{"id":15345,"date":"2022-04-07T14:36:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anicecommunication.com\/en\/?p=15345"},"modified":"2022-04-07T14:38:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:38:28","slug":"michelle-jou-joins-castrol-as-chief-executive-officer-as-mandhir-singh-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anicecommunication.com\/en\/michelle-jou-joins-castrol-as-chief-executive-officer-as-mandhir-singh-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Michelle Jou joins Castrol as chief executive officer as Mandhir Singh retires"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most recently Michelle was Global President of Covestro\u2019s polycarbonates business unit and was the first Asian and first woman to hold that role at Covestro.<\/em><\/p>\n

07 April 2022<\/strong> – bp has announced that Mandhir Singh<\/strong>, bp\u2019s executive for Castrol<\/a>, will retire at the end of September 2022.<\/p>\n

Following a 32-year career with bp, and over 20 years with Castrol, Mandhir leaves a significant legacy, as well as a strong platform for Castrol\u2019s future growth.<\/p>\n

Mandhir will be succeeded by Michelle Jou,<\/strong>\u00a0who brings extensive strategic commercial expertise, with over 25 years\u2019 experience across sales, marketing, supply chain and executive management in the chemical industry. Michelle will join bp on 11 April 2022.<\/p>\n

\"Michelle<\/a><\/p>\n

Michelle Jou, Castrol chief executive officer<\/em><\/p>\n

Most recently, Michelle was Global President of the Polycarbonates business unit at Covestro, one of the world\u2019s leading polymer companies which serves the mobility, electronic and electrical industries. Under Michelle\u2019s leadership, the business unit became the global leader and a trusted partner of choice of many global OEMs.<\/p>\n

Emma Delaney, EVP Customers & Products, bp said: \u201cUnder Mandhir\u2019s leadership, Castrol has set out a clear growth and sustainability strategy that will enable the business to play a key role in bp\u2019s transition to an integrated energy company. I\u2018m delighted Michelle is joining bp and will build on the strong platform already established to drive further growth for Castrol.\u201d She brings extensive experience in strategy implementation, customer centricity and supply chain.<\/p>\n

Michelle Jou commented: \u201cI\u2019m passionate about sustainability. At Covestro, I established the first closed loop collaboration with partners in China and introduced the first Carbon Neutral Polycarbonates in the industry into the German market. I\u2019m looking forward to helping drive Castrol\u2019s sustainability agenda through our PATH360 strategy and meeting the evolving needs of our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Castrol is part of bp\u2019s Convenience & Mobility business \u2013 one of bp\u2019s three strategic pillars to transform into an integrated energy company.<\/p>\n

Mandhir Singh<\/strong><\/p>\n