Croda International Plc has appointed Fran Lynch as its new head of global marketing for the Energy Technologies business, the company said on June 24.

Energy Technologies creates and makes specialty chemicals and additives for the global energy market. Helping to enable and increase the efficiency of energy extraction, transport, storage, and use.

Fran Lynch
"I look forward to working with a great team and doing my part in creating a more efficiently powered world,” Lynch said. (Source: Croda International Plc)

Fran, a chemical engineer and chartered marketer, has spent her career in the chemical industry holding senior marketing positions at Johnson Matthey, AkzoNobel and, most recently, for Venator Materials Plc.

Based at the Global Headquarters of Croda International Plc in East Yorkshire, Fran will report to Renée van Schijndel, Energy Technologies managing director.

With extensive experience in developing marketing and digital strategies, customer segmentation and product development in multi-functional global teams within Blue Chip companies, Fran will lead the marketing and digital strategy for the Energy Technologies business globally.

“I am delighted to be joining the Energy Technologies business, and excited to be working in an organization which has such a strong focus on sustainability, collaboration and deep scientific expertise. I look forward to working with a great team and doing my part in creating a more efficiently powered world,” Lynch said.