Celanese Announces New Leadership Appointments to Enhance Value Creation
06 Noviembre 2023 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
Scott Richardson named Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
Chuck Kyrish named Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Ashley Duffie named Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty
materials company, today announced a series of new leadership
appointments across its Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
• Scott Richardson has been named Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective
November 8, 2023, with responsibility for Engineered Materials, the
Acetyl Chain, manufacturing, supply chain, and procurement. Scott
has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Celanese since
February of 2018. Since joining Celanese in 2005, Scott has also
served as Senior Vice President of Engineered Materials, Vice
President and General Manager of the Acetyl Chain, Acetyls Global
Commercial Director, and in a variety of business, finance, and
investor relations roles.
• Chuck Kyrish will join the ELT and has been
named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective
November 8, 2023. Chuck is currently serving as Vice President of
Corporate Finance with responsibility for accounting, treasury,
internal audit, and tax. Since joining Celanese in 2006, Chuck has
also served as Chief Financial Officer Acetyl Chain, Vice President
Investor Relations, Vice President M&A and Integration Finance,
Vice President and Treasurer, and in a variety of other finance
roles.
• Anne (Lynne) Puckett will step down from
her role Senior Vice President and General Counsel and will serve
in a transition role through early 2024 after which she will depart
after 5 years with Celanese. Ashley Duffie has been selected to
succeed Lynne as Senior Vice President and General Counsel,
effective November 8, 2023. Ashley is currently serving as Vice
President and Chief Procurement Officer. Since joining Celanese in
2007, Ashley has served as President and General Counsel APAC
Region, Vice President of the Integration Management Office, Chief
Compliance Officer, and Associate General Counsel Global Litigation
and EHS Law. Prior to joining Celanese, Ashley was an attorney with
Haynes and Boone, LLP, specializing in environmental law, internal
corporate investigations, and litigation.
All other members of the Celanese ELT will maintain their
current roles. In addition to supporting Scott in enhancing the
earnings growth of the businesses, Lori Ryerkerk, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer, will have direct leadership for strategy,
M&A, finance, legal, HR, and IT.
“The purpose behind these new appointments within our ELT is to
enhance the alignment of our individual strengths and experience to
the value-enhancing opportunities at Celanese,” said Lori Ryerkerk.
“As our new COO, Scott is uniquely prepared to help us accelerate
the earnings growth in our businesses amid a challenging backdrop
and has my full support. His leadership will be particularly
impactful as we continue to integrate M&M and drive growth in
Engineered Materials. Chuck has been an instrumental leader in our
finance organization for many years and is fully prepared to lead
us in the continued execution of our deleveraging plan. Ashley has
created significant value leading our procurement organization will
bring a rare depth of both business and legal experience to her new
role.
“We thank Lynne for her service to Celanese as our General
Counsel for the last five years and wish her well. I thank each of
our ELT members for their partnership and commitment to Celanese,
and I am confident these changes will immediately enhance the value
we will drive as a collective leadership team.”
About Celanese
Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the
production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty
materials used in most major industries and consumer applications.
Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry,
technology and commercial expertise to create value for our
customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we
partner with our customers to solve their most critical business
needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and
the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas,
Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had
2022 net sales of $9.7 billion. For more information about Celanese
Corporation and its product offerings, www.celanese.com.
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