Newsmakers

Lonza appoints new CEO

The Board of Directors of Lonza elected Richard Ridinger as the new CEO of the company. Ridinger will assume office on May 1 this, and will replace …

Brazilian president appoints new ANP director

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced the appointment of Magda Chambriard as the new director-general of the ANP, Brazil’s oil regulator. Chambriard replaces Haroldo Lima, …

S-Oil appoints Nasser Al-Mahasher as CEO

South Korea’s S-Oil Corp. appointed Nasser Al-Mahasher, a senior Saudi Aramco official in Tokyo, as its new chief executive officer. The company’s board of …

Shell Lubricants appoints Nitin Prasad as India head

Shell Lubricants announced the appointment of Nitin Prasad as its new India country head, succeeding Donald Anderson, who was head for three years. Prasad …

LS9 appoints Juncosa executive VP of chemicals

LS9, Inc., a technology leader in the development of renewable and sustainable products, appointed Gary Juncosa as executive vice president of chemicals. Juncosa’s responsibilities …