
Seifi Ghasemi
Education
- Master of Science degree - Stanford University
Overview
Seifi Ghasemi is the CEO of Rockwood Holdings, Inc.(ROC). Seifi Ghasemi serves as Ch airman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Rockwood Holdings Inc. He has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwood and subsidiary, Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., since November 2001.
From 1997 to 2001 he was with GKN, plc, a $6.0 billion revenue per year global industrial company. He served as adirector of the Main Board of GKN, plc and was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GKN Sinter Metals, Inc. and Hoeganes Corporation.
Before that, for 18 years, Ghasemi was with BOC Group, plc, a $7.0 billion revenue per year global industrial gas company, which is now part of Linde AG. He was a director of the Main Board of BOC Group, plc, President, BOC Gases Americas and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BOC Process Plants, Ltd. and Cryostar.
Ghasemi also serves on the board of directors of EnerSys and serves as Chairman of the Electrification Coalition, a nonpartisan, not-for-profit group of business leaders committed to reducing oil dependence through the deployment of electric vehicles on a mass scale.
Career
- ROC - CEO