Celanese Corp. (Irving, Tex.; www.celanese.com) announced the appointment of Pat Quarles as executive vice president and president, Acetyl Chain and Integrated Supply Chain, and Scott Sutton as executive vice president and president, Materials Solutions, effective June 1, 2015. Both executives will report to Celanese chairman and chief executive officer Mark Rohr.
Pat Quarles joins Celanese as president, Acetyl Chain and Integrated Supply Chain. Quarles has 25 years of experience in the chemicals industry, including 17 years at LyondellBasell Industries. Most recently, Pat was leading LyondellBasell’s Intermediates & Derivatives business.
As president of the Acetyl Chain, Quarles will be responsible for leading his team in producing high-quality products and strengthening Celanese’s process technology. He will also be accountable for productivity, sustained performance improvement and development of the Acetyl Chain leadership team and businesses, which include intermediate chemistry, emulsion polymers and EVA polymers.
Scott Sutton, who joined Celanese in 2013, will assume the role of president of Materials Solutions. Sutton is currently vice president and general manager of the engineered materials business of Celanese. He also served previously as vice president of Supply Chain with accountability for global manufacturing and capital projects. Prior to that, he served as vice president of acetic acid and anhydride for Celanese. Mr. Sutton has 25 years of experience in the industry serving in leadership roles also with Chemtura Corp. and Albemarle Corp.
As president of Materials Solutions, Sutton will drive the development of new products and technologies that connect Celanese to growing market needs. He will continue to lead the organization’s focus on the commercialization of innovative specialty products tailored to the needs of customers across the Materials Solutions businesses – engineered materials, cellulose derivatives and food ingredients.