Azelis Appoints Mike Finelli as Chief Executive Officer
Nov 10, 2026
New to company · from Syensqo“Finelli brings more than 30 years of international leadership experience in the specialty chemicals industry, having built his career with Syensqo and Solvay. Most recently, he combined the roles of Chief Technology Officer and leader of several strategic growth initiatives at Syensqo.”
Azelis has announced the appointment of Mike Finelli as CEO Azelis Americas, effective from 9 November 2026. He succeeds Todd Cottrell, who leaves the company at the end of October 2026.
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Company
Azelis
Location
12 Posthofbrug
Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
About
As a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, we are committed to creating value for principals and customers whilst providing a great work environment and career opportunities.
Azelis has 3,800 employees across 63 countries worldwide. We work with around 2,300 principals to provide a diverse range of innovative products/services to 59,000+ customers with 35,000 products.
Our industry-dedicated sales teams have specialist product and application knowledge, combined with business know-how, enabling us to add value in all business relationships.
We’re always looking to add new talent to our team and encourage and support the personal and professional growth of all employees.
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