Ingevity announced that Michael P. Smith has been named executive vice president and president, Performance Chemicals, strategy and business development. He will report directly to Michael Wilson, Ingevity’s president and CEO. This new role combines Smith’s current responsibilities in the areas of strategy and business development with those of the executive vice president and president, Performance Chemicals, a position held by Edward A. Rose, who will be leaving the company. Smith joined Ingevity in June 2016 as senior vice president, strategy and business development. Prior to joining the company, Smith spent 23 years with FMC Corporation, most recently as vice president and global business director for FMC’s Health and Nutrition business. He started with FMC in 1992 and rose through the organization in positions of increasing responsibility. He was marketing manager for FMC Water Treatment Chemicals in Manchester, England; global business manager for FMC Process Additives, also in Manchester; director of business planning for FMC Chemicals; division general manager for the active oxidants division; division general manager for hydrogen peroxide; and general manager for food ingredients for FMC BioPolymer. From 2006 to 2013, Smith was division general manager for FMC BioPolymer. Prior to joining FMC, he held several sales and management positions with Hercules Incorporated, a supplier of hydrocarbon and pine-based resins.