Philippe Kehren

Mr. Philippe Kehren is a Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Solvay SA, a Chief Executive Officer at Solvay Energy Services SAS, a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Solvay Colombia Ltda.
and a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Solvay USA, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Solvay SA, Solvay Colombia Ltda.
and Solvay USA, Inc. Mr. Kehren is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board.
He has been leading the Soda Ash & Derivatives business since 2020, transforming it significantly to achieve strong cash generation, margins, and growth.
Before his role as CEO, Mr. Kehren was the President and Head of Sustainability at the Soda Ash & Derivatives global business unit at Solvay.
He joined Solvay in 2012 as the leader in business development for Energy Services and later managed the European Soda Ash business turnaround.
He has also led clean energy production and transformation projects in the EMEA region.
Prior to joining Solvay, he held various managerial roles at Rhodia.
He received his undergraduate degree from Ecole Polytechnique, an undergraduate degree from IFP School and a graduate degree from the University of Wisconsin.