Huntsman Corporation announced the appointment of Phil Lister as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2021. He will replace longtime Company veteran Sean Douglas, who recently accepted a full-time calling to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Lister will report to Huntsman's Chairman, President and CEO, Peter Huntsman, and will oversee the Company's Accounting, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Corporate Development, Information Technology, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Tax and Treasury functions. Mr. Lister has spent his entire career at Huntsman or its predecessors, starting in the polyurethanes division of Imperial Chemical Industries, which Huntsman acquired in 1999. He brings to this new role 25 years of experience and an extensive background in financial planning and operations, business management, and strategic development at both divisional and corporate levels, most recently in his current position as Vice President of Corporate Development. As VP, Corporate Development, Mr. Lister successfully completed a series of acquisitions and dispositions critical to the execution of the Company's key strategic initiatives.
Huntsman Corporation is a manufacturer of diversified organic chemical products. The Company operates through three segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products and Advanced Materials. Polyurethanes product segment includes methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, polyols, thermoplastic polyurethane products. Performance Products segment engaged in manufacturing and sale of amines and maleic anhydride and serves a wide variety of consumer and industrial end markets. Its Advanced Materials segment includes technologically advanced epoxy, phenoxy, acrylic, polyurethane, mercaptan and acrylonitrile butadiene-based polymer products as well as carbon nanomaterials. Its products comprise different chemicals and chemical formulations, which it markets globally to a wide range of consumers that consist primarily of industrial and building product manufacturers. The Companyâs products are used adhesives, aerospace, automotive, coatings and construction, construction products, durable and non-durable.