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Berger Paints Bangladesh Limited has appointed Mohsin Habib Chowdhury as CEO and managing director, effective Aug. 1. Since April 2023, he has served as COO and a director. Chowdhury joined the company in 1995 and has served in key leadership positions, including chief sales and marketing officer, senior general manager–sales and marketing, and general manager–sales and marketing.
PPG’s Board of Directors has elected Jamie A. Beggs to serve as senior vice president and CFO, effective July 6. Beggs succeeds Vincent J. Morales, who will retire from PPG after 41 years with the company. Beggs will report to PPG chairman and CEO Tim Knavish, and will join PPG’s executive and operating committees. She will also have executive leadership responsibilities for corporate development and information technology. Beggs joins PPG with more than 25 years of experience in financial leadership positions in public and private organizations, most recently as CFO of Avient Corporation since 2020.
Covestro has announced that Klaus Fröhlich will become CFO and a member of Covestro AG’s board of management, effective Oct. 1. He succeeds Christian Baier, who will leave the company on Sept. 30.
Fröhlich currently serves as group chief investment officer at energy and chemical company ADNOC, and has more than 25 years’ experience in finance and investment banking.
Valtris Specialty Chemicals has appointed Clint Shephard as chief human resources officer. Shephard will play a key role in leading the company’s global talent strategy and will be based in the company’s new office in Midland, Mich. His previous experience includes serving as senior director of human resources at Myers Industries Inc. and as a global HR leader at The Dow Chemical Company.
IMCD Group announced the appointment of Behnosh Yaghobi as managing director, Middle East.
Yaghobi joined the company in 2020, starting as a regional finance manager Middle East and has taken on broader responsibilities, most recently as Finance & Operations director, Middle East and Egypt.
Prior to joining IMCD, Yaghobi held senior finance and leadership roles, including Vitol Group’s upstream business in Dubai, Air Sweden Aviation and Deloitte in Stockholm. She holds an MSc in Business and Economics from the University of Stockholm.