[PRNewswire] ARLANXEO Appoints New Country Managing Director for Singapore
-- Joosang Kim to take over as Managing Director from Georges Barbey
(SINGAPORE, Feb. 1, 2018 PRNewswire=연합뉴스) ARLANXEO, a world-leading synthetic rubber company, announced the appointment of Joosang Kim as Managing Director of ARLANXEO Singapore Pte. Ltd, effective from February 1st, 2018. He will replace Georges Barbey, who will leave the company to seek new career opportunities.
"As the world's largest consumer of synthetic rubber, the Asian market will continue to be an important engine for ARLANXEO's global success," said Jorge Nogueira, ARLANXEO CEO. "With his deep insight into the industry and the Asian market, Joosang Kim will continue to lead the company forward in this rapidly evolving market. I would also like to express our sincere thanks to Georges Barbey for his valuable contributions to the company in various functions."
Joosang Kim was born in South Korea. Prior to joining LANXESS and ARLANXEO, he accumulated over 15 years of experience in the chemical industry. Since joining LANXESS in 2007, Joosang Kim has served in various leadership positions within LANXESS' synthetic rubber business in several Asian markets, including Japan, Korea, and Greater China. With the establishment of ARLANXEO in 2016, he headed the Tire and Specialty Rubber Business Unit for APAC based in Singapore, where he will continue after February.
Established in April 2016, ARLANXEO is a 50-50 joint venture of LANXESS and Saudi Aramco. The company is headquartered in Maastricht, Netherlands, and its core business is the development, manufacturing, and marketing of high-performance rubber. With its cutting-edge butyl rubber plant and Nd-BR plant in Singapore's Jurong Island, ARLANXEO Singapore has been serving as a regional hub for ARLANXEO's development in the Southeast Asian region.
About ARLANXEO
ARLANXEO is a world-leading synthetic rubber company with sales of around EUR 2.7 billion in 2016, about 3,800 employees and a presence at 20 production sites in nine countries. The company's core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of high-performance rubber for use in, for example, the automotive and tire industries, the construction industry, and the oil and gas industries. ARLANXEO was established in April 2016 as a joint venture of LANXESS and Saudi Aramco.
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www.arlanxeo.com
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Mr Joosang Kim, Managing Director, ARLANXEO Singapore
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-- Joosang Kim to take over as Managing Director from Georges Barbey
(SINGAPORE, Feb. 1, 2018 PRNewswire=연합뉴스) ARLANXEO, a world-leading synthetic rubber company, announced the appointment of Joosang Kim as Managing Director of ARLANXEO Singapore Pte. Ltd, effective from February 1st, 2018. He will replace Georges Barbey, who will leave the company to seek new career opportunities.
"As the world's largest consumer of synthetic rubber, the Asian market will continue to be an important engine for ARLANXEO's global success," said Jorge Nogueira, ARLANXEO CEO. "With his deep insight into the industry and the Asian market, Joosang Kim will continue to lead the company forward in this rapidly evolving market. I would also like to express our sincere thanks to Georges Barbey for his valuable contributions to the company in various functions."
Joosang Kim was born in South Korea. Prior to joining LANXESS and ARLANXEO, he accumulated over 15 years of experience in the chemical industry. Since joining LANXESS in 2007, Joosang Kim has served in various leadership positions within LANXESS' synthetic rubber business in several Asian markets, including Japan, Korea, and Greater China. With the establishment of ARLANXEO in 2016, he headed the Tire and Specialty Rubber Business Unit for APAC based in Singapore, where he will continue after February.
Established in April 2016, ARLANXEO is a 50-50 joint venture of LANXESS and Saudi Aramco. The company is headquartered in Maastricht, Netherlands, and its core business is the development, manufacturing, and marketing of high-performance rubber. With its cutting-edge butyl rubber plant and Nd-BR plant in Singapore's Jurong Island, ARLANXEO Singapore has been serving as a regional hub for ARLANXEO's development in the Southeast Asian region.
About ARLANXEO
ARLANXEO is a world-leading synthetic rubber company with sales of around EUR 2.7 billion in 2016, about 3,800 employees and a presence at 20 production sites in nine countries. The company's core business is the development, manufacturing and marketing of high-performance rubber for use in, for example, the automotive and tire industries, the construction industry, and the oil and gas industries. ARLANXEO was established in April 2016 as a joint venture of LANXESS and Saudi Aramco.
ARLANXEO
Corporate Communications
www.arlanxeo.com
Photo - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20180130/2042039-1
Mr Joosang Kim, Managing Director, ARLANXEO Singapore
Logo - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20180126/2042039-1LOGO
Source: ARLANXEO
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