Celanese Corporation has announced the appointment of several key executives. Scott A. Richardson has been named as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Chuck B. Kyrish has been appointed as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Ashley B. Duffie has been named as the Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer.
Scott A. Richardson, 47, has been the Chief Financial Officer since February 2018 and has held various positions of increasing responsibility since joining Celanese in 2005. His professional biography can be found in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed on February 24, 2023.
Chuck B. Kyrish, 51, has been the company’s Vice President of Finance since April 2022 and oversees the financial areas of the company including accounting, treasury, internal audit, and taxation. He has previously held various financial leadership positions at Celanese, including Chief Financial Officer of the Acetyl Chain from January 2020 to April 2022, as Head of Investor Relations from December 2018 to January 2020 and from April 2015 to January 2017, and as Treasurer from February 2011 to February 2015 and from January 2017 to January 2020. Before joining Celanese in 2006, he held financial roles at Sabre Corporation and ExxonMobil Corporation. Kyrish holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University.
Ashley B. Duffie, 49, has been Celanese’s Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer since June 2020, leading the company’s strategy and execution of purchasing materials and supplies, as well as managing supplier relationships. Before this role, she held various legal and business leadership positions within Celanese, including President and Chief Legal Officer of Asia-Pacific and China (January 2019 to June 2020), Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Legal Officer of Asia-Pacific and China (June 2018 to January 2019), Head of Integration Management Office (June 2017 to June 2018), and Director of Compliance and Litigation (2013 to June 2017). She joined Celanese in 2007 as an Associate General Counsel and previously practiced at the law firm Haynes and Boone, LLP, specializing in environmental law, corporate internal investigations, and litigation. Duffie holds a law degree from Vermont Law School and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.