A business founded on expertise and experience

Synthomer’s experienced, highly skilled professionals deliver value to our customers and form the basis of our success. Our HR strategy is dedicated to maintaining and nurturing that expertise and experience. We hire highly educated people and provide them with early opportunities to exploit their skills and creativity. Our leadership team comprises senior professionals with a long track record of success achieved in some of the biggest names in the chemical industry. Together, our people bring a fresh approach that delivers success for our customers and adds value for our shareholders.

Organised to meet customer needs

Synthomer’s organisation has been set up to provide the best support to its customers, whichever industry they are active in, and wherever they are located in the world. To achieve this, we provide customer service and technical support through Strategic Business Units that reflect the requirements of global and regional markets. As a result, we operate through Regional Operational Centres and Sales Offices based in the UK, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, China and the USA.

Calum G MacLean
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
BSc Hons (Aberdeen)
BP Chemicals, Inspec, INEOS, Synthomer

Stephen Bennett
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
BSc (Loughborough), ACA
PricewaterhouseCoopers, INEOS, Synthomer

Richard Atkinson
Chief Counsel & Company Secretary
LLB (Birmingham), Solicitor
Legal practice: Pinsent Masons, Eversheds, Industry: Yule Catto

Derick Whyte
President - Performance Elastomers Division & Asia
BSc Hons (St Andrews), MBA (OUBS), CChem MRSC
Unilever, ICI, Yule Catto, Synthomer

Rob Tupker
President - Functional Solutions & Europe
MSc MIT (Massachusetts), MBA INSEAD
Unilever, ICI, Süd-Chemie, Honeywell, Synthomer

Marshall Moore
Chief Technology Officer
BS Chemistry (Marietta)
GE, Chemtura, OMNOVA Solutions, Synthomer

Martin Hallam
President – SHE and Operations
BSc Hons (Newcastle),  CEng MIChemE
ICI, INEOS, PQ Corporation, GrowHow UK, Synthomer

Tim Hughes
President – Corporate Development
BSc Hons (Manchester), MBA (Cranfield)
Courtaulds, Chemtura, Synthomer

Neil Whitley
President – Specialities, M&A and Global HR
Ba Hons Economics (Leeds)
Ford, ICI, DuPont, Johnson Matthey, Synthomer

For more information on any aspect of Synthomer, contact us.