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17.07.2025 • NewsChemistry

Marianne Späne to Leave Siegfried Management

The pharmaceutical service provider Siegfried has announced changes to its management team. Marianne Späne, who has been with the Swiss CDMO since 2004 and has held the position of Chief Business Officer since the beginning of 2020, is moving to the Board of Directors of the subsidiary Dinamiqs.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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