Peter R. Huntsman

Peter Riley Huntsman (born 1963, Palo Alto, California) is a business executive, currently serving as the Chairman of the Board,[1] President, and CEO of Huntsman Corporation. His father Jon Huntsman Sr. founded the Huntsman Corporation and his brother, Jon Huntsman Jr., is a United States Ambassador and former Governor of Utah.[2]

Career

Huntsman is Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Huntsman Corporation and sits on the Litigation Committee. He has served in various capacities with the Huntsman Corporation since 1983. Prior to his appointment in January 2018 as Chairman of the Board, Huntsman has served as President and CEO since July 2000 and previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994. In 1987, he joined Huntsman Polypropylene Corporation as Vice President before serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager. He has also served as President of Olympus Oil, as Senior Vice President of Huntsman Chemical Corporation, and as a Senior Vice President of Huntsman Packaging Corporation, a former subsidiary of Huntsman Corp. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Venator Materials, a publicly traded subsidiary. Additionally he is a director or manager, as applicable, of Huntsman International and certain of other subsidiaries.[3]

Huntsman has served on numerous boards, including for Memorial Hermann Health System beginning in 2015.[4] He has also served Board of Overseers for the Wharton School of Business and the Boards of Advisors for Interfaith of The Woodlands.[4] In 2015, Huntsman was also named CEO of both the Huntsman Foundation and the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, two philanthropic groups established by the family.[3]

Huntsman was named as a "Who's Who in Energy" honoree by the Houston Business Journal in 2015.[5]

Personal

Huntsman is married to Brynn Ballard, daughter of M. Russell Ballard, an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They have seven children.

References

  1. ↑ RTTNews (20 December 2017). "Huntsman CEO Peter Huntsman Takes Addl. Role Of Chairman, Effective Jan. 1". Nasdaq. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Easton, Nina (18 June 2010). "The Huntsmans: Inside an American dynasty - Full version". Fortune. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 Lee, Jasen (12 October 2015). "Peter Huntsman named head of family charitable foundations". Desert News. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Peter Huntsman named to Memorial Hermann Health System Board". The Observer. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Wilkinson, Emily (3 November 2015). "Meet HBJs Who's Who in Energy 2015". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved 20 November 2015.


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