The Solvay Board of Directors announced the appointment of Ilham Kadri as Chairman of the Group Executive Committee, CEO and Director of Solvay, effective March 1, 2019. By then, Ilham Kadri will officially replace Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Jean-Pierre Clamadieu Will resign as an executive and abandon his position as a director of the group.
Ilham Kadri will join Solvay on January 1, 2019 to complete a two-month handover with Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, then take over the group and continue to implement the group's transformation strategy.
Ilham Kadri
Ilham Kadri currently serves as CEO and President of Diversey, a US sanitation technology and services company. Since 2013, she has ensured the transformation and revitalization of the group and facilitated its transfer to private equity funds. Ilham Kadri Will bring Solvay to its leading multinational companies, such as Shell-Basell, UCB-Cytec, Huntsman, Dow Chemical, And diversified international experience gained in many regions of the world, such as the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
'The Board of Directors unanimously agreed to appoint Ilham Kadri as the head of the Solvay Group. Her full understanding of our strategic market, a strong customer-centric philosophy and outstanding mobilization capabilities have made her a group to accelerate cultural transformation and maximize growth potential. The leader she needs. She will work with a strong Solvay management team to accomplish this mission. 'Solovi Group Chairman Nicolas Boël said.
'I am very grateful to the board for trusting me. I am looking forward to joining the Solvay Group. The group's passion for science, value and recent transformation is completely in line with my personal pursuit. After taking office early next year, I will work with the team. Innovation, collaboration, a customer-centric culture and a clearer vision, accelerating the creation of value for the group. These basic principles will guide me in the work of the Solvay Group. ' Ilham Kadri said.
Ilham Kadri holds dual French and Moroccan nationality and graduated from the University of Strasbourg, Louis Pasteur, with an engineer degree from the Institute of Polymer Applications in Strasbourg and a Ph.D. in macromolecular physical chemistry.