| Sameer Purao |
Sameer Purao is currently working as the Chief Information Officer at Celanese Corp. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Mumbai. |
| Scott A. Richardson |
Scott A. Richardson is currently the President & Director at Celanese Chemicals, Inc., the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Celanese Corp. since 2023, and the President at Celanese US Holdings LLC. He has a graduate degree from Texas Christian University and an undergraduate degree from Westminster College (Missouri). |
| Vanessa Dupuis |
Vanessa Dupuis is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP at Celanese Corp. Prior to this, she worked as a Partner at Dell, Inc. and as Head-Executive Development at Duke Energy Corp. She holds a graduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and an undergraduate degree from Marist College. |
| Aaron M. McGilvray |
Aaron M. McGilvray is currently the Chief Accounting Officer & Vice President at Celanese Corp. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Texas A&M University. |
| Lori J. Ryerkerk |
Lori J. Ryerkerk is currently the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Celanese Corp. and an Independent Director at Eaton Corp. Plc. Previously, she served as an Independent Director at Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. from 2015 to 2019. She also held the position of Senior Vice President-Refining, Supply & Terminals at Hess Corp. Additionally, she was the Executive Vice President-Global Manufacturing at Shell Plc from 2013 to 2018 and the Regional Vice President-Manufacturing at Shell Downstream, Inc. from 2010 to 2013. Ms. Ryerkerk obtained her undergraduate degree from Iowa State University. |
| Edward G. Galante |
Edward G. Galante is currently the Vice Chairman at Northeastern University. He also holds current positions as the Lead Independent Director at Clean Harbors, Inc., Independent Director at Celanese Corp., Director at Artis-Naples, Inc., Director at United Way Foundation, Independent Director at Marathon Petroleum Corp., and Director at United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas. In the past, Mr. Galante served as the Chairman & Managing Director at Bangchak Sriracha PCL from 1997 to 1999. He was also a Director at Foster Wheeler AG from 2008 to 2015, Independent Director at Linde, Inc. (Connecticut) from 2007 to 2018, Independent Director at Andeavor LLC from 2016 to 2018, and Director at JA Worldwide, Inc., United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc., Amec Foster Wheeler (Holdings) Ltd., and Linde plc. He was the Senior Vice President at Exxon Mobil Corp. from 2001 to 2006 and the Executive Vice President at ExxonMobil Chemical Co., Inc. from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Galante obtained his undergraduate degree from Northeastern University in 1973. |
| Jay V. Ihlenfeld |
Jay V. Ihlenfeld is an Independent Director at Celanese Corp. and a Director at Minnesota Orchestral Association. He is also a Trustee & Vice President at Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation. Previously, he was a Director at Ashland LLC and Lead Independent Director at Ashland, Inc. He was also Senior Vice President-Asia Pacific Region at 3M Co. and Executive Vice President at Sumitomo 3M Ltd. Dr. Ihlenfeld received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin. |
| Jean Stuart Blackwell |
Jean Stuart Blackwell is currently the Chairman at Ingevity Corp. and a Director at Johnson Controls, Inc. They also hold the position of Independent Director at Celanese Corp. and Johnson Controls International Plc. In the past, Ms. Blackwell served as the Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Cummins Foundation, Inc. from 2011 to 2013. They were also an Independent Director at Essendant, Inc. from 2007 to 2018. Additionally, they held the position of Director at The Nassau Cos. of New York, Inc. from 2004 to 2009 and served as Budget Director at the State of Indiana from 1993 to 1995. Furthermore, Ms. Blackwell was the Executive Director at Indiana State Lottery from 1991 to 1992 and a Partner at Bose McKinney & Evans LLP from 1984 to 1991. Ms. Blackwell obtained an undergraduate degree from The College of William & Mary and a graduate degree from the University of Michigan. |
| David F. Hoffmeister |
David F. Hoffmeister is currently an Independent Director at ICU Medical, Inc. and Celanese Corp. He is also a Director at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, Kaiser Permanente of Mid Atlantic States, and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. Additionally, he serves as an Independent Director at StepStone Group, Inc. and as the President of BioTrove, Inc. In the past, Mr. Hoffmeister held positions as a Director at Protometrix, Inc., Principal at GTE Corp., and President at W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. He was also the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Invitrogen Corp. from 2004 to 2008, and a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc. from 1984 to 2004. From 2008 to 2014, he served as the Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President at Life Technologies Corp.Mr. Hoffmeister obtained an MBA from The University of Chicago and an undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota. |
| Kim K. W. Rucker |
Kim K. W. Rucker is currently an Independent Director at HP, Inc. and Lead Independent Director at Celanese Corp. They also hold positions as an Independent Director at Marathon Petroleum Corp., Director at Haven for Hope of Bexar County, Inc., Director at GE Vernova, Inc., and Trustee at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Inc. In the past, Ms. Rucker served as an Independent Director at Lennox International, Inc. from 2015 to 2024. They were also the Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer & Senior VP at Avon Products, Inc. from 2008 to 2012, Corporate Counsel at Kimberly-Clark Corp. from 2001 to 2004, Secretary, Executive VP & General Counsel at Andeavor LLC from 2016 to 2018, and Executive Vice President-Legal Affairs at Mondelez International, Inc. . Additionally, Ms. Rucker held the position of Secretary, Executive VP-Corporate & Legal Affairs at Kraft Foods Group, Inc. from 2012 to 2015, Executive Vice President-Corporate & Legal Affairs at Kraft Foods North America, Inc., Secretary, Chief Governance Officer & Senior VP at Energy Future Holdings Corp. from 2004 to 2008, Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Andeavor Logistics LP from 2016 to 2018, and Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Tesoro Logistics GP LLC from 2016 to 2018. They were also a Partner at Sidley Austin LLP. Ms. Rucker obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa in 1989. They also attended Harvard Law School for their graduate degree and Harvard Kennedy School of Government for another graduate degree, which was conferred in 1993. |
| Michael König |
Michael König is currently the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Nobian Industrial Chemicals BV. He is also the Chairman-Supervisory Board at Symrise AG and an Independent Director at Celanese Corp. In addition, he serves as a Director at Technical Absorbents Ltd., Bluestar Fibres Co. Ltd., and Bluestar Finance Holdings Ltd. Previously, Mr. König held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Elkem ASA from 2019 to 2021. Before that, he was the Chief Executive Officer & Director at China National BlueStar (Group) Co., Ltd. from 2016 to 2019. He also served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Bayer (China) Ltd., Chairman at Bayer HealthCare AG, and Chairman at Bayer Technology Services GmbH. From 2018 to 2020, Mr. König was the Vice Chairman at Bluestar Adisseo Co. He also held the position of Chairman at Bayer Pharma AG and Chairman at Currenta Geschäftsführungs GmbH from 2013 to 2015. Additionally, he served as the Chairman-Supervisory Board at Rec Solar Group Ltd. and Director at Bayer AG from 2013 to 2015. Furthermore, Mr. König was a Director at Bystronic AG from 2019 to 2021 and a Director at Qenos Pty Ltd. He also served as the Managing Director at Bayer Polymers (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. from 2000 to 2004 and the Managing Director at Bayer Material Science China Ltd. from 2007 to 2011. He held the position of Head-Polycarbonates Business at Covestro AG and Global Head-Production & Technology at Covestro Deutschland AG from 2004 to 2007. Mr. König graduated from the University of Dortmund. |
| Timothy Go |
Mr. Timothy Go is an Independent Director at Celanese Corp., a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at HEP Logistics Holdings LP and a President, CEO, COO & Non-Independent Director at HF Sinclair Corp. He is on the Board of Directors at Celanese Corp., HEP Logistics Holdings LP and HF Sinclair Corp. Mr. Go was previously employed as a President & Chief Operating Officer by HollyFrontier Corp., a Chief Executive Officer by Calumet GP LLC, a Chief Executive Officer by Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, a Vice President-Operations by Flint Hills Resources LP, and a Managing Director-Operations Excellence by Koch Industries, Inc. He also served on the board at Koch Pipeline Co. LP. He received his undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin. |
| Deborah J. Kissire |
Deborah J. Kissire is an Independent Director who currently holds positions at Omnicom Group, Inc., Celanese Corp., and Cable One, Inc. She is also a Director at Axalta Coating Systems LLC and an Independent Director at Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. Prior to her current roles, she worked at Ernst & Young LLP for 36 years, where she served as Vice Chairman-Sales & Business Development. She also held Director positions at Junior Achievement USA and Goodwill of Greater Washington. Ms. Kissire received her undergraduate degree from Texas State University. |
| Kathryn M. Hill |
Kathryn M. Hill is currently an Independent Director at Moody's Corp., Celanese Corp., NetApp, Inc., and a Trustee at the Anita Borg Institute for Women & Technology. Previously, she held the position of Senior VP-Development Strategy & Operations at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 2009 to 2011. She also served as Senior Vice President at Wi-Fi Alliance and Vice President at ASCEND, Inc. Ms. Hill completed her undergraduate degree at Rochester Institute of Technology. |
| William M. Brown |
William M. Brown currently works at Becton, Dickinson & Co., as Independent Director from 2022, Celanese Corp., as Lead Independent Director, The FDNY Foundation, as Director, Florida Institute of Technology, Inc., as Trustee, The Business Council, as Member, Association of the United States Army, as Trustee, and United States-Brazil CEO Forum, as Member. Mr. Brown also formerly worked at Harris Corp., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2011 to 2014, L3Harris Technologies, Inc., as Executive Chairman from 2021 to 2022, Aerospace Industries Association, as Director, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., as Project Engineer, United Technologies Corp., as SVP-Corporate Strategy & Development in 2011, McKinsey & Co., Inc., as Senior Manager-Engagement, Carrier Corp., as President-Asia Pacific Operations, Carrier Transicold Ltd. (Georgia), as President, Carrier Fire & Security Corp., as President in 2012, Chubb Fire & Security Canada Corp., as President, and Florida Polytechnic University, as Trustee from 2013 to 2017. Mr. Brown received his undergraduate degree and graduate degree from Villanova University and Masters Business Admin degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Ganesh Moorthy |
Ganesh Moorthy is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Microchip Technology, Inc. He is also an Independent Director at Celanese Corp., a Director at Global Semiconductor Alliance, and a Director at Semiconductor Industry Association. Previously, he served as the Chairman at ISSC Technologies Corp., an Independent Director at Rogers Corp., and a Director at Hua-Hong Grace Semiconductor Corp. Mr. Moorthy has an undergraduate degree from the University of Washington, an MBA from National University, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Mumbai. |
