Board of Directors

Who We Are

Leadership Board of Directors

NOVA Chemicals Corporation’s Board of Directors is responsible for: 

  1. Protecting the interests of the stakeholders
  2. Providing guidance to management
  3. Monitoring the effectiveness of management’s policies and decisions
  4. Overseeing the execution of the corporation’s strategy

Board Members

Ahmed Yahia Al Idrissi is the Chief Executive Officer of Direct Investments at Mubadala Investment Company and the NOVA Chemicals’ Chairman of the Board.

Musabbeh Al Kaabi is the Chief Executive Officer of UAE Investments at Mubadala Investment Company. 

Faris Al Mazrui is the head of Mubadala Investment Company’s Russia Investment Program and Moscow office and a member of the NOVA Chemicals’ Audit Committee.

Timothy Breen is the Executive Director of Technology, Manufacturing and Mining of Mubadala Investment Company and a member of the NOVA Chemicals’ Remuneration Committee.

Martin L. Edelman is of counsel to Paul Hastings, LLP and a member of the NOVA Chemicals’ Remuneration Committee.

Maurizio La Noce is an Independent Senior Advisor engaged by Mubadala Investment Company and a member of the NOVA Chemicals’ Audit Committee.

Saeed Al Mazrouei is Deputy Platform Chief Executive Officer at Mubadala Investment Company and Chairman of the NOVA Chemicals’ Remuneration Committee.

Luis Sierra is the President and Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Chemicals.

Stephen Soules is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Synchronicity Energy and Chairman of the NOVA Chemicals’ Audit Committee.

Alvin Teh is an Executive Director in Mubadala’s Direct Investments and a member of the NOVA Chemicals’ Audit and Remuneration Committees.

David Han is a Senior Managing Director and a member of the Investment Committee, Operating Committee and Valuation Committee of One Equity Partners.

Committees of the Board

The Board has established two standing committees and delegated certain of its responsibilities to each of the Committees.  The Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee each have a charter which delineates their specific responsibilities.

Corporate Policies

NOVA Chemicals Corporation is committed to maintain a high standard of corporate governance.All directors, officers, employees and agents of NOVA Chemicals Corporation and its subsidiaries must act in accordance with our Business Conduct Policy – our Code of Conduct, a comprehensive set of expectations, obligations and responsibilities relating to ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and compliance with law. In addition, we have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to our Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers, which establishes additional expectations, obligations and responsibilities for such officers.