HUNT VALLEY, MD and JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (Wednesday, July 9, 2008) – Cristal Global (Cristal) announced today that it has appointed Jean Pierre Verbeeck to Vice President – Supply Chain. In this role, Verbeeck will oversee all worldwide strategies and activities related to procurement, distribution, and sales and operations planning for Cristal Global.
Verbeeck joined Cristal Global (formerly Millennium Inorganic Chemicals) in June 2003 as Site Director of the Company’s Le Havre, France TiO2 manufacturing facility. Prior to joining Cristal Global, Verbeeck held various leadership and management positions in manufacturing, procurement and materials management with Noveon (previously BF Goodrich) and the Upjohn Company (now Pfizer).
Verbeeck earned distinction as an Academic Engineer in Chemistry and Agricultural Sciences from University Gent Belgium in 1973 and earned an Executive MBA in 1981 from UFSIA Antwerp.
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Cristal Global is the world’s second-largest producer of titanium dioxide and a leading producer of titanium chemicals. Cristal Global operates eight manufacturing plants in six countries on five continents and employs more than 3,500 people worldwide. |
