HOUSTON and LONDON, Feb. 19,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today
announced that Jeffrey A. Kaplan has
been appointed executive vice president and chief legal officer,
effective March 1. Kaplan succeeds Executive Vice President
and Chief Legal Officer Craig B.
Glidden, who will leave the Company later this month to
become executive vice president and general counsel of the General
Motors Company.
In making the announcement, Chief Executive Officer Bob Patel said: "Jeff's experience in managing
the legal aspects of nearly all facets of complex global
organizations and his deep understanding of the petrochemical
industry make him the obvious choice to join our management
team. I have worked closely with Jeff for many years and have
great confidence in him. "
Patel also announced today that the Company's Supervisory Board
has nominated Kaplan for appointment to the Management Board.
The Company's shareholders will be asked to elect Kaplan to the
Management Board at its 2015 Annual General Meeting. In
addition to leading the legal department, Kaplan will have
management responsibility for the company's government affairs and
corporate communications.
"We are grateful to Craig for his many contributions to
LyondellBasell over the past five-and-a-half years," Patel said.
"He was one of the key leaders contributing to the transformation
of the Company and the success we have achieved."
Kaplan, 46, has been deputy general counsel since joining
LyondellBasell in December 2009. From 2001 to 2009 he served
in a variety of leadership roles at Chevron Phillips Chemical
Company, including deputy general counsel. From 1992 to 2001
he was in private law practice in Houston.
Kaplan earned his bachelor's degree from Amherst College and his law degree from the
University of Texas School of
Law. He serves on the national board of directors of the
General Counsel Forum and is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar
Foundation and Houston Bar Foundation.
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