Simon Bloem becomes Chief Operations Officer of Kemira from May 1, 2025.

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Kemira appoints Simon Bloem as Chief Operations Officer

Kemira appoints Simon Bloem as Chief Operations Officer

Image: Simon Bloem / Fotograf / Kemira

Simon Bloem has been appointed to lead Kemira’s new centralized Operations unit and will start in his new role on May 1, 2025. He joins Kemira from Envalior where he’s been VP Global Manufacturing Materials since 2023. Prior to Envalior he spent over 25 years in Royal DSM in various global leadership positions in engineering, safety, manufacturing and operations. He has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Delft Technical University in the Netherlands.

Kemira announced changes in the operating model in August 2024 – one of which was the new centralized Operations unit that includes Kemira’s global manufacturing network, supply chain management and sourcing as well as planning and corporate environmental, health, safety and quality team and business process management.

Kemira is a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions.