Minafin Group strengthens executive team

The Minafin Group has announced the appointments of Gust Desmedt as CSO and Minh Hua as chief information and operational excellence officer (CIOEO). Hua and Desmedt are both members of the group’s executive committee.

 Minafin operates six industrial manufacturing sites across Europe and North America. It provides a wide range of chemical products and services in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, agriculture and hi-tech. Both appointments are being made at a time when requirements for purity, containment and traceability in the fine chemical industry are more stringent, customers are seeking more value-added solutions and services, and international competition is fiercer.

President Frederic Gauchet said: “We are pleased to welcome Gust to Minafin and reward Minh for her talent and global management skills. Their appointments express our determination to further expand the horizons of the Minafin Group and broaden operational excellence. Gust’s skillset will strengthen our capacity to face today’s challenges and better serve the future needs of the market and our global customers. Minh will make us more robust and competitive, able to seize opportunities and keep growing.”

 Desmedt joins Minafin from Solvay, where he worked as business unit and corporate strategy director for six years. He holds a master’s degree in electro-mechanical engineering from Ghent University (Belgium) and an executive MBA from the Vlerick Management School (Belgium). 

“I am delighted to join Minafin, a dynamic company and a key player in fine chemicals that is agile and has vast potential," he said. "I am looking forward to putting my strategic, operational management and business development skills to use, making a real contribution to the efforts already made by each team and working to bring Minafin further success.”

 Hua’s extended mission is to lead the team to roll out an ‘Operational Excellence’ program, which was successfully tested at affiliate Minakem, across the whole Minafin Group.  “I am excited about my new role and eager to collaborate with colleagues across the whole group on implementing innovative ways of working,” she added.