Celanese Taps Albemarle’s Rohr to Replace Weidman as CEO

Celanese chairman and CEO David Weidman has announced plans to retire on April 2, 2012, and will be succeeded by Albemarle executive chairman Mark Rohr. “This wasn’t an easy decision, but one I feel good about for several reasons,” Weidman said in a statement. Rohr’s “background, leadership and chemical industry expertise make him the ideal next leader of Celanese,” Weidman says. Weidman says that he and his wife “look forward to remaining active during the next phase of our life by spending more time with our family, philanthropies, faith and other...

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