New Scott Bader Group CEO Appointed

03-Jun-2015 - United Kingdom

Scott Bader has appointed Jean-Claude Pierre as its new Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), taking over from Philip Bruce who retires at the end of June this year, after 10 years in the role and 41 years in the chemical industry. Jean-Claude officially starts on the 15th June and will take full control of the business; he will be located at Scott Bader’s global headquarters in Northamptonshire in the UK.

The appointment of Jean-Claude is based on an impressive performance record in a number of key senior management and board level leadership roles. He has over 26 years of multinational business experience in a variety of roles and diverse markets including Automotive, Consumer Electronics, Appliances, Mining, Nutrition, Oil & Gas, Adhesives and Coatings. His career to date has spanned technical, commercial and management consulting positions, initially with blue chip companies ICI, Ashland and BASF, working in chemicals, automotive and speciality coatings based in the UK, USA, Germany and France, then nine years in China since 2006. During his time in China, Jean-Claude became President of the global division of Beckers Group, a Partner with HEJUN Management Consulting, and most recently was the Managing Director of EMS Group, China up until this new appointment at Scott Bader. His qualifications include a Master’s degree from ITECH-Lyon engineering institute for plastics, textiles and composites in France, a PhD in Organisational Systems from Saybrook University, and an MBA from Hult International Business School in the USA. Jean-Claude’s broad ranging business expertise and experience will enable him to quickly understand and add value to both the Speciality Chemicals and Composites business divisions that make up the Scott Bader Group.

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