HOUSTON and LONDON, Oct. 14,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the
world's largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies, today
announced that Michael McMurray has
been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer
(CFO), effective Nov. 5, 2019.
McMurray replaces Thomas Aebischer
who, earlier this year, elected to retire at the end of 2019.
"Having worked in a wide variety of roles over his career,
Michael has deep knowledge of financial markets and brings a
diverse, global perspective to the finance function," said
Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell.
"Because he has worked both upstream and downstream of
LyondellBasell, he has a unique perspective on market dynamics and
how we can continue to create and deliver value."
McMurray joins LyondellBasell following a nearly 11-year career
at Owens Corning where he served as vice president, Investor
Relations and treasurer; vice president, Finance for the Building
Materials Group; and, for the past seven years, as chief financial
officer. Prior to Owens Corning, McMurray spent 21 years in various
positions of increasing responsibility with Royal Dutch Shell including as vice president,
Shell Capital; global treasurer for Shell Chemicals; and Americas
Finance manager for the Lubricants business.
McMurray sits on the board of directors for Flowserve (NYSE:
FLS), a global pumps and valves manufacturer. Mr. McMurray earned a
bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Trinity University in San
Antonio, Texas and an MBA from Tulane
University in New Orleans,
Louisiana.
About LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is
one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in
the world. Driven by its employees around the globe, LyondellBasell
produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions
to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight
and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies
through stronger and more versatile pipes, improving the safety,
comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the
road, and ensuring the safe and effective functionality in
electronics and appliances. LyondellBasell sells products into more
than 100 countries and is the world's largest producer of polymer
compounds and the largest licensor of polyolefin technologies. In
2019, LyondellBasell was named to Fortune magazine's list of the
"World's Most Admired Companies." More information about
LyondellBasell can be found at www.LyondellBasell.com.
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