Specialty materials
10 CFOs in Specialty Materials
These ten finance executives have served as chief financial officers of specialty materials and specialty chemicals companies, from polymer and film producers to advanced materials makers. A reader can learn how CFOs in this field run treasury, investor relations, financial planning and corporate development at companies that make chemicals, polymers, films and other materials.
Professionals to explore
01—10Akiko Kondo
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites, Inc
Chief Financial Officer at Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber and Composites, Inc since 2019, a role the profile tags as C-level in finance and accounting. Former Controller at the same company (2017–2019) and Controller at StrataCare is now Conduent Casualty Claims Solutions (2006–2017).
Alexander Krug
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Mylar Specialty Films
Chief Financial Officer at Mylar Specialty Films since 2024; the profile describes the company as a producer of differentiated polyester films. Former Global FP&A Manufacturing Integration Leader (2022–2024) and FP&A Director Global Supply EM & AT (2019–2022) at Celanese, and Director FP&A Manufacturing EU at Celanese Production Germany GmbH & Co KG (2014–2019).
Brian Stanton
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · NanoTech Materials
Chief Financial Officer at NanoTech Materials since 2023; the profile describes NanoTech as a company that pioneers new materials for energy efficiency and fire protection, with patented insulative ceramic particle technology. Former Vice President, Corporate Development at Park Lawn Corporation (2019–2023) and Senior Director, Strategic Development at J.B. Poindexter & Co (2013–2019).
David Stasse
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Trinseo
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Trinseo since 2019; the profile describes the role as CFO of a global, publicly traded, $4B materials company with 60% of its revenue in Europe, reporting to the CEO. At Trinseo the profile also lists Vice President, Treasury, Investor Relations, and Corporate Finance (2014–2019) and Vice President and Treasurer (2013–2014).
Hanspeter Stricker
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President · RAHN-Group
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President at RAHN-Group since 2019; the profile describes RAHN as a supplier of performance materials to specialty industries, with EnergyCuring and Cosmetics divisions. Former Member of the Executive Board - Head of Finance, Personnel and Administration Division at Maerz Ofenbau AG (2009–2019) and Senior Manager at PwC (1998–2009).
Jonathan Baksh, CPA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Neo Performance Materials
Chief Financial Officer at Neo Performance Materials since 2023; the profile describes Neo as a company that specializes in manufacturing advanced industrial materials. Former Vice President Finance, Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) (2022–2023) and Senior Director - CFO Capital Equipment (2022) at Celestica, and Corporate Audit Staff (CAS) - Executive Manager at GE (2014–2020).
Mark Valentino
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Vantage Specialty Chemicals
Former Chief Financial Officer at Vantage Specialty Chemicals (2022–2025) and Ascensus Specialties (2022). Chief Financial Officer at PQ Corporation since 2025; the profile describes PQ as a global provider of silicates, silicas and derivative products. Also an Adjunct Professor at Villanova University since 2014.
Michael E. Carr MBA, CMA, CTP, CFM
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Dover Chemical Corporation
Chief Financial Officer at Dover Chemical Corporation since 2023, leading finance, treasury, information systems and human resources for a multi-site, privately held specialty chemical additive manufacturer with about $225 million in annual revenue. Former CFO Industrial Materials and Global FP&A (2007–2015) and VP Financial Planning & Strategy (2015–2021) at GrafTech International Ltd.
Mike Tomlinson, CMA, CPA, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Mallard Creek Polymers
Chief Financial Officer at Mallard Creek Polymers since 2023, with an earlier Chief Financial Officer stint there from 2014 to 2019; the profile describes Mallard Creek Polymers as a privately held specialty chemical company that started as a maker of styrene-butadiene latex emulsions. Also Chief Financial Officer at GVC Holdings, Inc. since 2023.
Todd Viens, CPA, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · MFG Chemical, LLC
Chief Financial Officer at MFG Chemical, LLC since 2021; the profile describes MFG Chemical as a specialty chemicals manufacturing company with products in multiple market segments. Former CFO at Southern Health Partners, Inc. (2019–2021), and Interim CFO (2018–2019) and VP Finance (2014–2019) at Solmax.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to your company's ownership and scale, since finance at a publicly traded materials group differs from finance at a privately held or early-stage materials maker. Look at each person's other roles too, because a CFO with a treasury or corporate development background may weigh capital decisions differently from one who came up through planning and analysis.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you protect margins when raw material and energy costs move faster than you can reprice customer contracts?
- 02How do you decide whether a new production line or plant expansion is worth the capital in a cyclical market?
- 03What financial reporting and cost tracking do you put in place to see which specialty products actually make money?
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