On November 16, global titanium dioxide tycoon Tenova announced that its board of directors has appointed Jeffrey N.Quinn as its president and chief executive officer since December 1, 2017.
Quinn has been on the board of directors of the company since 2011. Quinn brings more than 30 years of experience in the mining, refining and chemical industries and has been the chairman and concurrently chairman of Solutia, a global specialty chemicals company since 2004 CEO until 2012, acquired by Eastman Chemical.
'Tenova is currently in a major transition and plans to acquire Cristal's titanium dioxide assets, Tommy Casey died in May of this year.' Ian Kaufthal, Chairman of Teno's Board of Directors, said: 'I am delighted that Jeffrey is taking the CEO post and I believe he will be one A strong leader, he is the right person to lead the company in the next phase of development.
Quinn succeeds Peter Johnston, a member of the Teno board of directors and interim CEO since May 15, 2017. The board appointed Johnston for the position because Thomas J. Casey announced his resignation as chief executive for health reasons. Will remain a member of the company's board of directors.
'On behalf of his board of directors, we are grateful to Peter as interim CEO during the transition and as a board member he will continue to mentor and assist Teno's success in the future,' Kaufthal added.
'I am honored to assume the role of president and CEO of Tenova Corp.' Quinn said: 'I look forward to working with our board of directors, a talented senior management team, and our global Turin employees to Our shareholders create value, provide our clients with high quality materials and superior service, and operate safe and environmentally friendly facilities. '