Leading Executives in Plastics and Rubber
Jim Fitterling
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Dow Inc.
Chair and CEO who led Dow’s post‑DowDuPont transformation toward higher‑value, more circular plastics, and helped found the Alliance to End Plastic Waste; widely recognized for industry leadership and inclusion advocacy.
Peter Vanacker
Chief Executive Officer, LyondellBasell
Former Neste CEO steering one of the world’s largest polyolefins producers with a strong push on circularity and advanced recycling; frequent industry voice on plastics decarbonization.
Dr. Markus Kamieth
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors (CEO), BASF SE
Became BASF SE CEO in April 2024; now executing portfolio streamlining and cost programs while exploring strategic options (e.g., partial listing of the Ag unit) to refocus the materials franchise.
Dr. Markus Steilemann
Chief Executive Officer, Covestro
CEO since 2018, credited with embedding circular economy principles across polycarbonates and polyurethanes and championing renewable feedstocks in plastics.
Abdulrahman Al‑Fageeh
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Board Member, SABIC
CEO since March 21, 2023; has emphasized profitability, asset portfolio optimization and divestments (e.g., Hadeed), while maintaining SABIC’s leading role in global polymers.
Stefan Doboczky
Chief Executive Officer, Borealis
Appointed CEO July 1, 2024; seasoned chemicals leader now advancing Borealis’ polyolefins growth and circular economy solutions alongside JV platforms like Borouge and Baystar.
Peter Konieczny
Chief Executive Officer, Amcor
Long‑time Amcor executive named CEO in Sept. 2024; led the completion of Amcor’s all‑stock combination with Berry Global on April 30, 2025, creating a packaging leader with expanded plastics capabilities.
Kevin J. Kwilinski
Chief Executive Officer (through Apr 30, 2025), Berry Global (now part of Amcor as of Apr 30, 2025)
Packaging veteran installed as CEO in Oct. 2023; drove operational and sustainability improvements and then helped bring Berry into Amcor via 2025 all‑stock combination.
Lori J. Ryerkerk
Chair, Chief Executive Officer & President, Celanese
Chair, CEO and President since 2019; led massive integration of mobility & materials assets to expand engineered polymers and elastomers for automotive and E/E applications.
Mark J. Costa
Board Chair & Chief Executive Officer, Eastman
CEO since 2014; architect of Eastman’s shift to specialty materials and a pioneer of large‑scale molecular recycling (methanolysis) for hard‑to‑recycle plastics.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Founder & Chairman, INEOS Group, INEOS
Billion‑dollar founder‑chairman who built INEOS into a top global polymers producer and is backing Europe’s largest new ethane cracker, Project ONE, to supply next‑gen plastics.
Eric M. Green
President, Chief Executive Officer & Chair of the Board, West Pharmaceutical Services
CEO since 2015 leading a global leader in elastomeric components and systems for injectable drugs—critical rubber closures and systems used by top pharma.
Stephan B. Tanda
President & Chief Executive Officer, AptarGroup
CEO since 2017 overseeing dispensing, drug‑delivery and elastomeric solutions across pharma and consumer markets; frequent industry commentator on healthcare packaging trends.
Ashish K. Khandpur, Ph.D.
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Avient
Former 3M senior leader driving Avient’s specialty materials growth; became CEO Dec. 1, 2023 and was named Board Chair in May 2025.
Marcello Boldrini
Chief Executive Officer, Kraton
Named CEO in 2023 after co‑CEO tenure; leading sustainable styrenic block copolymers and pine‑chemicals expansion into high‑value adhesives, sealants and elastomers.
Stephan van Santbrink
Chief Executive Officer, ARLANXEO
Took the helm Oct. 1, 2023 at Saudi Aramco‑owned synthetic rubber maker, bringing 25 years’ Aramco/Shell experience to steer global EPDM, NBR, IIR and S‑SBR portfolios.
Shin Hak‑cheol
Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board, LG Chem
CEO and Chair of the Board driving LG Chem’s pivot toward battery‑materials and lower‑carbon plastics; active on the WEF stage for advanced materials leadership.
Sameer S. Bharadwaj
Chief Executive Officer, Orbia (formerly Mexichem)
CEO leading polymer solutions (PVC, compounds) and energy‑materials expansions (e.g., PVDF/LiPF6 JVs) to support the North American battery supply chain.
Mark Stewart
Chief Executive Officer & President, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Automotive veteran installed as CEO Jan. 29, 2024 to accelerate performance and innovation at one of the world’s largest tire and rubber companies.
Florent Menegaux
Managing Chairman (Gérant), Michelin
Managing Chairman guiding “Michelin in Motion 2030” to diversify beyond tires into polymer composite solutions while advancing sustainability and mobility.
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