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10 COOs in chemicals

These ten chemical COOs serve as chief operating officers of chemical companies, including a specialty chemicals group, a silicas producer and makers of additives, superabsorbers, specialty esters and hydrogen peroxide. Readers can learn how chemical operations leaders run multi-site production, integrate acquired businesses and manage plants.

10 professionals10 companiesData retrieved September 29, 2026

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  1. Alberto Vischetti

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Operating Officer · SABO

    Chief Operating Officer at SABO since 2024, based in Winter Park, Florida; the profile describes SABO as a Chemical Manufacturing company producing additives. Other SABO roles listed are Senior Vice President Business (from 2023, no end date shown), Vice President BU Polymer Additives (2018–2023) and President - Sabo Int. Americas (2015–2017).

  2. Amit Thanawala

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Operating Officer · Vinati Organics Limited

    Chief Operating Officer at Vinati Organics Limited since 2024, based in Mumbai; the profile describes Vinati Organics Limited as a Chemical Manufacturing company. Before becoming COO he was Senior Vice President at Vinati Organics Limited (2002–2024), the only other role shown on the profile.

  3. Brian Pinkerton

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Operating Officer · PQ Corporation

    Chief Operating Officer at PQ Corporation since 2022; the profile describes PQ as a Chemical Manufacturing company providing silicates, silicas and derivative products. He was Vice President, Engineering at Nouryon (2021–2022), Global Integrated Operations Director at DuPont (2018–2021) and Director, Manufacturing at Valspar (2015–2018).

  4. Christian Bremer

    LinkedIn

    Experience: COO · Stockhausen Superabsorber

    COO at Stockhausen Superabsorber since 2025; the profile says he leads operations across 5 sites in Germany and the US and describes the company as a Chemical Manufacturing company. He was also C.O.O. at WEYLCHEM US INC (2016–2019), VP Portfoliomanagement at WeylChem Group of Companies (2019–2022) and Site Head Visp at Arxada (2022–2025).

  5. Colby Yarbrough

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Operating Officer · Skyline Chemical

    Chief Operating Officer at Skyline Chemical since 2024; the profile describes Skyline Chemical as a Chemical Manufacturing company offering specialty esters for water treatment, lubricants and industrial applications. At Zschimmer & Schwarz he was Plant Manager (2019–2022), Plant Engineer (2018–2019) and Process Engineer (2015–2018).

  6. Debbie Chiu

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Operating Officer · Petronas Chemical Groups (PCG), Specialty Chemical

    Chief Operating Officer at Petronas Chemical Groups (PCG), Specialty Chemical since 2022; the profile says she works to grow the PCG Specialty Chemical business globally (over $2B revenue, over 2,000 employees and sites in 27+ countries) and orchestrated the integration of Perstorp, BRB and PCG SC. She was APAC CTO at Sherwin-Williams (2016–2022) and Global R&D Director at Dow (1994–2011).

  7. Ganesan Muruganandam

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Director and COO · Chemspec Chemicals

    Executive Director and COO at Chemspec Chemicals since 2024; the profile describes Chemspec as a Chemical Manufacturing company. He was Cluster Head Operations - Roha and Taloja (TCD) at Deepak Group Co (2021–2024), Vice President - Technical Services at Multi Organics Pvt Ltd (2021) and Vice President Technology at Atul Ltd (2011–2020).

  8. James Sullivan

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Koppers Inc.

    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Koppers Inc. since 2020, a row shown without an end date; he has also been Chief Transformation Officer there since 2025. Other Koppers roles listed are Senior Vice President - Carbon Materials and Chemicals (from 2014, no end date shown) and Vice President Business Development (2013–2014).

  9. Philipp Junge

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Chief Operating Officer - Member of Executive Board · OQEMA Group

    Chief Operating Officer - Member of Executive Board at OQEMA Group since 2022; the profile lists OQEMA as a Chemical Manufacturing company. He has been a Board Member of FECC - European Association of Chemical Distributors since 2023 and was Executive Vice President Rubber Additives Business at Rhein Chemie (2014–2017).

  10. Rajeev Sharma

    LinkedIn

    Experience: COO · Indian Peroxide Ltd.

    COO at Indian Peroxide Ltd. since 2025; the profile describes the company as a Chemical Manufacturing company and a manufacturer and supplier of hydrogen peroxide that is part of Nuberg Group. He was Sr.V.P at Nippon Sanso India Pvt. Ltd. (2022–2025) and Vice President Project at Nuberg Engineering Ltd. (2017–2022).

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Match the person's company type and scale to your situation, since running a global specialty chemicals group differs from running a single-product or regional manufacturer. Look at the operations, engineering or plant roles each person held before becoming COO to judge which parts of operations they know best.

Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How do you set priorities between safety, reliability and cost when running several chemical plants?
  2. 02What does a strong integration plan look like after acquiring another chemical producer?
  3. 03How should a COO organize supply chain and manufacturing when demand for specialty products shifts quickly?

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