IISRP elects ExxonMobil executive as president for 2012-2013

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IISRP elects ExxonMobil executive as president for 2012-2013

Friday, April 20, 2012

Venice, Italy - John Lyon, global vice president, Butyl, ExxonMobil Chemical, was elected president international of the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) for the year 2012-2013. He succeeds Antonio Protopapa, commercial director of polymers at Polimeri Europa who now becomes the past-president international. In addition to Lyon, who will also serve as president to the Americas Section, the other twelve members elected to the institute executive committee for the year 2012-2013 are: Far East Section: Wang Yuqing of Sinopec, president, and Hideyuki Sugishita of Ube Industries, vice president; European Section: Ignacio Marco of Dynasol, president, Mikhail Gordin of Sibur, vice president and Abraham Brink of Karbochem, standing member; and Americas Section: Barton Bowser of Dow Chemical vice president and Tim Gorman of ISP Elastomers, standing member. Continuing to serve on the executive committee are Antonio Protopapa, of Polimeri Europa, past-president international, Wei-Hua Tu of TSRC as treasurer and James L. McGraw, IISRP’s managing director and CEO, assistant treasurer and secretary.