Wildsmith named president/CEO of AES.
Graham Wildsmith has joined Advanced Elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. Systems, L.P., as president and chief executive officer, succeeding Roger F. Sellew who retired April 1. Wildsmith joined AES from Solutia (formerly the applied chemical businesses of Monsanto The Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world's leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed as "Roundup". ), where he was general manager of the company's worldwide intermediates business. He received a B.S. in Chemical engineering from Birmingham University Birmingham University, at Birmingham, England; founded 1900. It has faculties of arts, science, engineering, medicine and dentistry, commerce and social science, law, and education and continuing studies. in the United Kingdom. AES is a limited partnership between Solutia and Exxon Chemical, and manufactures engineered thermoplastic elastomers Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), sometimes referred to as thermoplastic rubbers, are a class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a rubber) which consist of materials with both thermoplastic and elastomeric properties. . Sellew joined AES in 1991 after nearly 30 years with Monsanto Chemical, where he held numerous posts. Immediately prior to joining AES, he served as director, business development, acquisitions and mergers, and business director of advanced performance materials.
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