Westlake Chemical Partners Implements Succession Plan
2024年7月15日 - 9:25PM
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Jean-Marc Gilson, Experienced Chemicals
Industry Executive, Appointed Director, President and CEO
Albert Chao and James Chao to Remain Actively
Engaged as Executive Chairman and Senior Chairman of the Board,
Respectively
Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC, the general partner of
Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE: WLKP), today announced that
Jean-Marc Gilson, who most recently served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation, has
been appointed to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer
and to the Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Partners GP LLC
(the “Board”). Jean-Marc Gilson succeeds Albert Chao who will
transition to become Executive Chairman of the Board and James
Chao, the current Chairman of the Board, will become Senior
Chairman of the Board. These appointments take effect today.
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Jean-Marc Gilson, named President and
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James Chao said, “This announcement is the culmination of a
thoughtful succession planning process to position Westlake
Chemical Partners for the future. We are incredibly proud of the
company and culture we have built and believe Jean-Marc will fit in
seamlessly as we continue to execute our successful strategy and
family culture of long-term value creation to begin Westlake
Chemical Partners’ next chapter.”
In connection with today’s announcement, Jean-Marc Gilson will
also become President and CEO of Westlake Corporation (NYSE:
WLK).
About Jean-Marc Gilson:
A seasoned leader in the chemical industry with a proven ability
to deliver sustained financial performance, Jean-Marc Gilson, 60,
most recently served as President and CEO of Mitsubishi Chemical
Group Corporation, an international chemical company based in Japan
with more than $30 billion in revenue.
From 2014 to 2020, Jean-Marc Gilson served as Chief Executive
Officer of Roquette, a family-owned global leader in plant-based
ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.
Before that, Mr. Gilson served as Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating
Officer of NuSil Technology, a U.S.-based global manufacturer of
medical- and space-grade silicone technology. Earlier in his
career, Mr. Gilson held various leadership roles at Dow Corning,
including Executive Vice President, Specialty Chemicals Business,
before becoming CEO of Avantor Performance Materials.
Jean-Marc Gilson holds a Master of Science in Chemical
Engineering from the University of Liège in Belgium and a Master of
Business Administration from the International Institute for
Management Development in Switzerland.
About Westlake Chemical Partners:
Westlake Chemical Partners is a limited partnership formed by
Westlake Corporation to operate, acquire and develop ethylene
production facilities and other qualified assets. Headquartered in
Houston, the Partnership owns a 22.8% interest in Westlake Chemical
OpCo LP. Westlake Chemical OpCo LP’s assets consist of three
ethylene production facilities in Calvert City, Kentucky, and Lake
Charles, Louisiana and an ethylene pipeline. For more information
about Westlake Chemical Partners LP, please visit
http://www.wlkpartners.com.
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