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  • FUCHS UK looks forward to future with appointment of new CEO

    FUCHS Lubricants (UK) plc, the UK’s leading independent manufacturer of lubricants and related specialty products, are pleased to announce a significant leadership transition. Following the recent retirement of CEO Richard Halhead, FUCHS UK’s former Head of Industrial Division, Richard Rogers has stepped into the role.

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  • Bhupinder Singh appointed as Director of Bluechemgroup Germany

    Bluechemgroup Germany proudly announces the appointment of Mr. Bhupinder Singh as its new Director of Global Lubes Business. Mr. Singh, an industry veteran with over 25 years’ of experience in the lubricants, additives, and base oils sector, will play a pivotal role in driving the company’s growth and innovation on a global scale.

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  • Richard Camper of HASCO Oil becomes ILMA President

    Richard Camper, executive vice president of Hasco Oil and Pacific Precision Formulators in Vernon, California, today assumed the presidency of the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA). He succeeds Catharine T. Golden, CEO of Etna Products Inc. The transition took place during the 2024 ILMA Annual Meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel and Resort. Camper began working… Read more »

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  • New Head of European Sales for 125-year-old British Brand Duckhams Oils

    Duckhams, the original British motor oil since 1899, is pleased to welcome Henrik Hansen as its new Head of Sales in Europe.
    With over fifteen years of experience in the lubricants industry, Henrik has worked in sales and export roles for Comma Oil, Cosan Lubricants and Moove Europe. He has led international sales teams and developed customer relationships in the European, Middle Eastern, African, North, and South American markets.

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  • Texas A&M University’s Hong Liang Takes Reins as STLE President

    The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) — the technical society serving individuals, companies and organizations that comprise the tribology and lubrication engineering business sector — announced a new president prior to the summer break. Hong Liang, Ph.D., Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. Professor in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at… Read more »

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  • Chevron Oronite Announces Senior Leadership Change

    Colleen Cervantes, currently the president of Chevron Chemicals, will retire on April 3, 2023, after nearly 40 years of service to Chevron. She will be replaced by Mitra Basiri Kashanchi, vice president, Manufacturing and Supply, Chevron Chemicals, effective April 3, 2023. “Throughout her career, Colleen exhibited strong leadership skills and made significant contributions to Chevron’s… Read more »

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  • VBASE Oil Welcomes Martin Greaves as CTO

    VBASE® Oil Company, a producer of sustainable and high-performance base oils located in Pendleton, SC, is proud to announce that Martin Greaves, PhD has joined the company as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Martin brings over 25 years of experience in technical leadership positions within the lubricant industry, with a strong background in inventing, developing, and… Read more »

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  • Louise Tricoire named Vice President of TotalEnergies marine fuels

    Louise Tricoire has been named Vice President of TotalEnergies Marine Fuels replacing outgoing VP Jérôme Leprince-Ringuet who leaves to take up a new role within the TotalEnergies organisation in Paris.

    She arrives following a highly successful 20 year career with TotalEnergies, in which she has built a strong track record across a number of key positions including VP roles in Commercial Development and Strategy & Ventures, in the fields of liquefied natural gas, fuel marketing and other downstream marketing activities.

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  • Rebecca Liebert named President and CEO of Lubrizol

    The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway Company, has announced that Rebecca Liebert has been named the company’s President and CEO, effective October 3, 2022. She succeeds Mary Rhinehart who has served as interim President and CEO since March of this year. Rhinehart will continue as the company’s Board Chair.

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