Houghton Intl. names CEO
Houghton Intl. Inc., Valley Forge, Pa., a provider of metalworking fluids and services, has appointed Mike Shannon as CEO effective Jan. 1, 2016. Currently serving as COO, Shannon will succeed Paul DeVivo, who will retire.
Shannon joined the company as vice president of global operations, supply chain, IT, and EHS in 2009. Before that he spent 24 years in various roles at Ashland Inc., including senior vice president of the Global Performance Materials Division and president of global supply chain.
Shannon has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Temple University.
As Shannon assumes the position of chief executive, Marcello Boldrini will become president, Asia Pacific, in addition to his current roles as senior vice president, Houghton Intl. and president, Global Mining and Metals. Boldrini joined Houghton in August 2015.
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