SUCCESS STORIES

"The Benchmark For Comparison" Mark Womack's impact in helping to drive the transformation of Basell's North American business into a high performing organization with a leadership culture and winning attitude was significant and enduring. His innovative ideas and refreshing insight were invaluable.

Mark's uncompromising pursuit of quality and demand for timeliness had a huge impact on our corporate culture as we put in place a new high energy organization where vision, strategy, leadership behavior, structure and processes are now crisply aligned. His ability to approach challenges with both a "big picture" perspective as well as the necessary attention to detail is unique and hugely successful. This level of professionalism has become the benchmark for comparison of other such services for Basell North America.

– Chuck Platz, President, Basell North America


Chuck Platz graduated from the University of Maryland in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. He started his career with Hercules' aerospace division, serving as a research engineer in the plastics division before transferring to sales and marketing.

In 1983, when Hercules and Montedison formed Himont, he was appointed Product Director for Pro fax resins. He subsequently became Director of Marketing for the U.S., Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America and Vice President/Resins for Europe in Belgium.

When the Royal Dutch/Shell Group and Montedison formed Montell in 1995, he became Senior Vice President/Polypropylene and Polyethylene Business Management for Europe. In 1999, Chuck was appointed President of Montell North America. When BASF and Shell formed Basell in 2000, he became President of Basell North America's Polyolefins Business, his present position.

Chuck serves as Chairman of the American Plastics Council and is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council. He and his wife Jean reside in Wilmington, Deleware; they have two sons.