Chevron Phillips Chemical unveils changes to senior management roles

Chevron Phillips Chemical will undergo a number of senior management changes, effective August 1, 2015, the US-based petrochemicals major announced on Monday.

Mark Lashier, currently executive vice president of olefins and polyolefins, will become executive vice president for the company's commercial business. In his new role, Lashier will serve as the lead commercial executive for all product lines in Chevron Phillips Chemical’s portfolio.

Ron Corn, currently senior vice president of specialties, aromatics and styrenics, will become senior vice president of projects and supply chain. Corn will be responsible for the projects organization, including the successful execution of the company’s USGC petrochemicals project, and the formation of an integrated supply chain organization serving all customers and product lines in the Chevron Phillips Chemical portfolio.

Scott Sharp, currently senior vice president of projects, will become senior vice president of manufacturing, with functional responsibility for all of the company’s global manufacturing operations.

Lashier, Corn and Sharp will all report to Peter L. Cella, the company's CEO.

Dave Smith, currently vice president of olefins and NGLs, will become senior vice president of petrochemicals with responsibility for the olefins, NGL and aromatics product lines.

Dave Morgan, currently vice president of polyethylene, will become senior vice president of polymers with responsibility for all resins as well as the performance pipe division.

Mitch Eichelberger, currently GM of normal alpha olefins and polyalphaolefins, will become vice president of specialties, with responsibility for normal alpha olefins, polyalphaolefins, specialty chemicals, and drilling specialties product lines.

Smith, Morgan and Eichelberger will report to Lashier.

“At Chevron Phillips Chemical, we remain committed to providing industry-leading customer service, manufacturing high quality products and adding value to our stakeholders,” said Cella, the CEO. “This realignment of our commercial organization, integration of all of our supply chain activities with our projects organizations, and other strategic management appointments position us to deliver on those commitments.”