TotalFinaElf names chems team, Atochem renamed Atofina

04 February 2000 11:55  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (CNI)--TotalFina and Elf Aquitaine on Friday detailed the organisation of their combined chemicals activities when the two groups merge later this year, and said Elf's chemicals subsidiary Elf Atochem will be renamed Atofina.

Francois Cornelis, currently vice chairman of TotalFina's executive committee with responsibility for petrochemicals, paints and US activities, will be appointed executive vice president and president of the chemicals division.

Francois Perier, Atochem's chief operating executive officer, will become vice president of the chemicals division and a member of the group's executive committee on 31 March, when Jacques Puechal retires. With Cornelis, Puechal will head the chemicals division until his retirement. He is currently Atochem's executive vice president.

On 31 March Cornelis will be appointed chairman of the newly named Atofina. Perier will become director general and president of the central works committee.

The chemicals management team will include:

• Cornelis (as executive vice president and president of the chemicals division)
• Perier, who will supervise central functions (such as R&D, planning and environmental safety) and fertiliser and choro-chemical activities, including PVC.
• Jean-Pierre Seeuws, who will become general representative of the chemicals division in the US and chief executive officer of Fina Inc and Elf Atochem North America.
• Axel de Broqueville, who will look after petrochemicals (aromatics and steam cracking), polyolefins and polystyrene.
• Jean-Bernard Lartigue, who will supervise intermediary activities and fine chemicals and become chief executive officer of the Hutchinson activities.
• Michel Perratzi, who will look after acrylic activities and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), industrial specialties including metallisation chemicals (Atotech), functional polymers and complex films. On the departure of Perratzi on 31 December 2000, Philippe Goebel will supervise this sector.
• Hugues Woestelandt, who will supervise resins, paints and adhesives.
• Jacques Denis, who will become general secretary of the division.
• Francois Rocquet, who will be in charge of human resources and communication.

By: Anna Jagger
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