Rhodia Silica picks Noyrez as leader

Paris - Rhodia has appointed Eric Noyrez as President of the Rhodia Silcea Enterprise and member of the Group's Executive Committee.

Noyrez, a graduate of Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines, joined the Peugeot-Citroen Group in 1986 to take up various responsibilities in automotive design projects. He joined Shell in 1989 to develop the automotive business and headed several businesses until 2000. He joined Rhodia Polyamide as Business director for the Automotive market, then managed marketing and sales programmes for the Group. Since 2005, he has been Rhodia Silcea's general manager for the Silicas and Electronics & Catalysis activities.