• Hexion named six senior executives to support its shift toward an AI-led, performance-based operating model for wood panel manufacturing, following divestiture of its commodity formalin business in late 2025.
• Pedro Lopes appointed chief commercial officer; joins from Kraton, where he held senior commercial leadership roles across global specialty materials businesses, with earlier leadership roles at Arizona Chemical.
• Gaël De Martelaere named chief procurement officer; joins from Dow with more than 23 years in procurement and supply chain leadership, most recently as vice president of direct procurement.
• Sambit Dutta appointed senior vice president, AI transformation; joins from Nestlé, with prior AI and digital leadership roles at Ecolab, earlier career at Deloitte in technology consulting.
• Chandradev Mehta named senior vice president, strategy and business development; joins from Honeywell, where he led more than USD 5 billion in acquisitions, with prior roles at LyondellBasell leading global strategy and development.

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