Celanese Corporation announced that Scott A. Richardson was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; Chuck B. Kyrish was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Ashley B. Duffie was appointed Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Richardson, 47, has served as Chief Financial Officer since February 2018 and has served in various roles of increasing responsibility since joining Celanese in 2005. His professional biography is set forth in the Company?s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed on February 24, 2023.

Mr. Kyrish, 51, has served as Vice President of Corporate Finance since April 2022, with supervisory responsibility for the Company?s finance areas including accounting, treasury, internal audit, and tax. He has held previous financial leadership roles at Celanese serving as CFO, Acetyl Chain from January 2020 to April 2022, leading Investor Relations from December 2018 to January 2020 and April 2015 through January 2017 and serving as Treasurer from February 2011 to February 2015 and January 2017 to January 2020. He joined Celanese in 2006 as Financial Risk Manager and was promoted to Assistant Treasurer in 2008.

Prior to joining Celanese, he held financial roles at Sabre Corporation and ExxonMobil Corporation. Mr. Kyrish holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University. Ms. Duffie, 49, has served as Celanese?s Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer since June 2020, where she is responsible for leading the company?s strategy and execution of materials and supply procurement as well as managing supplier relationships.

Prior to that role, she has held legal and business leadership positions with Celanese including President and General Counsel of Asia Pacific and China (January 2019 to June 2020), Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Asia Pacific and China (June 2018 to January 2019), Vice President of the Integration Management Office (June 2017 to June 2018) and Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Litigation (2013 to June 2017). She joined Celanese in 2007 as Associate General Counsel, and previously practiced at the law firm of Haynes and Boone, LLP specializing in environmental law, internal corporate investigations, and litigation. She holds a law degree from Vermont Law School and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University.