Employees at A. Schulman rank Joseph Gingo in the Top 5% of CEOs in Lima, OH. Similarly, employees at LyondellBasell Industries rank Peter Vanacker in the Top 15% of CEOs in Houston. Employees rate their CEO differently based on the frequency of interaction, ability to affect company culture, and drive measurable results.

Joseph Gingo

CEO of A. Schulman

BIO: Mr. Joseph M. Gingo, also known as Joe, has been the Chairman of A. Schulman, Inc. since February 29, 2008 and has been its Chief Executive Officer and President since August 18, 2016 served as its Chief Executive Officer and President from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2014. Mr. Gingo served as the Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Quality Systems at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company from June 2, 2003 to December 31, 2007 and its Senior Vice President of Technology & Global Products Planning from August 3, 1999 to June 1, 2003. He served as an Executive Vice President of Six Sigma Product Innovation & Development and Quality Leadership at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. since June 2, 2003. From July 1, 1999 to June 1, 2003, Mr. Gingo served as Senior Vice President of Technology and Global Products Planning at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. He served in various research and development and managerial posts of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. until November 5, 1996. On September 1, 1998, he was placed on special assignment with the office of the Chairman of the Board at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. From December 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999, Mr. Gingo served as the Vice President responsible for Goodyear's worldwide Engineered Products operations. He served as Vice President of The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company's Asia operations from 1995 to 1998 responsible for Goodyear's operations in Asia, Australia and the western Pacific. He served as an Executive Officer, responsible for Goodyear's research and tire technology development and product planning operations worldwide and for Goodyear's global aviation, off-the-road and racing tire businesses. He is a Goodyear employee since 1966. He has been an Independent Director of OMNOVA Solutions Inc. since March 19, 2015. He has been a Director of Vectra Corporation since 2015; A. Schulman, Inc., since 2000 and OMNOVA Solutions Inc., since March 19, 2015. Mr. Gingo holds a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Case Institute of Technology (now Case Western Reserve University) in 1966, a law degree from The University of Akron in 1971 and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983.

Peter Vanacker

CEO of LyondellBasell Industries

BIO: Peter Vanacker is the Chief Executive Officer of LyondellBasell, a leader in the global polymers & chemicals industry. Prior to joining LyondellBasell, Vanacker was President, CEO and Chair of the Executive Committee of Neste Corporation, a renewable products company. Vanacker also served as CEO of CABB Group GmbH, a fine chemicals producer, and of Treofan Group, a manufacturer of polypropylene films. He also held a succession of roles at Bayer AG, including Executive Vice President and Head of the Global Polyurethanes business and member of the Executive Committee of Bayer Material Science, now Covestro. Throughout his international career he has worked in Belgium, Brazil, China, Finland, Germany and United States. Vanacker earned his Masters of Science in chemical engineering and a specialty in polymers engineering at the University of Ghent. He previously served as Chair of the Advisory Board for the European Institute for Industrial Leadership and is a Member of the Supervisory Board of Symrise AG, a public, leading flavor, nutrition, scent and care company.