Arkema announced that effective July 1, 2026, Laurent Tellier will become the group’s chief operating officer (COO). Tellier will report to Thierry le Hénaff, Arkema chairman and chief executive officer, replacing Marc Schuller who is retiring.

• Tellier will oversee all of the group’s business segments: Adhesive Solutions (Bostik), Advanced Materials (including Performance Additives and High Performance Polymers), Coating Solutions, and Primary Materials.
• High Performance Polymers and Fluorogases businesses will remain under Tellier’s leadership during an interim period of a few months until his successor, whose external recruitment has just been finalized, takes up the role.
• Schuller will remain a member of Arkema’s executive committee until September 30 as a special advisor to Le Hénaff, and will ensure a smooth transition with Tellier, the teams, and the customers during this period.

Tellier has over 25 years of experience in industry and internationally, notably in the three major regions where Arkema operates (Asia, the Americas, and Europe). After joining Arkema and its executive committee in February 2023 as senior vice president, performance additives, he has held the position of senior vice president, high-performance polymers and fluorogases since September 2024. A graduate of the École Polytechnique and the École des Ponts ParisTech, Tellier spent 20 years at Saint-Gobain before joining Arkema.

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