Celanese: Future Growth In Specialty Materials and Chemical Products

With roots that date back to 1918, Celanese is today focused on the chemistry inside innovation through its more than 12,000 employees worldwide. Learn about its journey from product supplier to solutions provider across a wide range of industries, specifically its global Acetyl Chain and Engineered Materials segments. These businesses are essential to sectors spanning paints, coating, automotive applications, consumer electronics, medical devices and more.

With a career built on driving growth, safety, environmental and social performance for some of the most technically and commercially complex industrial operations around the world, Lori J. Ryerkerk now serves as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Celanese Corporation, a Fortune 500 global chemical and specialty materials company based in Dallas, Texas. Celanese is a leader in the development and production of materials used in most major industrial and consumer applications. Previously, she was the Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing of Shell Downstream Inc. where she led a team of 30,000 employees and contractors at refineries and chemical sites worldwide. Before she joined Shell, she worked at Hess Corporation and ExxonMobil, with her various roles taking her from the U.S. to Europe to Asia. Ryerkerk holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University. She is a board officer of the American Chemistry Council, serves on the board of directors of Eaton Corporation and previously served on the board of Axalta Coating Systems.