A native of Portugal who attended a German school in Lisbon and got his MBA from Cologne University, Miguel has lived and worked all over the world.

This no doubt helps working at allnex with its 4,000 employees from over 40 nations and cultures. He is driven by a genuine interest in learning about people, especially his clients and colleagues at allnex.

Miguel’s talents were discovered at Hoechst AG where he served in various units in Europe, Latin America and Asia, as well as at the corporate center in Frankfurt. Before becoming CEO of allnex in 2016, Miguel was Co-CEO of OXEA for almost 10 years and Vice President of different functions and units at Celanese.

"allnex' independence and financial power has always made us a reliable and trusted partner for our clients, suppliers and employees."

Duncan has over 29 years of experience in the chemical industry having served in multiple global roles before becoming CFO of allnex in 2013.

He is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants in the UK and has a Diploma in Business Studies from the University of Humberside. 

Duncan is a member of the Board of Management of the Daicel-allnex Joint Venture in Japan and of Entis Joint Venture in South Korea.

Mirko, a native of the Netherlands with an engineering master’s degree, has worked all over the world. He joined allnex Management Team in June 2022 and brings over 20 years of senior executive experience in commercial, operations and supply chain, as well as digital transformation roles across different industries. His specific area of expertise is leading transformational change, extracting value from complex value chains and developing empowered leadership cultures.

Having joined Akzo Nobel as a member of their corporate graduate program in 1997, Ruben joined Nuplex following the acquisition of their coating resins business in 2005. 

Prior to being appointed Nuplex’s Regional President for Asia in 2011, Ruben was General Manager for China for three years, and before that, General Director in Vietnam for three years. 

Before moving into senior management roles in Asia, Ruben held a number of global raw material procurement roles. 

Ruben has a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from the Eindhoven University of Technology, in the Netherlands and participated in the Advanced Management Program at Insead. 

Working and living across various countries in Asia for the last 15 years has given Ruben a rich experience in growing and developing a business in an ever changing and challenging environment with a passion to create competititve differentiation by understanding and meeting customer needs.

Benoit drives Strategic Marketing, Innovation, Sustainability as well as Intellectual Property. He is responsible and follows closely allnex business development initiatives and interfaces with our owner GC when it comes to M&A and Corporate Ventures investments opportunities.

Benoit has passion for driving and inspiring change in every part of the organization supported by strict analytics and out-of-the-box thinking methods

He started his career in software engineering, first at IBM then at Intel, in its California operations. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Free University of Brussels, and a PhD in Electrochemistry from Columbia University in New York.

"We create a culture where there is an exchange of ideas across the whole organization, and where initiative, entrepreneurship and empowerment are an essential part of our DNA."

Petra brings over 25 years of experience in Human Resources and organizational change projects, the majority spent in the chemical industry where she worked at Hoechst and later at Celanese in various leadership positions.

Her speciality areas include supporting restructuring, merger and integration processes - a skill much relied on given allnex' dynamic development in recent years.

Born in Germany, she holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim.

“Employing advanced analytics and closely integrating the procurement function with our overall value chain, we strive to continuously make the best buying decisions. As a team of experienced professionals, we turn the challenge of navigating highly complex environments into a competitive edge for allnex.”

Lauri is an experienced procurement executive with a 20-year track record in the Chemical industry. Before joining allnex, he worked in several business and procurement roles in BASF Group. He holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, U.S.

A native of Finland, Lauri lived and worked in multiple European countries, the United States, and Asia, bringing an extensive network and strong international experience to the procurement organization.