Akzo Nobel said Tuesday that it has appointed Maarten de Vries as its next chief financial officer, effective Jan. 1, 2018.
The industrial-paints company said that once Mr. de Vries starts working the current interim CFO, Hans De Vriese, will move into the role of director of planning and transformation.
Mr. de Vries joins the company from Intertrust Group, a Netherlands-based international trust and corporate management company, where he also held the role of chief financial officer.
By Carlo Martuscelli
Source: MarketWatch
Neste Corp. will collaborate with Dutch terminals operator Tepsa for the storage and handling of liquefied waste plastics at Rotterdam, Netherlands, to enhance Neste’s chemical recycling logistics infrastructure in Europe. Neste said that following successful industrial-scale processing runs at its integrated crude oil refining and petrochemicals site at Porvoo, Finland.
Archroma, a global leader in specialty chemicals towards sustainable solutions, has announced that Rajiv Sharma has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with key responsibility for the Textile Effects business, effective October 1, 2024. Current Group CEO Mark Garrett will transition to the Archroma Board of Directors.
The challenges facing the European chemical industry, particularly in Germany, have compelled the world’s largest chemical maker to rethink its scale and diversified approach. BASF has announced a strategic shift, splitting its portfolio into “core” and “standalone” businesses.