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Houston, TX-based LyondellBasell Appointed Marc Franciosa as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
LyondellBasell is one of the world`s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies and a member of the S&P 500 Index. With operations on five continents, we are a major global manufacturer of ethylene, polyethylene, propylene, polypropylene, propylene oxide, oxygenated fuels and acetyls. We also are a significant producer of gasoline, diesel and gasoline blending components. Our products provide the amazing chemistry for countless goods that improve the quality of life for people around the world, including packaging, electronics, automotive parts, home furnishings, medical supplies, construction materials and biofuels. LyondellBasell`s balanced, integrated product portfolio is comprised of five amazing business segments – Olefins and Polyolefins – Americas; Olefins and Polyolefins – Europe, Asia and International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Refining; and Technology. We manufacture products at 55 sites in 18 countries and participate in 16 manufacturing joint ventures. At LyondellBasell, we provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or other characteristic prohibited by applicable law. We comply with applicable laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which we have facilities. We make decisions to hire, promote, terminate or transfer employees based on merit.
About the Person
Marc Franciosa has served since 2010 as vice president and chief information officer for Praxair, Inc., where he is responsible for global information technology services. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest of its kind worldwide. The Fortune 250 company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Franciosa joined Praxair in 2008 as director of global enterprise resource planning deployments in the Information Technology Services department, and was named director of business solutions the following year. He has managed large-scale teams of globally dispersed resources and has been recognized for transforming and aligning technology to better meet business needs and deliver consistent shareholder results. He brings to the Greenleaf board a unique combination of technology prowess and business acumen - a mix that has been tremendously beneficial to the company. Before joining Praxair, Franciosa worked for The BOC Group for more than 12 years, in positions of increasing authority in the U.S., South Africa, Australia and United Kingdom that culminated in his work as senior vice president, IS Supplier Management. When that company merged in 2006 with the German corporation the Linde Group, (thereby creating the world`s largest industrial gas and engineering company,) Franciosa stayed on and managed the global information systems integration as the company`s senior vice president, IS Management.
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