Roger Lester Kearns
Member of Executive Committee
Business and Management
Cytec Industries Inc
United States of America
Biography
Mr. Roger Lester Kearns has been Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at Cytec Industries Inc. since December 09, 2015. Mr. Kearns served as Chief Executive Officer and the President of Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, L.L.C and Solvay Advanced Polymers, L.L.C., until January 2008. Mr. Kearns has been Member of Executive Committee at Solvay SA since 2008. Mr. Kearns served as a Regional General Manager of Asia Pacific at Solvay SA since July 1, 2008 until 2012. He served as President of Solvay Singapore Pte Ltd. He serves as the Chairman of Solvay Peroxythai Limited, Solvay Biochemicals (Thailand) Ltd., Solvay Asia Pacific Company Limited, Solvay (Hong Kong) Limited and Solvay Korea Company Limited. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Mr. Kearns served as the Chairman of Vinythai Public Company Limited since September 23, 2010 until May 2, 2013. Mr. Kearns serves as a Director of Solvay (Shanghai) Company Limited and Nippon Solvay K.K. He serves as Director at Global Biodiagnostics Corp. Mr. Kearns serves as Director of Thai Refined Salt Company Limited, Pimai Salt Company Limited, Solvay (Thailand) Ltd and Solvay Seiyaku K.K. Mr. Kearns served as a Director of Solvay Pharma India Limited from July 1, 2008 to August 3, 2010. He executed several key acquisitions including the successful integration of Mississippi Polymers Technology, Inc. and the plastics division of Gharda Chemicals in India.He holds Bachelor of Science in Engineering Arts from Georgetown College, Georgetown, Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, MBA from Stanford University.
Research Interest
Business and Management
