MOSCOW (MRC) -- Effective 1st September 2016, following Bernard Pinatel’s departure from the Group, Christophe Andre and Vincent Legros will be joining Arkema’s Executive Committee, said the producer on its site.
Responsibility for the High Performance Materials segment will be split into two: Christophe Andre will be appointed Executive Vice President Technical Polymers and Performance Additives (filtration, organic peroxides and photocure resins activities). He will also be in charge of digital affairs within the Group. Vincent Legros will be appointed Executive Vice President Specialty Adhesives (Bostik).
Alongside Thierry Le Henaff (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), Arkema’s Executive Committee will therefore comprise three operational Executive Vice Presidents: Marc Schuller (Industrial Specialties and Coating Solutions segments), Christophe Andre (Technical Polymers and Performance Additives) and Vincent Legros (Bostik), as well as four functional Executive Vice Presidents: Luc Benoit-Cattin (Industry), Bernard Boyer (Corporate Strategy), Michel Delaborde (Human Resources and Communication), and Thierry Lemonnier (Finance).
As MRC reported earlier, on 6 July, Bostik, the specialty adhesives business line of Arkema, developed its cementitious product manufacturing capacities, based on its world-class Polymer Modified Binder (PMB) technology, with the opening of a new plant in Helsingborg, Sweden. As a leading global adhesive specialist for construction, consumer and industrial markets, Bostik is extending its presence to serve growing market demand in Northern Europe and the Baltic region.
Bostik develops high-performance and high-value-added bonding and sealing products for the nonwoven, industrial, construction, and consumer markets. Bostik employs about 4,900 people across 48 production facilities - 18 in Europe, 10 - in North America, 8 - in Asia, 6 - in Australia and New Zealand, 2 - in Africa, and 4 - in South America.
Arkema is a leading European supplier of chlorochemicals and PVC. Kynar and Kynar Flex are registered trademarks of Arkema Inc.
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