Leading Executives in Chemicals and Chemical Products
Jim Fitterling
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Dow Inc.
Chair and CEO who led Dow’s post‑DowDuPont separation and is a prominent advocate for plastics circularity and decarbonization across the sector.
Company bio | Press contacts | General contact
Dr. Markus Kamieth
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors (CEO), BASF SE
Appointed CEO in April 2024, he’s pushing rigorous cost discipline and exploring strategic moves such as a potential Agricultural Solutions listing by 2027.
Company bio | Media contacts (U.S.)
Peter Vanacker
Chief Executive Officer, LyondellBasell
Former Neste CEO now leading LyondellBasell’s pivot toward more circular and sustainable polymers; he also serves in leadership roles at the American Chemistry Council.
Abdulrahman Al‑Fageeh
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Board Member, SABIC
Veteran SABIC operator named CEO on March 21, 2023; he’s steering restructuring and cost measures through a volatile petrochemicals cycle.
Lori D. Koch
Chief Executive Officer, DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
Became CEO on June 1, 2024 and is leading DuPont as it advances plans to split into three focused public companies.
Company bio | Investor & media contacts
Lori J. Ryerkerk
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Celanese Corporation
Chair and CEO since 2019 with a decades‑long manufacturing pedigree, she’s guided Celanese’s specialty‑materials focus and operational excellence agenda.
Mark J. Costa
Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Eastman
Board Chair & CEO who led Eastman’s transformation into specialty materials and launched its molecular recycling technologies to tackle plastic waste.
Timothy M. Knavish
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PPG Industries
Career PPG operator who became CEO in 2023 and chairman in 2023, steering a global paints, coatings and specialty materials portfolio.
Heidi G. Petz
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Sherwin‑Williams Company
Elevated to CEO effective January 1, 2024, she is guiding the world’s largest paints and coatings maker through its next growth phase.
CEO announcement (bio) | Media contacts
Grégoire (Greg) Poux‑Guillaume
Chief Executive Officer, AkzoNobel
Joined as CEO in November 2022 after leading Sulzer and key GE/Alstom grid businesses; now driving performance at the global coatings leader.
Dr. Markus Steilemann
Chief Executive Officer, Covestro
CEO since 2018 and an outspoken champion of circular economy solutions in plastics and polyurethanes.
Christian Kullmann
Chairman of the Executive Board, Evonik Industries
As Chairman, he’s reshaping Evonik’s portfolio and cost base under a strategy targeting a €1B core‑profit uplift by 2027.
Executive Board | Media contacts
Thierry Le Hénaff
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Arkema
Chairman & CEO since Arkema’s 2006 IPO, he has steered the group’s long‑term pivot into high‑growth specialty materials.
Governance/bio | Media contacts (USA)
Dr. Ilham Kadri
Chief Executive Officer, Syensqo
Former Solvay CEO who executed the Solvay–Syensqo demerger; now leading Syensqo’s advanced‑materials growth platform.
Corporate governance (board) | Media resources
Philippe Kehren
Chief Executive Officer, Solvay
Former Soda Ash head named CEO; driving cost actions and selective growth moves such as rare‑earths processing expansion in France.
Executive leadership team | Newsroom / media contacts
Peter R. Huntsman
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Huntsman Corporation
Long‑tenured leader serving as chairman, president and CEO; known for steering the portfolio around polyurethane, performance and advanced materials.
Shin Hak‑cheol (H.C. Shin)
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, LG Chem
Vice Chairman & CEO since 2019; led the LG Energy Solution spin‑off and elevated LG Chem’s global profile through WEF leadership roles.
Newsroom | WEF/IBC announcement
Kent Masters
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Albemarle Corporation
Chairman & CEO leading one of the world’s largest lithium and bromine producers through a volatile critical‑materials cycle.
Leadership page | Newsroom / media contact
Seifi Ghasemi
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Air Products
Chairman, President & CEO since 2014; championing an industrial‑gases growth strategy and large‑scale clean‑hydrogen projects.
Company bio | News release (management board)
Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Founder and Chairman, INEOS Group
Founder and Chairman who built INEOS into one of the world’s largest chemicals groups and remains an influential voice on industrial policy and investment.
Our Leadership | Press contacts
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