The Chemours Co. recently announced the appointment of Denise Dignam, current interim chief executive officer, to the positions of president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors. The appointment became effective immediately.
Having joined Chemours in 2015, Dignam brings over 35 years of experience in the chemical industry where she has held senior roles in business and operations, sales and marketing, commercialization, and supply chain. She had served as interim chief executive officer since February 2024, and prior to that held the positions of president, Titanium Technologies (TT) segment, and president, Advanced Performance Materials (APM) segment — two businesses that represented over 68% of Chemours’ net sales in 2023. Chemours reports that as president of Titanium Technologies, Dignam stood up the TT Transformation Plan, delivered significant operational savings in 2023, refocused the portfolio to deliver more customer value, and developed process improvements for better resource utilization across the manufacturing circuit. The company also reports that during her tenure on Advanced Performance Materials, she reshaped the portfolio to focus resources on secular growth opportunities in Clean Energy and Advanced Electronics. She also drove strategic partnerships and initiatives across the globe, and improved the overall cost structure of the business, laying the foundation for further cost optimization.