Hao Zhigang, chairman of Adisseo's board of directors for more than five years, was named chief executive officer following the retirement of Jean-Marc Dublanc from his operational duties at Adisseo. This succession ensures a smooth transition to maintain and strengthen Adisseo's strategy and organization.
Hao Zhigang has been with Sinochem/Bluestar for around two decades in a variety of executive, operational and managerial positions. Having been involved in Adisseo’s business since 2010, he has intensive cross-cultural communication and management experience.
From July 1, 2023, Adisseo is organized as follows:
Hao Zhigang is CEO of Adisseo and, in addition to his current chairman role both at Adisseo and at Bluestar, manages the coordination and relations with Adisseo’s shareholders, enabling a decision-making process with faster speed and higher efficiency, which is critical under the current macro-environment with great uncertainties and volatilities.
Hao is also responsible for Adisseo Group strategy and directly supervises Adisseo executive members including Frédéric Jacquin, chief operating officer, as well as five other executive vice presidents responsible for finance, strategy and sustainability, research & innovation, HR and China operations respectively.
“I feel so excited to embark on this new, wonderful journey with all Adisseo colleagues. The ‘two-pillar’ strategy will remain unchanged with pursuing strategic investments, and sustaining its internationalization DNA. The resources will be allocated globally to ensure its well-balanced industrial footprint. Adisseo will continue to consolidate its leading position in the market and keep investing in innovation, people, CAPEX, digitalization as well as external growth opportunities,” said Zhigang.
Frédéric Jacquin is directly managing global operations and leads the executive committee according to the delegation from the CEO. Frédéric also replaces Jean-Marc Dublanc as president of Adisseo France SAS. The complementary roles and profiles of Hao Zhigang and Frédéric Jacquin will enable Adisseo to drive its sustainable growth strategy, fully leveraging all its global capabilities.
Jean-Marc Dublanc becomes a non-executive board member of Bluestar Adisseo Company. In this role, he will support Adisseo's management and strategy and will act as a strategic advisor to the Adisseo Group. The rest of the organization remains unchanged.
