LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Jan. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The
Société de Chimie Industrielle will award the 2017 biennial
International Palladium Medal to Air Products Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Seifi
Ghasemi for his distinguished contributions to the chemical
industry, leadership, and personal record of enhancing the
international aims and objectives of the Société de Chimie
Industrielle. He will receive the award at a black-tie dinner in
his honor on Thursday, June 1, 2017
in the Grand Ballroom of the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
The award was established in 1958 and the first Palladium Medal
was presented to Ernest-John Solvay
of Belgium. Twenty-eight
subsequent awards have been made to American, French, British, and
German recipients.
Ghasemi became chairman, president and chief executive officer
of Air Products in July 2014. Since
that time, he has led the transformation of Air Products into the
world's most profitable industrial gases company by reorganizing
and decentralizing the gases business; exiting non-core business;
driving culture change based on safety, speed, simplicity and
self-confidence; controlling capital and improving operational
efficiency; and aligning rewards to performance.
Prior to joining Air Products, from 2001-2014, Ghasemi served as
chairman and chief executive officer of Rockwood Holdings, a global
leader in inorganic specialty chemicals and advanced materials that
was acquired by Albemarle Corporation in January 2015. From 1997-2001, he held leadership
roles at GKN. Earlier in his career, Ghasemi spent nearly 20 years
with The BOC Group (the industrial gas company which is now part of
Linde AG) in positions including director of the Main Board of BOC
Group, plc and president of BOC Gases Americas.
Peter Young, President of Société
de Chimie Industrielle, commented, "Seifi
Ghasemi, through his lifelong career accomplishments and
contributions to the industry, exemplifies the reasons why the
International Palladium Medal Award was established 59 years
ago."
About Société de Chimie
The Société de Chimie, founded
in 1918 in New York, is a dynamic
and visionary industry organization committed to inspiring interest
and knowledge sharing in the Chemical and Life Science Industries
through networking, advanced learning, and the recognition of
distinguished leaders and mentorship.
Specifically, Société is involved in non-profit activities such
scholarships and grants for students studying chemistry and
chemical engineering, luncheon speaker programs featuring industry
leaders and industry experts, a mentor program for students where
our members are the mentors, and webinars covering important
topics. In addition, The International Palladium Medal is awarded
biennially by Société to honor an individual who has distinguished
themselves by reason of outstanding contribution to the chemical
industry.
For more information about Société please see
www.societe.org.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a
world-leading Industrial Gases company in operation for over 75
years. The Company's core industrial gases business provides
atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to
manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical,
metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also
the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process
technology and equipment.
The Company had fiscal 2016 sales of $7.5
billion from continuing operations in 50 countries and has a
current market capitalization of approximately $30 billion. Approximately 16,000 employees are
making Air Products the world's safest and best performing
industrial gases company, providing sustainable offerings and
excellent service to all customers. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com.
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