Orica Chairman Malcolm Broomhead announced that Alberto Calderon will step down from his role as CEO, after almost six years in the role. Orica's Group Executive and President of Australia Pacific Asia, Sanjeev Gandhi, has been appointed as the new CEO of Orica Limited. Mr. Gandhi joined Orica in July 2020 after spending 26 years with German chemical company BASF SE, the global leader in the chemical industry. During his tenure with BASF, he held senior marketing, commercial, business leadership and director roles, in India, Germany, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong. Most recently, Mr. Gandhi was an Executive Director of BASF SE and Head of Asia Pacific as well as Head of Global Chemicals Segment (Intermediates & Petrochemicals) based out of Hong Kong.