According to the Society of Women Engineers, globally women account for 37.8% of STEM degrees. Yet, in the chemical industry, which employees nearly 10 million people, women account for less than 30%.In leadership, the numbers are far fewer.
Rising to senior levels in any industry is a challenge and in the chemical industry, with fewer women in the pipeline, it is even more challenging.
Come listen to three brilliant and remarkable chemical industry executive women talk about their journey to executive positions, the impact they have made and what we need to do to ensure there are more women in leadership.
This panel will be moderated by Jeanine Hurry, SVP Industrial, Xenon Arc, who is a member of the Societe de Chimie Industrielle Membership Committee. This event was organized by Jeanine and Jennifer McCarthy, Vice President of Business Development, Xenon Arc.
There will be optional networking for the virtual attendees from 12 noon until 1 pm ET.
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Location for the April 25 event:
Société has moved to a new venue for the monthly meetings, a modern conference center near Bryant Park. The Jay Conference Center is located at 109 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018, a short walking distance from both Penn Station and Grand Central Station.
Option to attend virtually is now available. Unlimited slots available for virtual participation. Once you register for the virtual option, the link will be emailed to participants the day prior to the event.
Panelists:
Katara Shaw,
Senior Director of Research, Development & Innovation, Evonik Nutrition & Care Division
Katara Shaw is the Senior Director of Research, Development & Innovation in the Evonik Nutrition & Care Division. Katara oversees the RD&I teams that support Evonik’s polymeric and lipid technology drug delivery systems, medical device, and biomaterials initiatives, spanning new product development, external customer feasibility and development projects, and internal production support for Evonik products.
Katara is also a leadership team sponsor for the Birmingham site Women’s Interest Network (WIN), a local site chapter of Evonik’s women’s Employee Resource Group (ERG) “groW”. Evonik’s groW ERG focusses around personal growth as well as aiming to empower, connect, and support women to achieve their goals.
Katara holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama and resides in Alabama.
Jennifer Pfeiffer, Global Director of Operations for the Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure Envelope, Dow
Jennifer Pfeiffer is the Global Director of Operations for the Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure Envelope with Dow Incorporated (Dow). In this role, she is accountable for translating and implementing the business strategies within Operations across all Industrial Intermediates and Infrastructure manufacturing facilities and technology centers globally. This envelope within Dow represents 60+ manufacturing facilities and over 2000 employees globally.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Colorado State University. She is a recipient of the Manufacturing Institutes Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP) Award and serves as the chair for the Dean’s Advisory Board for Walter Scott Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University. She is also a proud participant in Dow’s Women Innovation Network and a leadership council member for the Global African Affinity Network. Jennifer lives in Midland, MI with her husband of and her 2 sons.
Marion Kuhn, Vice President of Global Pharma Solutions Business, BASF
Marion Kuhn is currently the Vice President of Global Pharma Solutions Business at BASF Pharma Solutions. She took on this role in 2023 and is responsible for overseeing the profit and loss management of the business unit, as well as supporting functions such as marketing, product management, innovation, research and development, strategy, and investment decisions.
Marion holds several degrees including, a Master of Science in Business Administration from the University of Vienna and a Master's in International Management from the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education, Bachelor of Science in International Business from NEOMA Business School (formerly Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen) in France and a Bachelor's in International Management from IMC Krems in Austria. She resides in New Jersey.