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Orion S.A announces CFO retirement

Jeff Glajch is set to step down in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Orion S.A announces CFO retirement
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Orion S.A. has announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Glajch, is set to retire. Glajch is set to leave the global speciality chemicals company in the fourth quarter of this year. The company is yet to announce who will replace Glajch’s position.


Orion S.A. CFO Jeff Glajch

Orion S.A.

Orion S.A. CFO Jeff Glajch

“On behalf of our entire organisation, we thank Jeff for his guidance and valuable contributions to Orion over the past three and a half years,” said Corning Painter, CEO of Orion S.A. “Thanks to Jeff’s leadership, we have exceptional finance and information technology teams in place, and we are well-positioned for future growth.”

The company is now engaging in a comprehensive search for Glajch’s successor. Ensuring a smooth transition, Glajch will help to support Orion S.A. through the end of 2025.

About Orion S.A.

Orion S.A. is known for being a global supplier of carbon black. This is a solid form of carbon that is produced as powder or pellets. Made to customers’ exacting specifications, the material can be used in tires, coatings, ink, batteries, plastics and other speciality, high-performance applications.

The company boasts four innovation centres, and it produces carbon black at 15 plants located around the world. Orion S.A. goes back over 160 years to Germany, where it operates the world’s longest-running carbon black plant.

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Rhiannon Temporal

Rhiannon Temporal

Editorial Content Producer for Interplas and Plastics IQ since 2025, covering the latest news and insights for the plastics industry and Interplas event.

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