Akzo Nobel N.V. has appointed new CEO Thierry Vanlancker to be a member of the company’s board of management. 

Milan W. Krumbe has been appointed General Manager for the industrial pigment business for Sudarshan Europe B.V. in Amsterdam. 

Dr. Jan Breitkopf has joined the board of the packaging ink manufacturer Siegwerk to oversee the packaging business of the European, Middle East and African (EMEA) region. 

Royal DSM announced that Helen Mets will join the company on August 1, 2017, as President DSM Resins & Functional Materials.

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.

AkzoNobel announced a new structure for its executive committee.

IGM Resins announced that Bart Oude Vrielink has joined the company as Global Finance Director.

CEO Patrick Thomas has confirmed to the Covestro Supervisory Board that he will complete his contract as expected on September 30, 2018. The Supervisory Board announced that Dr. Markus Steilemann, currently Chief Commercial Officer, will replace Thomas. 

Xeikon, a division of Flint Group and market leader in digital color printing technology, announced that Benoit Chatelard is assuming the role of President & CEO of Flint Group’s Digital Solutions effective May 8, 2017.

Coatings manufacturer Hempel has appointed Michael Hansen to be its new Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective May 1, 2017.