Rhodia appoints vp of r&d

Louis Neltner moves into the role from McKinsey

International chemistry company Rhodia has appointed Louis Neltner as vice president, research and development, who also becomes a member of the Group’s Management Committee.

Neltner holds a PhD in Physics and is an engineer from France’s Corps des Mines. He started his career in 1999 at the French Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ART), then moved to the general Inspectorate of Finance. He has been a manager at McKinsey since 2004.

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