Wacker Chemical Corp. Announces New Leadership for Silicones Division
ADRIAN, MI – Dr. Ian R. Moore, Wacker Chemical Corp. Vice President-Division Silicones, assumed responsibility for the division’s North and Central America operations effective July 1, 2017. He succeeds Axel Schmidt who is returning to the company’s Munich headquarters office.
David Wilhoit, Wacker Chemical Corp. President and CEO, announced that Moore will have overall leadership and responsibility for the Division Silicones business and operations located in Adrian, Michigan; Chino, California; North Canton, Ohio; and the HDK® pyrogenic silica plant currently under construction at WACKER’s Charleston, Tennessee, Polysilicon site. “Ian is a Ph.D. chemical engineer with more than 30 years’ experience in the chemical business, spending his entire career in the field of silicone chemistry,” Wilhoit said. “Ian’s broad technical background, combined with his extensive production experience and market knowledge will provide continuity in leadership and management direction consistent with WACKER’s long-term growth strategy.”