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Chemical & Process Industries Forum

  • May 2026
  • 3 mins read

Since its creation, Egon Zehnder’s Chemical & Process Industries Forum (CPI) has convened the industry’s most influential voices: CEOs, senior executives, board directors, investors, and pioneering experts who are shaping the future of the Chemical and Process Industries. 

The Forum has become a trusted space for senior executives to exchange candid, forward‑looking perspectives on the sector’s biggest forces of change, from sustainability and the energy transition to digital innovation, value creation, and evolving leadership demands.

This page showcases the distinguished leaders who have contributed their insights over the years, reflecting the depth of expertise, strategic foresight, and real‑world experience that define the CPI Forum.

Sean Keohane 
CEO, Cabot

Federico Mennella
Managing Director, DC Advisory

David Li
CEO, Ingevity

Ilham Kadri 
CEO, Syensqo

John Buckley
CEO, Wilbur-Ellis

Mike Doss 
CEO, Graphic Packaging International

Raj Gupta 
Former Chairman and CEO, Rohm and Haas Independent Board Director, multiple companies

Scott Wolff
President and Director, American Securities

John L. Walsh
CEO, UGI Corporation

Stephan Biller
Vice President, IBM Watson IoT

Michael K. Stern
CEO, The Climate Corporation

Enno de Boer
Partner Digital Transformation, McKinsey

Terrence Hahn
Former CEO, Home & Building Technologies, Honeywell 

Seifi Ghasemi
Chairman and CEO, Air Products and Chemicals

Benito Cachinero-Sánchez
SVP, Human Resources, DuPont

Juan Pablo del Valle Perochena
Chairman, Mexichem

Tim Walsh
CEO, CCMP

Telly Zachariades
Managing Director and Co-Founder, The Valence Group

James J. Owens
CEO, H.B. Fuller

Mark P. Vergnano
CEO, The Chemours Company 

Kevin Feinblum
Managing Director, Advent International

Michael Koenig
CEO, China National Bluestar 

Stephen J. Jones
SVP, Tonnage Gases, Equipment & Energy and President, China, Air Products 

Jouko Karvinen
Former CEO, Stora Enso 

Nance Dicciani
CEO and Founder, RTM Vital Signs

Jack Boss
CEO, Momentive Performance Materials

Michael Useem
Professor, Management and Director, Center for Leadership and Change Management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, CFA
President, Mid-Atlantic, Citizens Bank and Chairman, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

James R. Fitterling
EVP, Dow Chemical


 

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