Basell names new presidents for North America and International regions

06-Oct-2004

Basell announced the appointments of two regional presidents. Randy Woelfel is the new president of polyolefins North America and Ian Dunn is the new president of Polyolefins International, succeeding Woelfel. In North America, Woelfel succeeds Chuck Platz, who is retiring after a 34-year career with Basell and two predecessor companies, Montell and Himont. Both Woelfel and Dunn are also members of Basell's global management team.

Woelfel, who has served as president of Polyolefins International since the formation of Basell in October 2000, will be based in the company's regional center in Elkton, Maryland. Dunn, who comes to his new role after serving as president and CEO of Basell's SunAllomer joint venture in Japan, is relocating from Tokyo to Brussels.

Woelfel also has management team responsibility for global corporate development and communications. After earning a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Rice University in Houston and a master's degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, he joined Shell Oil Company in 1978, where he held a number of roles including process manager for chemical manufacturing and distribution units, business manager for chemical intermediates and manager of refining/oil planning activities. In 1990 he was appointed team leader for a strategic review of Shell's USA refining/oil products marketing business. In 1992 he was named project leader for the Shell-Montedison project that led to the formation of Montell. He then became senior vice president for business development of Montell's International Division.

Dunn has a degree in environmental science from Southampton University, England, and a master's in business administration from Henley Management College/Brunel University in London. In 1985 he joined the customer service division of Shell in London. From 1986 to 1994, he held a number of roles in business analysis, management and marketing with Shell Chemicals sectors of LDPE, solvents, base chemicals and polypropylene. He was also involved in developing a global PET strategy following Shell's PET acquisition in North America. In 1995 Dunn joined Montell as asset director for advanced polyolefins in Europe. In 1998 he became UK country representative and commercial director of packaging in Europe. Subsequently he moved to Brazil to lead the company's international division in South America, his assignment prior to assuming leadership of SunAllomer in Japan.

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