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Huntsman hires Monte Edlund as president of HPP division

09 Jun '15

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Huntsman Corporation, a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, has appointed Monte Edlund as the new president of Huntsman’s Performance Products division (HPP), effective July 1, 2015.

Most recently vice president for the Americas region in Huntsman’s Advanced Materials division, Edlund joined Huntsman with the acquisition of the Rexene Corporation and has been a senior leader with the company since 1997, when he was appointed vice president-polymers. Prior to his role in advanced materials, Edlund served as vice president of global specialty textiles for Huntsman’s textile effects division based in Singapore, according to a company press release.

Edlund succeeds Stu Monteith, who after more than 35 years of experience in the chemical industry, 21 of them with Huntsman, elected to retire. He joined Huntsman in 1994 and served as the division’s vice president for global markets and business development before being named performance products division president in 2011.

Huntsman president and CEO Peter Huntsman said, “Performance Products division has experienced tremendous growth under Stu Monteith’s leadership, and we appreciate his many contributions to the corporation over these past 21 years. Having known and worked as closely with Monte Edlund as long as I have, I am confident that he will lead HPP to reach new heights.”

Huntsman’s chemical products are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 100 manufacturing and R&D facilities in more than 30 countries and employ approximately 16,000 associates within our 5 distinct business divisions. (GK)

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