson Appointed COO at Chemical Business Association
The Chemical Business Association (CBA) has appointed Alastair Sanderson as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
14.01.2025 • News
Alcami Announces CEO Transition
Alcami, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), recently announced the resignation of its CEO, Bill Humphries. Alcami’s Board Chair and former CEO Patrick Walsh will serve as Interim CEO, ensuring the continuation of smooth operations.
07.01.2025 • News
Barentz Appoints Derk Jan Terhorst as CEO
Global specialty ingredients solution provider Barentz has appointed Derk Jan Terhorst as group CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2025. He will take over from Terry Hill who served as interim CEO since May 2024.
06.12.2024 • News
Dow Appoints Karen S. Carter as Chief Operating Officer
Dow recently announced that Karen S. Carter, currently president of Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics, has been appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
18.11.2024 • News
CEFIC Re-elects Ilham Kadri as President
Ilham Kadri, CEO of Syensqo, has been re-elected as president of CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council, for a two-year term, effective immediately.
04.11.2024 • News
Secarna Appoints Konstantin Petropoulos as CEO
Germany’s Secarna Pharmaceuticals has appointed Konstantin Petropoulos as CEO. He is stepping up from his previous role as the company’s chief business officer (CBO) and succeeds Alexander Gebauer, who is stepping down with immediate effect to focus his efforts on another company, Galimedix Therapeutics, that he has co-founded and is leading.
29.08.2024 • News
Barentz Appoints Lars Schneider as New CEO for EMEA
Barentz recently appointed Lars Schneider as the new Chief Executive Officer for the EMEA region, starting October 1st, 2024. Lars will also become a member of the Barentz Board.
29.07.2024 • News
Terremoto Biosciences Appoints Charles Baum as CEO
US biotechnology company Terremoto Biosciences has appointed Charles Baum CEO. He succeeds Peter Thompson, who will continue to serve as Terremoto’s board chairperson.
17.07.2024 • News
Veranova Appoints Cécile Maupas as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
Veranova, a development and manufacturing of specialist and complex APIs for the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, recently announced the appointment of Cécile Maupas as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer.
17.06.2024 • News
Actylis Appoints Scott Thomson as CEO
Actylis, a global manufacturer and sourcing expert of critical materials and performance ingredients for the life sciences and specialty chemicals markets formed in 2022, appointed Scott Thomson as new Chief Executive Officer.
06.05.2024 • News
Neste Appoints Heikki Malinen as President and CEO
Neste has appointed Heikki Malinen as president and CEO of Neste, effective Nov. 2, 2024, at the latest. He succeeds Matti Lehmus, who decided to leave the company. Malinen is currently a member of Neste’s board of directors, but will step down before taking up his new role.
06.05.2024 • News
Syensqo CEO Ilham Kadri Becomes CEFIC President
Ilham Kadri, CEO of Syensqo, takes on the role as president of the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), succeeding Martin Brudermueller, effective today.
02.04.2024 • News
Wolfgang Wienand to Join Lonza as New CEO
Lonza has appointed Wolfgang Wienand as its new CEO. He will join the company during the summer of 2024 and succeed Albert M. Baehny, who took on the additional responsibility of interim CEO in October 2023 while the search for a permanent CEO took place.
27.03.2024 • News
Chemours Names Denise Dignam Permanent CEO
US specialty chemicals and materials company Chemours has appointed Denise Dignam as the company’s permanent CEO and president, as well as a member of the board of directors, effective immediately.
13.03.2024 • News
Sasol Appoints Antje Gerber as New Chemicals EVP
Sasol has appointed Antje Gerber as executive vice president Chemicals and member of the group executive committee, effective April 15, 2024. She will succeed Brad Griffith, who is to retire on June 30, 2024.
01.03.2024 • News
Unilever Appoints Heiko Schipper as President of Nutrition Business
Unilever has appointed Heiko Schipper as President of the group’s Nutrition business, effective May 1, 2024.
05.02.2024 • News
Siegfried Announces Changes in Senior Management Team
Siegfried has appointed Marianne Späne, currently chief business officer Drug Products, as chief business officer with responsibility for both the Drug Substances and Drug Products divisions of the Swiss contract manufacturing and development organization (CDMO), effective Feb. 1, 2024. Christian Dowdeswell, who previously led the Drug Substance business, has decided to leave Siegfried.
31.01.2024 • News
Veranova Appoints Chris Holmes as Vice President, Global Engineering
Veranova has appointed Chris Holmes as the company’s first vice president, Global Engineering. He will lead Veranova’s global engineering team in the planning, design, and execution of the company’s capital investment initiatives and lead strategic capital projects.
31.01.2024 • News
Natasha De Lange Appointed as Managing Director of IMCD South Africa
IMCD has appointed Natasha De Lange as managing director for South Africa, effective Feb. 1, 2024. She will be replacing Ryan Harrison, who will become managing director of Australia and New Zealand.
19.01.2024 • News
Murray Auchincloss Appointed as Permanent CEO of BP
BP has appointed Murray Auchincloss as its permanent CEO, effective immediately. He has been interim CEO since September 2023 after the sudden resignation of his predecessor Bernard Looney.
16.01.2024 • News
IFF Appoints J. Erik Fyrwald as Next CEO
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has appointed J. Erik Fyrwald as next CEO and member of the company’s board of directors, effective Feb. 6, 2024. He will succeed Frank Clyburn, who will remain with the IFF until the end of March and will continue to work in an advisory capacity until December 2024.
09.01.2024 • News
IMCD Appoints Two New Executive Committee Members
IMCD has appointed Fenna van Zanten, IMCD Group Director, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), and Andreas Igerl, President, IMCD APAC, as new members to its executive committee, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
08.01.2024 • News
EuroAPI Appoints Ludwig de Mot as Chief Transformation Officer
EuroAPI has appointed Ludwig de Mot as chief transformation officer and executive vice president (EVP).
14.12.2023 • News
Lucas Sauer-Jones Appointed as Vice President & General Manager of Veranova’s New England Sites
US API maker Veranova has appointed Lucas Sauer-Jones as the company’s vice president & general manager, New England. He will be responsible for Veranova’s sites in Devens and North Andover.
09.11.2023 • News
Arkema to Extend Thierry Le Hénaff’s Contract as Chairman and CEO
Arkema board of directors has unanimously expressed its confidence in the company’s chairman and CEO Thierry Le Hénaff to execute the strategy announced during Arkema’s capital markets day on Sep. 27 and proposed the renewal of his term of office for four years at the company’s next annual shareholders meeting in May 2024.
26.10.2023 • News
EuroAPI Announces New Governance
EuroAPI's Board of Directors decided that Karl Rotthier would step down as CEO, effective October 30, 2023. They initiated the search for a new CEO and appointed Viviane Monges, the current Board Chair, as interim CEO until a permanent successor is found, while she continues her role as Board Chair.
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