Christopher Kuehn Elected to Celanese Board of Directors
December 19 2024 - 3:05PM
Business Wire
Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty
materials company, today announced that Christopher Kuehn has been
elected to the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Kuehn, 52, is the
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Trane
Technologies plc, a global climate innovator. He will join the
Celanese Board effective January 1, 2025, bringing the total number
of Board members to 12 (11 of whom are independent).
In his current role as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, Mr. Kuehn is responsible for global finance
functions including investor relations, financial planning and
analysis, treasury, business unit finance, controllership, external
reporting, tax, and audit/advisory services, as well as enterprise
risk management, global information technology and digital risk.
Mr. Kuehn became senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer
of Trane Technologies when the company launched in 2020 as part of
the Reverse Morris Trust Transaction with Ingersoll Rand.
Previously, he served as VP & Chief Accounting Officer of
Ingersoll Rand plc from June 2015 to February 2020, with
responsibility for global controllership and reporting, enterprise
financial planning and analysis and business unit finance. Prior to
joining Ingersoll Rand, he served as Corporate Controller &
Chief Accounting Officer at Whirlpool Corporation from 2012 to 2015
and served as Segment CFO, Thermal Equipment & Services segment
at SPX Corporation and other senior finance roles from 2006 to
2012. Mr. Kuehn began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in
1994 where he held positions of increasing responsibility in the
assurance practice.
Mr. Kuehn received a B.S. in Accounting from State University of
New York College at Geneseo and an M.B.A. from University of
Rochester. He is a New York licensed CPA.
“The Board is delighted to welcome Chris,” said Kim Rucker, Lead
Independent Director, Celanese Corporation. “He is a seasoned
executive that deepens the Board’s financial and risk management
expertise, in addition to bringing fresh perspectives as a current
CFO managing a range of financial and information technology and
security disciplines.”
Mr. Kuehn will stand for re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders.
About Celanese
Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty
material solutions used across most major industries and consumer
applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and
commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees
and shareholders. We support sustainability by responsibly managing
the materials we create and growing our portfolio of sustainable
products to meet customer and societal demand. We strive to make a
positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across
our teams. Celanese Corporation is a Fortune 500 company that
employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net
sales of $10.9 billion.
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