Huntsman appoints new President for Textile Effects division

A global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals, Huntsman Corporation, has appointed Rohit Aggarwal as president of Huntsman’s Textile Effects division, effective July 31, 2016. Aggarwal will succeed Paul Hulme, who will retire as president of Huntsman’s Textile Effects division, a position he has held since 2006.

At present, Aggarwal is Huntsman’s Vice President and Managing Director of Indian Subcontinent, a position he has held since July 1, 2015.

He joined Huntsman in 2005 and has held various positions within the corporation’s Advanced Materials and Textile Effects divisions. In 2013, he left Huntsman to join Louis Dreyfus Commodities B.V. as Chief Executive Officer of Asia Region, a position he held until his return in 2015.

Huntsman President and CEO Peter Huntsman said: “I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Paul for his dedicated service to Huntsman for more than three decades. Ten years ago, when Paul assumed leadership of our Textile Effects division, the textile sector was facing acute economic and environmental challenges. Today our textile business is aligned with the industry’s growth markets, and its cost efficiency and sustainability platform are widely recognized as industry best practice. I am very pleased that Rohit Aggarwal has accepted the lead role in our Textile Effects division. I am confident that, under his direction, the business will prosper and thrive.”

Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals with 2015 revenues of approximately $10 billion.