ILMA Compoundings July 2017 - 39

LUBRIZOL ANNOUNCES CHANGES
TO SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Bob Graf, currently corporate vice
president of research and development,
has been named corporate vice president
of data science and analytics, a new position for Lubrizol. Graf joined Lubrizol
in 1985 and has since held a variety of
technical management roles. He joined
Lubrizol's senior leadership team in 2008.
With Graf's new role, Julie Edgar
joins Lubrizol's senior leadership team as
corporate vice president of research and
development and chief sustainability
officer. Edgar joined Lubrizol in 1995
as a research chemist at the company's
regional development and marketing
facility in Hazelwood, United Kingdom. She has held a number of technology management positions within
the company, including leadership positions in the United States and Asia.
Tesham (Tesh) Gor joins Lubrizol's
senior leadership team as corporate
vice president of corporate strategy
and consumer insights. Gor joined
Noveon Inc. in 2002. It was acquired
by Lubrizol in 2004. He has held a variety of strategic, commercial and business management positions, including
a two-year assignment in Hong Kong.
He has also served as vice president
and general manager of Performance

Bob Graf

Julie Edgar

Coatings and, most recently, as vice
president for Industrial Specialties.
In addition, effective Nov. 1, 2017,
Tom Curtis, currently vice president of
engine oils, will be appointed corporate
senior vice president and president
of Lubrizol Additives, replacing Dan
Sheets, who has announced his intent
to retire at the end of 2017, completing
his 33-year career with the company. Curtis joined Lubrizol in 1990 and
has served in a variety of technology
and commercial positions, including a
five-year assignment in Hazelwood.
"I thank Dan for his leadership,
dedication and many contributions
to Lubrizol," said Lubrizol CEO Eric
Schnur. "With a company career spanning more than three decades, and
having served as leader of our Lubrizol
Additives segment since 2008, Dan
has been a primary driver of the strong
Lubrizol Additives performance over
the past approximately 20 years."
PENTHOL SIGNS DEAL WITH ADNOC
Penthol signed an agreement with
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC)
to be the exclusive seller of ADNOC's
Group III base oil in U.S. In line with
its strategy to maximize value from its
refining and petrochemical business,
ADNOC produces up to 500,000 metric tons per year of high quality Group
III base oil through the Abu Dhabi Oil

Tesham Gor

Tom Curtis

Refining Co. (Takreer), an ADNOC
company. Group III base oils are
typically used to manufacture top-tier,
high-performance engine oils.
"The U.S. is one of the world's
largest importing markets of Group III
base oils, and we are therefore excited
to work with Penthol to deliver our
high-quality product into an important global market," said Abdulla Salem
Al Dhaheri, marketing, sales and
trading director at ADNOC.
"Penthol was proud to lift the very first
cargo from the new ADNOC plant in
June 2016," said Faruk Erkoc, chairman
at Penthol, "and we have been exceptionally pleased with the quality and consistency of the product we have received
since. We look forward to expanding
our relationship with ADNOC and to
delivering greater volumes of Group III
base oil to customers in the U.S."
ADNOC has already completed
API approval, GF-5, and 0w20 for
full synthetic motor oils and is actively
working with additive companies to
achieve original equipment manufacturers (OEM) formulation approvals.
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