Air Products and Chemicals Inc - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Air Products and Chemicals Inc’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Air Products and Chemicals Inc's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Wayne T. Smith
Chairman Executive BoardMr. Wayne T. Smith has been the Chairman of the company since February 2025 and Director of the company since 2021. Previously, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BASF Corporation from May 2015 to May 2021. Prior to this, he was the Director of the BASF SE, from 2012 to May 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Smith was Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Construction Chemicals at W.R. Grace and Company.
Dennis H. Reilley
Vice Chairman Executive BoardMr. Dennis H. Reilley has been the Vice Chairman of the company since February 2025. Previously, he was the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Praxair. Prior to this, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company. Prior to that, he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Lycra Business of E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company.
Eduardo F. Menezes
Director; Chief Executive Officer Executive BoardMr. Eduardo F. Menezes has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the company since February 2025. Previously, he was the Executive Vice President of Linde plc for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Melissa N. Schaeffer
Chief Financial Officer; Executive Vice President Senior ManagementMs. Melissa Schaeffer has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since 2024. Previously, she served as Vice President, Finance - GEMTE, Americas, Middle East, and India from 2020-2021. In addition, she served as the Chief Audit Executive from 2016-2020. Prior to joining Air Products, Ms. Schaeffer was Director, Internal Audit at Trinseo.
Samir J. Serhan
Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer Senior ManagementMr. Samir J. Serhan has been the Chief Operating Officer of the company since 2020 and Executive Vice President since 2016. Prior to this, he served as the President of Praxair Inc from 2014 to 2016. He also served in various leadership positions in the US, and Germany for The Linde Group and the Managing Director of Linde Engineering from 2000 to 2014.
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