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Roeland Baan has informed the Board of Directors of Topsoe A/S of his decision to step down as President and CEO of Topsoe effective 31 May, 2026. The Board has appointed Elena Scaltritti, currently the company’s Chief Commercial Officer, as the new President and CEO, from 1 June, 2026.

Scaltritti joined Topsoe in 2022 and has been responsible for building Topsoe’s market position within low-carbon and renewable fuels, and growth in its conventional business.

Chairman of Topsoe A/S, Jeppe Christiansen, said: “We are very pleased to have a strong candidate for the CEO position internally. Elena is an exceptional leader, and she understands Topsoe’s business and how to navigate the markets where we operate. The next couple of years will be defining for Topsoe. With large investments in innovative technologies and solutions, the company has a unique and strong technology platform ready to be scaled. This needs to be done while addressing the current market conditions and changing customer demands. We are fully confident that Elena is the right person to lead Topsoe through this next phase of development and growth.” He added: ”Roeland was brought in to transform Topsoe. In six very decisive years for Topsoe, he has done so successfully. Roeland has transformed the company, positioning it as a recognized global leader in advanced technologies for the fuel transition and growing its revenue. He is a visionary, who gets the work done, and he has led Topsoe through major changes without losing sight of what makes this company special. We want to sincerely thank Roeland for his tremendous contributions and look forward to working with both Roeland and Elena over the coming months to prepare the transition.”

Gazprom’s board of directors has confirmed that CEO Alexei Miller will serve another five year term, beginning on May 31st 2026. An ally of Vladimir Putin since their days in the St Petersburg mayor’s office, Miller has served as Russian Deputy Energy Minister and CEO of the OJSC Baltic Pipeline System. He has been at the helm of Gazprom since 2001. The company’s valuation has tumbled in the past few years from $330 billion to $43 billion, much of that since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as the company’s gas exports to Europe have fallen from 180 billion cubic metres/ year to only 10% of that.

Nutrien has appointed Chris Reynolds as Executive Vice President, Global Sales, to unify leadership across its wholesale and retail sales organisations. The company says that the appointment follows a planned leadership transition as Jeff Tarsi, who led Nutrien’s global retail business through a period of significant growth and transformation, steps into an advisory role.