Ashland has named Min Chong as new leader for specialty additives business unit, and Tim Pione as leader for performance adhesives business unit, effective January 1, 2020. Both Chong and Pione will report directly to Guillermo Novo, chairman and chief executive officer. Ashland is a premier global specialty materials company serving customers.

Chong has spent the last three years at Evonik running their global cross-linker business. Prior to that, he held several leadership roles at air products, which included leading their performance materials business in Asia and running their global epoxy additives business. Chong has graduated from Carnegie Mellon as a chemical engineer and later obtained his MBA at Lehigh University. He has worked in a wide range of roles in engineering, supply chain, marketing and commercial management, according to Ashland.

Pione will assume an expanded business-centric leadership role for adhesives. Moving to our new business model will enable Pione and the adhesive’s team to take more ownership and accountability and drive improved performance in the adhesives business. The adhesives business will continue to benefit from his leadership and significant industry experience.

Pione rejoined Ashland in 2018 to lead the adhesives group. Prior to rejoining Ashland, he served as president of the US subsidiary of Savare specialty adhesives. Previously, he spent five years (2005-2010) as Ashland’s director of raw material procurement. Pione is a graduate of the US Naval Academy.