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A summary of recent company appointments.

A summary of recent company appointments.

Worley has announced changes to its Group Executive team to “simplify its structure, streamline governance and accelerate the company’s transition to an AIenabled organization”. Effective from November 1, 2025, Laura Leonard will take up the role of Chief AI and Enterprise Services Officer bringing together a number of corporate functions including Digital, Transformation, Risk, Sustainability, and Corporate Affairs, with three existing Group Executive members moving to report to Laura. This consolidates resources that support operations and reduces the size of Worley’s Group Executive team from twelve to nine.

BASF SE says that it has made changes to its board of executive directors in line with its “Winning Ways” strategy. The Supervisory Board has appointed Dr. Mary Kurian and Dr. Livio Tedeschi as members of the Board of Executive Directors effective from May 1, 2026. At the same time, Michael Heinz will retire as planned.

bp Plc has appointed Albert Manifold as its new chairman and non-executive director, effective from 1st September 2025. He will replace outgoing chair Helge Lund, who leaves on October 1st this year. “His impressive track record of shareholder value creation at [building firm] CRH demonstrates that he is the ideal candidate to oversee bp’s next chapter,” said Amanda Blanc, the senior independent director who led the search for BP’s new chairman.

The Methanol Institute (MI) has appointed Alexander Döll as its new Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Greg Dolan , who is retiring after nearly 30 years of service and leadership. Döll brings more than 25 years of international experience across the energy, chemicals, and sustainability sectors. He has held senior positions at leading companies such as Dow and OCI Global, with a strong focus on public affairs, policy, and commercial strategy. His career spans Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia; regions that are key to the future of the methanol industry. Before this appointment, he served as MI’s Chief Operating Officer, helping to guide the organisation during a period of significant growth and momentum.

A summary of recent company appointments.

Casale has signed a process design package (PDP) contract with Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co for two new fertilizer plants. These are being commissioned by Turkmenhimiya, Turkmenistan’s state-owned chemical company, as part of a production complex in Turkmenaba, the country’s second-largest city.

AMETEK Process Instruments has collaborated with Worley Comprimo, part of Worley’s Technology Solutions, to provide sulphur recovery unit (SRU) stakeholders with critical analytical measurements combined with advanced burner control technology to deliver enhanced automated air control management. The companies say that their 2ACT™ Solution is a fully automated system that minimises SRU upsets, enhances reliability, and delivers strong returns on investment. At the heart of this partnership, the innovative 2ACT™ Solution offers an all-in-one approach to advanced air control – significantly boosting SRU performance and efficiency while reducing operational costs. 2ACT uses AMETEK’s IPS-4 ultraviolet and infrared analyser to measure H2 S, CO2 , NH3 , H2 O and total hydrocarbons (THCs) by continuously sampling the acid gas upstream of the SRU. The change in air demand requirement is then calculated, with main and trim air adjustments implemented automatically by the feed forward control scheme designed by Worley Comprimo. The companies say that the benefits of the 2ACT Solution include maintaining an optimal H2S to SO2 ratio at the outlet of the Claus Plant to maximise recovery efficiency, mitigating damage to tail gas treatment unit (TGTU) components, lowering SO2 emissions and carbon footprint with improved uptime and plant throughput.

Topsoe has been selected by Zhongneng Yida New Energy Co., Ltd to deliver technology for production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) at a new facility to be located at the city of Shijazhuang in the Shenze Economy Development Zone of Hebei province. Zhongneng Yida plans to export the produced SAF to European and local Chinese markets. Topsoe will provide its HydroFlex® technology and catalysts as part of the agreement. The facility will produce 400,000 t/a of SAF, utilising used cooking oil for the feedstock.