Chemours Appoints Google Executive Joseph Kava to its Board of Directors
Board addition brings strong tech industry expertise to advance the company's Pathway to Thrive business strategy
The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE:CC), a global leader in delivering innovative performance chemistry, today announced the appointment of Joseph (Joe) Kava to its Board of Directors, effective January 3, 2025.
Joe brings three decades of experience gained in leadership, operational, and technical roles at some of the world's leading technology companies. He currently serves as Vice President of Data Centers at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), where he has overseen site selection, design, construction management, operations, power purchasing, engineering, facility and hardware applications, environmental health and safety, and sustainability of Google's global fleet of data centers. Joe is a staunch advocate for building sustainable data centers, and throughout his tenure at Google has focused on internalizing and operationalizing the company's globally distributed data centers which are considered some of the most advanced, efficient, and sustainable in the business.
"The addition of Joe with his deep and broad range of skills and experience in technology, most recently in data centers and semiconductors, will further enhance the execution of Chemours' business strategy," said Dawn Farrell, Chemours' Board Chair. "Joe's appointment, the addition of several talented board members in 2024, and the deep experience of our longer serving board members, allow us to span industries, issues, and technologies that are important to the future of Chemours."
Prior to Google, Joe served as Chief Operating Officer at RagingWire Enterprise Solutions, a provider of enterprise-grade data center solutions and connectivity services. While there, Joe had end-to-end responsibility for design, construction, facility operations, managed services, business planning and development.
Before his time at RagingWire, Joe spent 17 years in the semiconductor industry, working at LSI Logic and Applied Materials, a global leader in materials engineering solutions for the semiconductor, flat panel display, and photovoltaic industries. During this time, he held both technical and executive roles, such as process and product development, new product introductions, engineering operations, business development, general management, and IT operations.
Joe received a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Engineering from the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and holds four U.S. patents for his work in reactive ion and plasma etch technology.
He currently serves as a board member of two leading 501(c)(3) organizations in his community: The Sean Brock Foundation, and The Tech Interactive, a science and technology center that offers hands-on activities, labs, design challenges and other STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education resources.
"Joe's proven track record in technology, sustainability, innovation, operations, and new product introductions are valuable areas of expertise for Chemours as we continue to aggressively advance the Enabling Growth pillar of our Pathway to Thrive business strategy. Many of our products are critical to AI and high-performance computing, most notably in data center cooling, where Joe has tremendous knowledge and experience," said Denise Dignam, President & CEO, Chemours.
About The Chemours Company
The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) is a global leader in providing industrial and specialty chemicals products for markets, including coatings, plastics, refrigeration and air conditioning, transportation, semiconductor and advanced electronics, general industrial, and oil and gas. Through our three businesses – Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Titanium Technologies, and Advanced Performance Materials – we deliver application expertise and chemistry-based innovations that solve customers' biggest challenges. Our flagship products are sold under prominent brands such as Opteon™, Freon™, Ti-Pure™, Nafion™, Teflon™, Viton™, and Krytox™. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware and listed on the NYSE under the symbol CC, Chemours has approximately 6,100 employees and 28 manufacturing sites and serves approximately 2,700 customers in approximately 110 countries.
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