Dr. Matthew R. Pixton appointed Kemira's new Chief Technology Officer

Kemira Oyj
Press Release
December 22, 2017 at 9.00 am (CET+1)

Dr. Matthew R. Pixton appointed Kemira's new Chief Technology Officer

Matthew R. Pixton (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering) has been appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and a member of the Management Board of Kemira as of January 1, 2018. He was previously heading Kemira's R&D and Technology, Americas organization in Atlanta, USA, and he will continue to be based in Atlanta in his new position. Matthew will report to Jari Rosendal, Kemira's President and CEO.

Matthew has extensive experience in the specialty chemical and polymer industries with global and regional leadership roles in R&D, product and process development as well as technology. He joined Kemira in 2016 from Dow Corning Corporation, where he was Vice President of Science and Technology for the Hemlock Semiconductor Division.

For more information, please contact:

Kemira Oyj
Jari Rosendal, President and CEO
Tel. +358 10 862 1801

Tero Huovinen, Communications
Tel. +358 10 862 1980

Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water intensive industries. We provide expertise, application know-how and chemicals that improve our customers' product quality, process and resource efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas and water treatment. In 2016, Kemira had annual revenue of around EUR 2.4 billion and 4,800 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com