Koppers merges two functions into one with new CSO appointment
The chemical firm’s first Chief Sustainability Officer, Leslie Hyde, is retiring.
US-based Koppers, an industrial provider of carbon compounds and treated wood products, has appointed Stephanie Apostolou as Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer, bringing together sustainability and health and safety responsibilities as two top roles retire.
The chemical firm’s previous sustainability leader, Leslie Hyde, became Koppers’ first Chief Sustainability Officer in 2020, after about four years in risk management and corporate strategy roles within the company. Over the past four years, she worked alongside Joseph Dowd, Global Vice President Zero Harm, who focused on health, safety and environmental protection.
