Michael Lefenfeld is President and Chief Executive Officer at Hexion Inc., and serves as a member of the Board of Managers for ASP Resins Holdings LP.
Michael joined Hexion in January 2023. Prior to joining Hexion and beginning in 2018, Michael served as President and CEO of Cyanco International, where he led the world’s largest manufacturer of gold and silver extraction materials, while driving the effort to make recovery safer and more efficient. From 2007 to 2017, he was President and CEO of SIGNa Chemistry, a global chemical manufacturer of reactive metal materials serving...Read more
Mark Lashier is President and CEO of Phillips 66, a diversified energy company. A chemical engineer, he has over 30 years of experience in various executive leadership roles within the energy and petrochemical industries.
Lashier served as Chief Operating Officer of Phillips 66 from April 2021 through June 2022. Before that, he was President and CEO of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem), a joint venture between...Read more
Generous and dedicated, Scott and Karen Love know that investing in today’s female ChEs will advance our profession. Innovation is driven by multi-disciplinary teams which include diverse perspectives and experiences. The Loves’ multi-year donation expanded WIC’s Mentorship Awards from one to three.
Holiday Social This is the annual VLS Holiday Social where we will take a break from serious, technical subjects to play a few games (like JEOPARDY! And Zoom Bingo), reflect on the past year, and look forward to next year. Please join us for some fun and to get to know your fellow VLS members a...Read more
AIChE Chicago - November 2023 Meeting When: December 7, 2023 5:00 PM-8:30 PM Where: Stonewood Ale House 601 Mall Dr Schaumburg, IL 60173 Speaker: Dr. Hakim Iddir Physicist, Argonne National Laboratory Topic: Atomistic modeling of battery materials Speaker Biography: Dr. Hakim Iddir is a Physicist...Read more