Finance professionals in Specialty materials
Solvay and Syensqo appear in the roles of three people in this specialty materials finance group, and Matt Mozdziez has been segment CFO for two Chemours segments. The rest are or were finance chiefs and controllers at Duraco Specialty Materials, Envalior, Ecovyst, Inc., Solstice Advanced Materials, Neo Performance Materials and Versum Materials. Talk to them about pricing when raw material costs move, product mix across segments, or plant capital requests.
Professionals to explore
Anne Ang
LinkedInExperience: VP, Corporate Controller · Neo Performance Materials
Corporate controller titles run through Anne Ang's career: VP, Corporate Controller at Neo Performance Materials since 2016, Vice President & Corporate Controller at Molycorp (2012–2016) and the same kind of title at Neo Material Technologies Inc. (2005–2012). Other roles were Assistant Controller at Falconbridge (2004–2005) and Director of Finance at Boliden (1998–2002). Ang fits corporate controllership questions at a performance materials company.
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Christian Meloni
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President of Finance GBU's Silica & Special Chem · Solvay
At Solvay, Christian Meloni has been Executive Vice President of Finance GBU's Silica & Special Chem since 2023. Earlier Solvay roles were Executive Vice President Finance GBU's Technology Solutions & Special Chem (2021–2023), Senior Vice President Finance GBU Special Chem (2017–2021), Senior Vice President - Finance Vinyls Development Project (2015–2017) and Global Controlling Manager - GBU Specialty Polymers (2010–2015). Meloni, an engineer, also cites supply chain planning.
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Francis Ezeuzoh
LinkedInExperience: Director of Finance Advanced Materials & Catalyst Treasurer Zeolyst International · Ecovyst, Inc.
Francis Ezeuzoh has been Director of Finance Advanced Materials & Catalyst Treasurer Zeolyst International at Ecovyst, Inc. since 2022. Other roles include Head of Finance - Galderma, US Consumer BU (2015–2022), VP Global Strategy and Portfolio Management (2014–2015) and Vice President Finance (2011–2014) at Harsco Corporation, and CFO at ChemLogix, LLC (2008–2011). Ezeuzoh describes finance through growth, mergers and consolidations.
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Jessica Feather-Bowman
LinkedInExperience: Former Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer · Versum Materials
Jessica Feather-Bowman was Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer at Versum Materials (2016–2023) and a Vice President there (2018–2023). Other roles include Controller at Air Products (2015–2016), Finance Director at Eastman Chemical (FKA Taminco Corporation) from 2006 to 2015 and Amines Controller at Air Products (2000–2006). Feather-Bowman is the call on corporate controller and principal accounting officer work at a materials company.
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Joe Stecik
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director · Syensqo
Syensqo's Finance Director since 2024, Joe Stecik was Composite Materials Controller there (2023–2024). Solvay roles were Global Controller (2020–2023), World Wide Industrial Controller (2019–2020) and Senior Global Controller (2013–2019). Stecik cites investment modeling and P&L analysis in high-performance materials, useful for composite materials economics.
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Karen Benanzer
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Duraco Specialty Materials
Chief Financial Officer at Duraco Specialty Materials since 2023 and VP of Finance, Corporate Controller there since 2022, Karen Benanzer also holds Director of Finance at 3 Sigma LLC (since 2021) and was Financial Controller at Stillwater Technologies of Troy Ohio (2016–2021). Benanzer is a fit for CFO and controller questions at a specialty materials maker.
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Matt Mozdziez
LinkedInExperience: Former Segment CFO - Advanced Performance Materials · The Chemours Company
Reporting to the Chemours CFO, Matt Mozdziez is Global Leader, Financial Planning & Analysis at The Chemours Company (since 2024), leading a team that includes three segment CFOs. Earlier Chemours roles were Segment CFO - Titanium Technologies (2023–2024), Segment CFO - Advanced Performance Materials (2021–2023) and Global Finance Leader - Fluoropolymers (2019–2021). Mozdziez suits segment planning and mix questions.
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Michael Bolander
LinkedInExperience: Global Business Controller Senior Finance Director Markets & Asset Management · Syensqo
Pricing, capital investment review and long-range planning are the areas Michael Bolander names, as Global Business Controller Senior Finance Director Markets & Asset Management at Syensqo since 2020 and a Board Member at Sumika-Radel since 2021. Earlier roles were Senior Business Controller at Solvay (2018–2020) and, at Cytec Solvay Group, Business Controller - Aerospace (2016–2018) and a business reporting and forecasting manager role (2011–2016).
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Ray Murphy
LinkedInExperience: Former Finance Director - RAS · Solstice Advanced Materials
Since 2026, Ray Murphy has been Finance Director - RAS at Solstice Advanced Materials, after Operations Finance Manager at Cornerstone Chemical Company, LLC (2022–2026). Controller roles include US Controller at Galata Chemicals, LLC (Formerly Chemtura PVC) in 2010–2022, Plant Controller at Chemtura (2007–2010) and Plant Controller Accounting Manager at Cameron International (2004–2007). Murphy suits plant cost and operations finance questions.
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Ronald van Wilgenburg
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Finance Performance & Specialty Materials · Envalior
Ronald van Wilgenburg has been Vice President Finance Performance & Specialty Materials at Envalior since 2023. DSM roles include Global Business Controller DSM Engineering Materials (2018–2023), VP Finance DSM Engineering Plastics APAC (2016–2018) and Director Finance & Control at DSM-AGI Corporation (2011–2015). Van Wilgenburg is a fit for engineering materials business control across regions.
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Choose the right perspective
For segment and business unit P&L questions, Matt Mozdziez, Christian Meloni, Ronald van Wilgenburg and Michael Bolander hold the broadest planning and controlling titles. Joe Stecik, Francis Ezeuzoh and Ray Murphy are closer to a single materials business or plant, and Karen Benanzer, Anne Ang and Jessica Feather-Bowman are the picks for corporate controllership and company-level reporting.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01When a key raw material jumps in price, how fast can a specialty materials business reprice, and how do you forecast the lag?
- 02How do you judge whether a product mix shift toward higher-margin grades is real or a one-quarter effect?
- 03What do you look for in a capital request for a new production line making a specialty grade with uncertain demand?
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