LSB Industries Inc., Oklahoma City, announced that Damien Renwick, a long-time executive with Houston-based Cyanco, a sodium cyanide producer and distributor, has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer, effective Jan. 11, 2021. LSB said the newly created position is intended to lead all of LSB’s commercial activities, including sales and marketing, logistics, and customer service.
“Broadening our distribution and optimizing our production capacity through aggressive sales and marketing programs and other strategic opportunities are key elements of our growth plans,” said Mark Behrman, LSB President and CEO. “Damien’s extensive experience makes him highly qualified to assist us in achieving our goals of increasing profitability and shareholder value in the quarters and years to come.”
LSB said Renwick has more than 17 years of experience in the chemical industry, most recently with Cyanco, where he was President of Cyanco International from 2017-2019 and held the additional position of Chief Commercial Officer from 2018-2019. From 2003-2016 he was with Perth, Australia-based Wesfarmers Ltd., where he held various positions of increasing responsibility in the Chemicals, Energy, and Fertilizers division, including Commercial Manager, Ammonium Nitrate from 2007-2012. He began his career with Arthur Andersen, in the firm’s Perth, Australia office. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia.