Westlake Corporation announced that on April 15, 2026, the company appointed Jonathan H. Baksht, age 51, as Senior Vice President, effective June 15, 2026, reporting to Mr. Jean-Marc Gilson, Westlake?s President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Baksht will succeed Mr. M. Steven Bender, who, as previously disclosed, will retire by the end of the year and, effective June 15, 2026, will transition from his position as Executive Vice President to the position of Special Advisor to the President of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Baksht served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fortune Brands Innovations Inc. from May 2025 to March 2026.
From May 2022 to May 2025, Mr. Baksht served as Chief Financial Officer of Pactiv Evergreen Inc. and from August 2013 to September 2021, Mr. Baksht held various positions at Valaris Limited, including most recently as Chief Financial Officer from November 2015 until September 2021. Earlier in his career, he worked in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and in management consulting at Andersen Consulting.
He has served on the Board of Directors of Duxion Motors Inc. since January 2022 and previously served on the Board of Directors of ARO Drilling, a joint venture between Valaris and Saudi Aramco, from April 2019 to September 2021. Mr. Baksht received a bachelor?s of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an M.B. A from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Westlake Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of both housing and infrastructure products and performance and essential materials that are designed to enhance the lives of people every day. The Company operates through two segments, which include Housing and Infrastructure Products (HIP) and Performance and Essential Materials (PEM). The HIP segment is primarily comprised of residential and non-residential building products, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings, and compound products made from PVC and other polymers. The PEM segment includes Westlake North American Chlorovinyls, Westlake European & Asian Chlorovinyls, Westlake Olefins and Polyethylene and Westlake Epoxy. The HIP business consists of product groups including exterior and interior building products, which include siding, trim and mouldings, stone, roofing, windows and outdoor living products; PVC pipe, specialty PVC pipe and fittings; and compounds primarily made from PVC.
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