PARIS LA D\u00c9FENSE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:<\/p>
\nEffective July 1st<\/sup>, 2026, Laurent Tellier will be appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Arkema (Paris:AKE), reporting to Thierry le H\u00e9naff, replacing Marc Schuller who is retiring. <\/b><\/p> \nThierry Le H\u00e9naff, Arkema\u2019s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: \u201cHaving worked at my side since our spin-off in 2006, Marc has been a key player in Arkema\u2019s transformation into a global leader in specialty chemicals, and I sincerely thank him for this. During all these years, beyond his outstanding professional expertise, I have greatly appreciated his knowledge of the chemical industry and its players, his great human qualities, the relevance of his advice and his loyalty. I also wish Laurent Tellier every success in his new role, and I am convinced that he will contribute fully to this new phase of Arkema\u2019s development\u201d.<\/i><\/p> \nLaurent Tellier<\/b> will oversee all of the Group\u2019s business segments: Adhesive Solutions (Bostik), Advanced Materials (including Performance Additives and High Performance Polymers), Coating Solutions and Primary Materials.<\/p> \nHigh Performance Polymers and Fluorogases businesses will remain under Laurent Tellier\u2019s leadership during an interim period of a few months until his successor, whose external recruitment has just been finalized, takes up the role.<\/p> \nMarc Schuller will remain a member of the Executive Committee until September 30th<\/sup> as a special advisor to Thierry Le H\u00e9naff, and will ensure a smooth transition with Laurent Tellier, the teams and the customers during this period.<\/p> \nLaurent Tellier has over 25 years of experience in industry and internationally, notably in the three major regions where Arkema operates (Asia, the Americas and Europe). After joining Arkema and its Executive Committee in February 2023 as Senior Vice- President Performance Additives, he has held the position of Senior Vice-President High Performance Polymers and Fluorogases since September 2024. A graduate of the \u00c9cole Polytechnique and the \u00c9cole des Ponts ParisTech, Laurent Tellier also spent 20 years at Saint-Gobain before joining Arkema.<\/i><\/p> \nBuilding on its unique set of expertise in materials science,\u00a0Arkema<\/b>\u00a0offers a portfolio of first-class technologies to address ever-growing demand for new and more sustainable materials. With the ambition to become a world leader\u00a0in Specialty Materials, the Group is structured into three complementary, resilient and highly innovative segments dedicated to Specialty Materials - Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating Solutions - accounting for some 85% of Group sales in 2025,\u00a0and a Primary Materials\u00a0segment regrouping well-positioned large scale industrials activities.\u00a0Arkema<\/b>\u00a0offers cutting-edge technological solutions to meet the challenges of, among other things, new energies, access to water, recycling, urbanization and mobility, and fosters a permanent dialogue with all its stakeholders. The Group reported sales of around \u20ac9.1 billion in 2025 and operates in some 55\u00a0countries with\u00a020, 700\u00a0employees worldwide.<\/p> \nInvestor relations contacts:\n \nJames Poutier\n \nAlexis No\u00ebl\n