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Executive Appointments and Governance Changes news
2 June 2026
QEMETICA sells salt assets to K+S and launches Resource Recovery unit
Divests evaporated salt business for €350–€380m to fund a new Resource Recovery segment focused on waste-to-energy and energy security.
1 June 2026
Honeywell names Jill Evanko to board
Evanko, Duravant CEO with 25+ years in industrial and manufacturing (ex-Chart Industries CEO/CFO), joins as independent director and Audit Committee member; Notre Dame MBA.
1 June 2026
TechnipFMC appoints Eric D. Mullins to board
Eric D. Mullins, Chairman & CEO of Lime Rock Resources, joins the board effective June 1, 2026. He brings private equity, investment banking and public-board experience.
1 June 2026
Momentive Names Jim Knaub CMO
Effective June 1, the new CMO will lead global marketing, portfolio positioning, go‑to‑market and commercial enablement. Appointee joins from Dow with 24+ years; holds BS ChemE and an MBA.
1 June 2026
OCI agrees to sell 50% of OCI Nitrogen to AGROFERT
Divests 50% for ~€55m (subject to adjustments); buyer gains operational control. Put/call on remaining 50% exercisable from 2 years post-close at 7x two-year avg. pro-forma adj. EBITDA. Target H2 2027.
1 June 2026
Equinor nomination committee recommends Jarle Roth as board chair
Nomination committee proposes a new chair; recommends re-election of Anne Drinkwater (deputy) and five directors; Jon Erik Reinhardsen will resign. Election takes effect 1 July 2026 to June 2027.
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29 May 2026
Chevron names Scott A. Keller general counsel
Scott A. Keller joins July 1 as general counsel, reports to R. Hewitt Pate, will succeed him as chief legal officer Jan 1, 2027. Keller is a leading appellate lawyer and former Texas Solicitor General.
29 May 2026
Futerro CEO Van Gansberghe Reappointed to European Bioplastics Board, Named Co-Chair
Will push for EU policies supporting bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics—replace fossil carbon where valuable, enable circularity and strengthen resilient industrial value chains.
29 May 2026
Uniper appoints Tina Hinz General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Tina Hinz becomes General Counsel & CCO on June 1, 2026. Ex-Linklaters, at the firm since 2016; led financings, trading compliance, crisis stabilisation and EU compliance rollout.
29 May 2026
Arkema names Laurent Tellier COO
From July 1, 2026 the new COO replaces Marc Schuller (advisor until Sept 30). He'll head Adhesives, Advanced Materials, Coatings and Primary Materials; HPP and Fluorogases until a successor joins.
28 May 2026
Uniper appoints Christian Ohlms Chief Commercial Officer
Christian Ohlms named Chief Commercial Officer effective Oct 1, overseeing trading/sales in power, gas, LNG and low‑carbon commodities and leading commodity trading realignment. Former SEFE MD.
28 May 2026
Johnson Matthey appoints Julie Southern as Senior Independent Non‑Executive Director
Julie Southern joins the board as Senior Independent Director and NED from the AGM on 16 July 2026. Barbara Jeremiah and John O'Higgins retire; Sinead Lynch becomes Remuneration chair.
28 May 2026
Johnson Matthey preliminary results year ended 31 March 2026
Strategy driving cash: free cash flow £168m (+163%); pro forma underlying operating profit +6% at constant PGM/FX. Catalyst sale £1,325m on track; Cormetech buy agreed; new PGM refinery 2027.
26 May 2026
BP removes chair Albert Manifold
Board unanimously removed Albert Manifold as Chair and director over governance, oversight and conduct concerns. Ian Tyler named interim chair; succession for permanent chair to begin.
26 May 2026
BASF appoints Haryono Lim President & Chairman, Greater China
Incoming leader for Greater China will assume the Shanghai role on July 1, 2026; current head Dr. Jeffrey Jianfeng Lou will leave. He previously led Mega Projects Asia in Zhanjiang.
22 May 2026
Uniper appoints Birgit Korte Head of External Communication and Group Spokesperson
Birgit Korte will become Head of External Communications and Group Spokesperson in June 2026. She previously led the press office at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
21 May 2026
LANXESS re-elects Rainier van Roessel as Supervisory Board Chairman
Uta Kemmerich-Keil (59), former head of P&G International Personal Healthcare, joins the Supervisory Board, succeeding Dr. Heike Hanagarth, who did not stand for re-election.
20 May 2026
BASF refocuses on growing core businesses under Winning Ways
Core Transformation Office, led by Julia Raquet, launches CoreShift to cut net cash fixed costs up to 20% by 2029, simplify operations, harmonize processes and roll out ERP and AI.
19 May 2026
Amgen CFO Peter Griffith to retire; Thomas Dittrich named CFO
Successor returns July 1 as EVP and assumes CFO duties Sept 1; outgoing CFO stays through Jan 2027 to aid transition. Successor has 30+ yrs finance leadership, ex‑CFO at Galderma, Shire, Sulzer.
15 May 2026
Ercros Q1 2026: €13.6m loss
Q1: contribution €52m; adj. EBITDA −€1m; liquidity €45m. Weak demand, high energy costs, non‑EU competition. Bondalti bid 77.23% accepted. New board aims to delist, restore profitability, integrate
14 May 2026
Repsol: Refining is strategic for Spain and Europe
Chairman urged removing investment barriers and securing supply amid Iran crisis. CEO forecasts 6–9% DPS growth to 2028, 30–40% of CFO for returns; AGM ok'd dividends, €350m buyback
14 May 2026
OrganOx appoints Naoya Iwata CEO & President
Effective June 1, 2026, he brings 20+ years at Terumo in sales, strategy and business development, including Chief of Staff experience, to scale commercial growth and NMP adoption.
13 May 2026
thyssenkrupp Polysius spins off sustainable process technologies into thyssenkrupp Calvion
Effective 1 May 2026, a carve‑out bundles Oxyfuel and other CO₂‑reduction process technologies into a dedicated unit to speed development, industrialization and market deployment for heavy industries.
12 May 2026
Coolbrook appoints Dr Frank Eulitz CTO to lead industrial scale-up
Veteran turbomachinery expert brings 30+ years' R&D and OEM experience to lead scale-up and manufacturing of RotoDynamic electrification tech for high-temperature, fossil-free industrial heat
12 May 2026
DOMO Engineered Materials joins RadiciGroup to create global tier‑1 compounder
Acquisition closed; combined global tier‑1 compounding platform serving diverse end markets. TECHNYL brand and teams remain; CEO appointed; focus on innovation and sustainability.
8 May 2026
Evonik Q1: €475m adjusted EBITDA, outlook confirmed
Q1 sales fell 9% to €3.43bn; volumes -2%, prices -1%; margin down to 13.9%; net income halved to €125m; Q2 aided by customer pre‑buying; CFO change and 1,000 job cuts planned
7 May 2026
argenx Q1 2026 Financial Results & Business Update
Q1 product sales $1.3B (+63% YoY); profit $366M; PDUFA May 10 for seronegative gMG; VYVGART label expansions, multiple pipeline readouts in 2026–27; cash $4.9B
7 May 2026
Barbara Flesche named SolarPower Europe President
Elected president brings 20+ years in renewables and will push rapid solar deployment, battery storage scale-up, system integration, stronger supply chains and supportive regulation
7 May 2026
Eni confirms Claudio Descalzi as CEO; appoints board committees
Board affirmed directors' integrity and independence, confirmed Chair's role in internal controls, found auditors and committees compliant, and judged public-shareholder links not to impair independence.
5 May 2026
Elkem ASA appoints interim chair and approves €1bn refinancing
AGM elected five shareholder board members: Helge Aasen (seat effective on his retirement as CEO), Marianne E. Johnsen, Christian Must, Astrid M. Hilde and Richard Olav Aa.
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