Celanese 公司 CE

Scott A. Richardson was named President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors effective January 1, 2025. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Celanese Corporation from November 2023 until his current role. He had previously served as served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Celanese Corporation since February 2018 after serving as Senior Vice President of the Engineered Materials business since December 2015, where he had global responsibility for strategy, product and business management, planning and portfolio development, and pipeline management. He was promoted to Executive Vice President in March 2020. Previously, Mr. Richardson served as Vice President and General Manager of the Acetyl Chain since 2011. Mr. Richardson has progressed through several Celanese roles including global commercial director, Acetyls; manager of Investor Relations; business analysis manager, Acetyls; and business line controller, Polyols and Solvents. He joined Celanese in 2005. Prior to joining Celanese, Mr. Richardson held various finance, operational and leadership roles at American Airlines. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Westminster College and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University.

Chuck B. Kyrish has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2023. He previously served as Vice President of Corporate Finance from April 2022, with supervisory responsibility for the Company's finance areas including accounting, treasury, internal audit, and tax. He has held previous financial leadership roles at Celanese serving as CFO, Acetyl Chain from January 2020 to April 2022, leading Investor Relations from December 2018 to January 2020 and December 2015 through January 2017 and serving as Treasurer from February 2011 to November 2015 and January 2017 to January 2020. He joined Celanese in 2006 as Financial Risk Manager and was promoted to Assistant Treasurer in 2008. Prior to joining Celanese, he held financial roles at Sabre Corporation and ExxonMobil Corporation. Mr. Kyrish holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University.

Todd Elliott returned to Celanese to serve as Senior Vice President, Engineered Materials in February 2025. Mr. Elliott first joined Celanese in 1987 in a district sales role. He quickly rose through increasing leadership opportunities in regional sales, business analysis, investor relations, and corporate development. He led the Acetate Tow business before becoming Senior Vice President of global sales for both Acetyls and Engineered Materials in 2016. In 2017, he became Senior Vice President and global commercial leader for Engineered Materials and head of Celanese Europe until 2018. At that time, he was elevated to Senior Vice President of Acetyls and is credited with transforming the Acetyls operating model to a differentiated focus on downstream derivatives optionality that has redefined the value of the Acetyls business. He retired from Celanese in 2020 and had been an independent consultant to clients in the chemicals and polymers industry prior to rejoining the Company. Mr. Elliott earned his undergraduate degree at Westminster College and his Master of Business Administration at Fontbonne University.

Ashley B. Duffie has served as Celanese's Senior Vice President and General Counsel since November 2023 and from July 2025 to February 2026, she has served as interim Chief Human Resources Officer in addition to her role as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. She had previously served as Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer since June 2020, where she was responsible for leading the Company's strategy and execution of materials and supply procurement as well as managing supplier relationships. Prior to that role, she has held legal and business leadership positions with Celanese including President and General Counsel of Asia Pacific and China (January 2019 to June 2020), Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Asia Pacific and China (June 2018 to January 2019), Vice President of the Integration Management Office (June 2017 to June 2018) and Chief Compliance Officer (2013 to 2017). She joined Celanese in 2007 as Associate General Counsel, and previously practiced at the law firm of Haynes and Boone, LLP specializing in environmental law, internal corporate investigations, and litigation. She holds a law degree from Vermont Law School and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.

Mark C. Murray was named Senior Vice President, Acetyls in February 2023 after having served as the interim leader of Celanese's Acetyls Business since November 2022. Before rejoining Celanese in June 2022 as Vice President of Business Strategy and Development, Mr. Murray served as Executive Vice President, Biomaterials and Advanced Technologies at Avantor, a global materials manufacturer and distributor. Mr. Murray previously served in senior commercial and business roles within the Acetyl Chain and Engineered Materials businesses at Celanese from November 2009 through June 2019 and from May 2002 to March 2007. Earlier in his career he served as a consultant with McKinsey & Co. Mr. Murray holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University.

Mr. Edward G. Galante, Chairman of the Board. On December 9, 2024, Celanese Corporation announced that the Company's Board of Directors appointed Edward G. Galante, an independent member of the Board, to the position of Chair of the Board, effective as of January 1, 2025. Mr. Galante served as Senior Vice President and as a member of the management committee of Exxon Mobil Corporation, an international oil and gas company, from August 2001 until his retirement in 2006. Prior to that, he held various management positions of increasing responsibility during his more than 30 years with Exxon Mobil Corporation, including serving as Executive Vice President of ExxonMobil Chemical Company from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Galante currently serves as a director (since 2018), chair of the compensation committee and as a member of the nomination and governance committee of Linde plc. He formerly (since 2007) served on the Board of Praxair, Inc. prior to its merger with Linde AG. He also serves as a director (since 2010), chair of the environmental, health and safety committee and a member of the compensation committee and of the corporate governance committee of Clean Harbors, Inc. He served as a director and member of the compensation committee and the environmental, health, safety and security committee of Andeavor Corporation (formerly Tesoro Corporation) until it was acquired by Marathon Petroleum Corporation. Mr. Galante currently serves as a director (since 2018) of Marathon Petroleum Corporation, and as a member of its compensation and organization development committee (Chair) and its sustainability committee. From 2008 until November 2014, Mr. Galante served as a member of the board of directors of Foster Wheeler AG, which included service on the compensation and executive development committee (including as chair) and audit committee. Notable Affiliations: LSU Foundation; Board of United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas; Board of Trustees of Northeastern University; Director, Artis-Naples. Education: B.S. in civil engineering, Northeastern University.

Ms. Kim K.W. Rucker, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Andeavor, an integrated marketing, logistics and refining company, and of Andeavor Logistics LP, a midstream energy infrastructure and logistics company, until Andeavor was acquired by Marathon Petroleum Corporation (2016 - 2018), including time as interim Chief Human Resources Officer; Executive Vice President Corporate & Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Kraft Foods Group, Inc., a food and beverage company (2012 - 2015); Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Avon Products, Inc., a global manufacturer of beauty and related products, and beginning in 2009 assumed additional duties as Corporate Secretary (2008 - 2012); Senior Vice President, Secretary and Chief Governance Officer of Energy Future Holdings Corp., an energy company (2004 - 2008); Corporate Counsel for Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Partner in the Corporate & Securities group at the law firm of Sidley Austin LLP and Former Independent Director at Lennox International Inc., a global provider of climate control solutions (2015 - 2024). Notable Affiliations: Director, Board of Directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association Director, Global Semiconductor Alliance Director, Ayar Labs, a privately-held leader in silicon photonics for chip-to-chip connectivity. Education: M.B.A. in Marketing, National University; B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington and B.S. in Physics, University of Bombay, India.

Mr. Ganesh Moorthy, President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors (2021 - present) of Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions; President and Chief Operating Officer (2016 - 2021), Chief Operating Officer (2009 - 2016), Executive Vice President (2006 - 2009) and Vice President of several Microchip divisions (2001 - 2006); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cybercilium (2000 - 2001); Various roles in Engineering, Operations, and General Management at Intel Corporation (1981 - 2000) and Former Independent Director, Rogers Corporation, a manufacturer of high-performance and high-reliability materials and components (2013 - 2024). Notable Affiliations: Director, Board of Directors of the Semiconductor Industry Association Director, Global Semiconductor Alliance and Director, Ayar Labs, a privately-held leader in silicon photonics for chip-to-chip connectivity. Education: M.B.A. in Marketing, National University B.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Washington and B.S. in Physics, University of Bombay, India.

Mr. Bruce E. Chinn, Independent Director. On September 6, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Bruce Chinn as a director of the Company, in each case effective September 15, 2024. Mr. Chinn, 67, served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, a global petrochemical joint venture of Chevron U.S.A Inc. and Phillips 66 Company, until March 2024. He will join the Celanese Board effective September 15, 2024, bringing the total number of Board members to eleven (ten of which are independent).Before leading Chevron Phillips Chemical, Mr. Chinn held several operations and business roles at Chevron Corporation, beginning in 2006, leading large, diverse organizations. In these roles, he focused on performance, partnership, and safety, while striving for continued success in the business and the community. Mr. Chinn began his career at DuPont in 1978, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in manufacturing, technical, commercial and business leadership at the U.S. and international level. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Waste Management, Inc. (WM) and serves on the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Foundation Board of Trustees. Mr. Chinn holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University.

Mr. Michael Koenig, Independent Director. On February 9, 2022, the Board of Directors of Celanese Corporation elected Michael Koenig as a director of the Company. Mr. Michael Koenig is Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Nobian Industrial Chemicals B.V., a privately held European leader in the production of essential chemicals that spun out of Nouryon in July 2021. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of ELKEM ASA, a publicly listed and Norwegian-headquartered global supplier of silicon-based advanced materials, from 2019 to 2021, and CEO of China National Bluestar Group, a specialty chemicals company, from 2016 to 2019. Multiple senior executive positions in Germany and China at Bayer AG, a life sciences company 1990 to 2015. Mr. Koenig serves as chairman of the supervisory board of Symrise AG, a publicly listed developer and producer of food and cosmetic flavor and fragrance ingredients, is a member of the auditing committee and is chairman of the personnel committee and the nominating committee. Mr. Koenig previously served as a member of the board of directors of Conzzeta AG, a sheet-metal processing company now known as Bystronic AG, and chairman of the supervisory board of REC Solar Group. He holds a master's degree in Chemical Process Engineering from the Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. Education: M.S. in chemical process engineering, TU Dortmund University.

Mr. Christopher J. Kuehn, Independent Director. On December 19, 2024, the Board of Directors of Celanese Corporation elected Christopher Kuehn as a director of the Company, in each case effective January 1, 2025. Mr. Kuehn, 52, is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trane Technologies plc, a global climate innovator. In his current role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Kuehn is responsible for global finance functions including investor relations, financial planning and analysis, treasury, business unit finance, controllership, external reporting, tax, and audit/advisory services, as well as enterprise risk management, global information technology and digital risk. Mr. Kuehn became senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer of Trane Technologies when the company launched in 2020 as part of the Reverse Morris Trust Transaction with Ingersoll Rand. Previously, he served as VP & Chief Accounting Officer of Ingersoll Rand plc from June 2015 to February 2020, with responsibility for global controllership and reporting, enterprise financial planning and analysis and business unit finance. Prior to joining Ingersoll Rand, he served as Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer at Whirlpool Corporation from 2012 to 2015 and served as Segment CFO, Thermal Equipment & Services segment at SPX Corporation and other senior finance roles from 2006 to 2012. Mr. Kuehn began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in 1994 where he held positions of increasing responsibility in the assurance practice. Mr. Kuehn received a B.S. in Accounting from State University of New York College at Geneseo and an M.B.A. from University of Rochester. He is a New York licensed CPA.

Mr. Aaron M. McGilvray, Vice President, Finance, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. On February 22, 2022, Celanese Corporation appointed Aaron M. McGilvray to the position of Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer), effective March 14, 2022. Mr. McGilvray, has served as our assistant controller since January 2018. Prior to that he served as global director of technical accounting from March 2016 and technical accounting manager from December 2011, when he joined the Company. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility over 13 years prior to joining Celanese. He holds Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science degrees in Accounting from Texas A&M University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.