DARLENE S. SCHUSTER APPOINTED AICHE NEW CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- The Board of Directors of AIChE®, the Global Home of Chemical Engineers, announced that Darlene S. Schuster, PhD, AIChE’s current Chief of Technical Operations, Membership, and Business Development, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Institute.

An experienced business leader, Dr Schuster will become CEO and Executive Director effective April 25. She will succeed June C. Wispelwey, who is retiring on April 22, according to a statement.

In making the announcement, Christine Grant, AIChE’s 2022 President, said: “The Board and I are delighted that Darlene will serve as AIChE’s next CEO and Executive Director.

“She has a deep knowledge of AIChE, and her background as a chemicals industry leader from a corporate, academic, and non-profit perspective, as well as her deep understanding of the dynamic of the chemical engineering professional, will be an asset to the continued growth of AIChE.”

Grant noted Schuster’s strong track record of developing and executing strategies to structure and achieve significant, sustainable growth, which will lead AIChE to its next phase.

“I am excited by this opportunity to lead AIChE, an organisation that has meant so much to me over the course of my career — as we expand our many points of excellence across the chemical engineering profession, inclusive of all,” said Schuster.

“In our ever-changing world, AIChE is pleased to be the global home of chemical engineers as we continue to provide career support and lifelong learning opportunities for the broad engineering community, and continue to serve the chemical engineering profession.”

Dr Schuster received her BS from West Virginia University, her MS from the University of Pittsburgh and her PhD from West Virginia University — all in chemical engineering. She started her career working in the oil fields at Gulf Oil.

Over the past twenty years, Schuster has served AIChE as a volunteer, consultant, and employee — most recently leading AIChE’s publications, membership, meetings, business development, education, and technical entities as Chief of Technical Operations.

More details at www.aiche.org.

-- BERNAMA