Synthomer plc has appointed Martina Flöel as a Non-Executive Director. She will join the Board and become a member of the Audit, Remuneration, and Nomination Committees with effect from 1 September 2023. Martina has considerable executive experience in the chemical industry.

Between 2003 and 2016, she led what became OXEA GmbH, after its creation as a joint venture between Celanese AG and Degussa AG, during which time the business grew considerably through a focus on specialisation. Prior to this, Martina held a number of senior roles at Celanese and its predecessor company, Hoechst AG, focusing on strategy, operations and capital investment, human resources, and innovation and technology. Martina began her career as a research chemist at Hoechst after receiving a PhD in chemistry from the Technical University of Munich.

Martina has extensive Non-Executive Board experience, having served since 2018 on the Board of Sasol Limited, the global chemicals and energy company (US and South Africa-listed), including as a member of the Remuneration, Capital Investment, Digital and Safety, Sustainability, and Ethics Committees. Between 2017 and March 2023, Martina was a supervisory Board member of Finnish-listed Neste Corporation, the renewable and circular solutions-focused refinery company, serving as a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. Between 2019 and 2020, Martina also served on the supervisory Board of a family-owned company in Germany.