20.01.2012

Saltigo: Joerg Schneider Succeeds Uwe Brunk

Saltigo, a subsidiary of German chemical company Lanxess, has appointed Joerg Schneider as head of its Agro and Fine Chemicals business unit. He succeeds Dr. Uwe Brunk, who is leaving the company at his own request, according to a press release. The change is effective Feb. 1. more02.01.2012

John R. Donovan Appointed as Univar's Chief Growth Officer

Univar has announced that John R. Donovan joined the company as executive vice president and chief growth officer. Donovan reports to John Zillmer, Univar president and chief executive officer, and is responsible for strategic growth and development of the company's global business relationships. more09.11.2011

Albemarle Executive Chairman Mark Rohr to Take Over at Celanese

Celanese Chairman and CEO David N. Weidman will be retiring in April 2012. The company's board of directors has appointed Mark C. Rohr as his successor. Rohr is currently the executive chairman of Albemarle's board. He will step down from that position on Feb. 1. more10.10.2011

Kenneth Frazier To Succeed Richard Clark as Merck & Co. Chair

Merck and Co. announced the retirement of its Chairman Richard Clark, effective Dec. 1. Kenneth Frazier, president of chief executive officer will succeed as chairman. more03.10.2011

Basilea Announces Change in its Management Structure

Basilea Pharmaceutica announced that Ronald Scott has been appointed has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Basilea Pharmaceutica International. more01.10.2011

Oxygen Biotherapeutics Names Dr. Ronald Blanck Chairman of the Board

Oxygen Biotherapeutics announced that Ronald R. Blanck, DO, was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company. The company also reported that in light of the shareholder vote received today at the General Annual Meeting of Shareholders Rene A. Eckert and J. Melville Engle resigned as directors of the company. Neither of the resignations was the result of any disagreement with the company or the Oxygen Board of Directors. more30.09.2011

Linde Appoints New Executive Board Member

The Supervisory Board of Linde has appointed Thomas Blades (55) as a new member of the Executive Board. Blades succeeds J. Kent Masters (51), who steps down today from the Linde Executive Board. Blades will assume his position by 1 April 2012 at the latest. more30.09.2011

Geron Appoints John Scarlett as CEO

Geron announced that its board has appointed John Scarlett as its Chief Executive Officer and to its board of directors. Scarlett brings over 25 years of executive leadership experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry to Geron. Most recently, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Proteolix. more05.09.2011

Airgas Names Jim McCarthy VP, Safety and Compliance

Airgas announced that it has appointed Jim McCarthy as its vice president - safety and compliance. McCarthy brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his new role, which includes leadership of Safecor, the Airgas organization responsible for developing and implementing the company's safety, compliance, environmental, and risk management practices. more30.08.2011

Stephen Jones Named Air Products China President

Air Products has named Stephen Jones as president of the Chinese region. Jones, a member of the company's corporate executive committee, will retain his current role as senior vice president and general manager of Global Tonnage Gases, Equipment and Energy. more