BERWYN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Trinseo
(NYSE: TSE), a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics,
latex and rubber, today announced that it has named Angelo N. Chaclas as
Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer effective January 1, 2015.
He will be a member of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team. Chaclas
succeeds Curt Shaw who is retiring at year end.
“We are extremely pleased to name a Chief Legal Officer with Angelo’s
strategic understanding of Trinseo’s businesses and the chemical
industry,” said Chris Pappas, President and CEO of Trinseo. “His vast
experience working across geographies and functional areas will be an
asset to support our ongoing activity in capital markets, transactions,
compliance, governance, intellectual property and other operational
activities of the company worldwide.”
Mr. Chaclas currently serves as Associate General Counsel and Chief
Intellectual Property Counsel for Trinseo. During his tenure, Chaclas
has had global responsibility for all intellectual property matters,
working closely with the Research and Development organization on
patents, trade secrets, trademarks, technology licensing agreements, and
joint development agreements. He also managed commercial legal
activities for several Trinseo businesses, and established internal best
practices and optimized law firm relationships during the company’s
start-up phase.
Prior to joining Trinseo in 2010, Chaclas was Deputy General Counsel and
Chief Counsel for the software division of Pitney Bowes while leading
its Intellectual Property, Technology Law and Procurement legal
functions.
Chaclas holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts
University, and a Juris Doctorate from Pace University.
He will be located at Styron’s global operating center in Berwyn, PA.
Formerly known as Styron, Trinseo previously announced plans to change
the name of all Styron affiliated companies to Trinseo. Some, but not
all, of the Styron companies have completed the name change process and
are currently known as Trinseo; Styron companies that have not completed
this process will continue to do business as Styron until their
respective name changes are complete. Styron's operating companies also
continue to do business as Styron at this time.
About Trinseo S.A.
Trinseo (NYSE: TSE) is a global materials company and manufacturer of
plastics, latex and rubber. Trinseo’s technology is used by customers in
industries such as home appliances, automotive, building & construction,
carpet, consumer electronics, consumer goods, electrical & lighting,
medical, packaging, paper & paperboard, rubber goods and tires.
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Source: Trinseo