THE WOODLANDS, Texas,
June 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman
Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced that Rohit Aggarwal will succeed Paul Hulme as President of Huntsman's Textile
Effects division, effective July 31,
2016.
Most recently Huntsman's Vice President and Managing Director of
Indian Subcontinent, a position he has held since July 1, 2015, Aggarwal joined Huntsman in 2005
and has held various positions within the corporation's Advanced
Materials and Textile Effects divisions. In 2013 he left
Huntsman to join Louis Dreyfus Commodities B.V. as Chief Executive
Officer of Asia Region, a position he held until his return in
2015.
Aggarwal has more than 20 years' experience in the chemical
industry across multiple chemical specialties. He holds a
degree in mechanical engineering from Maharaja Sayajirao University
of Baroda, India, and a master's
degree in International Business from Indian Institute of Foreign
Trade, New Delhi.
After 17 years with Huntsman, Paul
Hulme has elected to retire as President of Textile Effects
division, a position he has held since 2006. Hulme joined
Huntsman in 1999 with the acquisition of Imperial Chemical
Industries (ICI), where he spent the first 15 years of his
career. He subsequently held a variety of senior roles
throughout Huntsman.
Huntsman President and CEO Peter
Huntsman said: "I would like to express my sincere
appreciation to Paul for his dedicated service to Huntsman for more
than three decades. Ten years ago, when Paul assumed
leadership of our Textile Effects division, the textile sector was
facing acute economic and environmental challenges. Today our
textile business is aligned with the industry's growth markets, and
its cost efficiency and sustainability platform are widely
recognized as industry best practice. I am very pleased that
Rohit Aggarwal has accepted the lead
role in our Textile Effects division. I am confident that, under
his direction, the business will prosper and thrive."
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly
traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals
with 2015 revenues of approximately $10
billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and
are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse
range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than
100 manufacturing and R&D facilities in approximately 30
countries and employ approximately 15,000 associates within our 5
distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman,
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