Specialty materials
10 Chief Procurement Officers in Specialty Materials
These ten executives hold or have held a chief procurement officer title at specialty chemicals, performance materials, polymer compounding and materials science companies. A reader can learn how chief procurement officers lead procurement teams in specialty materials companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Carole Wendt
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Procurement and CPO · Ascend Performance Materials
Former Vice President Global Procurement and CPO at Ascend Performance Materials (2010–2023), and Head of Global Procurement at Aurorium since 2024. The profile cites experience in petrochemical and specialty chemicals; former Director of Procurement at SK Capital Partners (2023–2024).
Divya Kottayil
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer · Nouryon
Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer at Nouryon since 2025, which the profile describes as a global specialty chemicals leader. Former Vice President - Global P&L, Nylon, Polyesters & Filaments Business (2024–2025) and Vice President, Global Raw Material Procurement - Engineered Materials (2022–2023) at Celanese.
Frederic Folwaczny
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · ALTANA AG
Chief Procurement Officer at ALTANA AG since 2024, a company the profile calls a global leader in true specialty chemicals. Former Head of Logistics Procurement at ALTANA AG (2021–2024) and Head of Global Commodity Management Business Area Automotive Technology at thyssenkrupp (2015–2021).
Kai F. Weber
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · ACTEGA
Chief Procurement Officer at ACTEGA since 2022, which the profile lists as a chemical manufacturing company; the headline cites specialty and petrochemicals and more than 25 years in procurement. Former Group Vice President Vice President of Procurement Chemicals at Constantia Flexibles (2017–2022) and Global Category Buyer Direct Spend Global Buyer Chemicals at INEOS Styrolution (2014–2017).
KC Keshav Ruthiya
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd.
Chief Procurement Officer at Laxmi Organic Industries Ltd. since 2025, a company the profile says offers speciality ingredients and solvents. Former Director, Strategic Marketing, Petrochemicals Asia Pacific (2018–2025) and Director, Business Management Specialty Chemicals, ASEAN (2017–2018) at BASF.
Mark Ramsey
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · HEXPOL Compounding
Former Chief Procurement Officer at HEXPOL Compounding (2024–2026); the profile describes more than 30 years leading sourcing and supply chain organizations, including in polymer and rubber compounding. Former VP Global Sourcing and Supply Chain at Avon Protection (2015–2024).
Paul Lewis
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · HEXPOL Compounding
Chief Procurement Officer at HEXPOL Compounding since 2026, part of a polymers group the profile says holds global positions in advanced polymer compounds. Former Vice President, Supply Chain & Procurement at Master Builders Solutions (2022–2023) and Sr. Director Global Supply Chain at The Lubrizol Corporation (2017–2022).
Raj Jadhav
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · W. L. Gore & Associates
Chief Procurement Officer at W. L. Gore & Associates since 2026, which the profile describes as a global materials science company. Former Sr. Director, Procurement at Baxter International Inc. (2024–2026) and Director Global Strategic Sourcing at Medtronic (2018–2022).
Rajeev Aggarwal
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer, Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies · Honeywell Technologies
Former Chief Procurement Officer, Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies at Honeywell Technologies (2023), and Senior Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain at Solstice Advanced Materials since 2025, which the profile describes as a pure-play specialty materials company. Also former Chief Procurement Officer, Honeywell Energy & Sustainability Solutions (2024–2025).
Steven Seeb
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer · Loparex
Sr. Vice President & Chief Procurement Officer at Loparex since 2020, leading its global strategic sourcing and procurement organization at a company the profile describes as a supplier of engineered release liner solutions. Former Vice President, Global Procurement & Supply Chain Operations at Loparex (2018–2020) and Director, Global Sourcing and Procurement at W. R. Grace (2015–2017).
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Match the person's company type to your question, since a specialty chemicals group, a polymer compounder and a materials science manufacturer buy different raw materials from different supplier bases. If your issue is about building or reorganizing a global procurement function, favor people whose listings show long tenure leading procurement at one company.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you secure supply of specialty raw materials that only one or two suppliers can provide?
- 02How do you handle price volatility in petrochemical feedstocks when passing costs to customers takes months?
- 03What did you change first when you took over the procurement function, and how did you measure whether it worked?
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