Celanese elects Luis Fernandez-Moreno to its board of directors

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) announced that Luis Fernandez-Moreno has been elected to its board of directors, effective September 16, 2026, bringing the total number of board members to 11, of whom 10 are independent.

Fernandez-Moreno, 64, currently serves on the boards of Ingevity Corporation, where he also served as interim president and CEO from October 2024 to April 2025, and Select Water Solutions. He has more than 40 years of experience in the performance materials, specialty ingredients, and coatings industries across North America, Latin America, and Europe.

His previous roles include Senior Vice President at Ashland, Inc. from 2013 to 2017, where he served as president of the Chemicals Group and of Specialty Ingredients, as well as president of Ashland's Water Technologies business. Before Ashland, he was Executive Vice President at Arch Chemicals, overseeing the HTH Water Products and Wood Protection businesses. Following Dow Chemical's acquisition of Rohm & Haas Company, where he held positions of increasing responsibility for 25 years, he was named Group Vice President for the Dow Coatings Materials business.

Fernandez-Moreno holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico and completed the Wharton Management Certificate Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Ed Galante, chair of the Celanese board, said in a statement: "Having led multibillion-dollar specialty chemicals businesses across multiple continents, Luis brings significant strategic and operational experience that is directly relevant to Celanese."

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