BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 2014--
Cabot
Corporation (NYSE: CBT) appoints Sean D. Keohane as executive
vice president and president of the Reinforcement Materials segment. In
this role, Keohane is responsible for the management of the
Reinforcement Materials segment. He will succeed David A. Miller, who
previously held that position, and has decided to leave Cabot to pursue
other interests. At the same time, Nicholas S. Cross has been appointed
executive vice president and president of the Performance Materials
segment, succeeding Keohane who previously held that role. Both Keohane
and Cross will report to Cabot President and Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Prevost.
Mr. Keohane joined Cabot in 2002 in the carbon black business. Since
joining the company, Keohane has held several key management positions
within the company, most recently as senior vice president and president
of the Performance Materials segment. He was also the general manager of
the Performance Products business group and global marketing director
for the carbon black business. Prior to joining Cabot, Keohane worked
for Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies in a variety of
general management positions.
Mr. Cross joined Cabot in 2009 as the president of the Europe, Middle
East, and Africa (EMEA) region and has been the president of the
Advanced Technologies segment since 2011. In his new role, he will
continue as president of the Advanced Technologies segment. Prior to
joining Cabot, Cross worked for BP plc for nearly 25 years where he held
senior management roles in BP's chemicals, oil and gas businesses.
“Sean’s leadership has been instrumental in growing our Performance
Materials segment through strategic expansions and new product
introductions, resulting in record earnings in fiscal 2014,” Prevost
said. “Nick’s leadership of the EMEA region, during the transitions of
our regional headquarters to Schaffhausen and our business service
center to Riga has been essential in delivering key results for Cabot.
Nick has also successfully led the Advanced Technologies segment,
including the recent divestiture of the Security Materials business.”
In commenting on the management changes, Mr. Prevost added, "I want to
express my sincere thanks to Dave Miller. Dave has made significant
contributions to Cabot over the last five years and his leadership has
strengthened the Reinforcement Materials segment and improved earnings
over his tenure. I wish him well in his future endeavors.”
About Cabot Corporation
Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a global specialty chemicals and
performance materials company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
The company is a leading provider of rubber
and specialty
carbons, activated
carbon, inkjet
colorants , cesium
formate drilling fluids, fumed
silica, and aerogel.
For more information on Cabot, please visit the company’s website at: http://www.cabotcorp.com.
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