Brian Tessin resigns from Dow Corning to be Global Head of Tax at Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle Corporation, a leading global specialty chemicals industry, has announced that Brian Tessin will be joining the company as vice president, tax & chief tax counsel. Tessin will be responsible for overall leadership of the company’s global tax organization, including the design and implementation of a global tax policy and strategy.
He will report to Scott Tozier, CFO.
Tessin is a seasoned tax executive with over 23 years of industry and public accounting experience. He has been employed by Dow Corning Corporation for the last 19 years and serves as the company’s corporate vice president, tax. Additionally, he has been heavily involved in the ownership restructuring transaction between The Dow Chemical Company and Corning Inc., which was announced on June 1, 2016.
“We are pleased that Brian will be joining Albemarle’s corporate finance team,” said Tozier. “We are excited about the contribution his background and expertise will afford the company as we move forward.”
Tessin will join the company by September 2016 and succeed Richard Fishman, Albemarle’s vice president, tax & chief tax counsel, who will retire at the end of this year.