Evonik has named Guido Skudlarek President of the North America region effective June 1, 2024, adding top-level management expertise to its local leadership team. Bonnie Tully, who led the region since 2020, becomes Chief Operations Officer for North America, focusing on the region¡¯s broad footprint of production sites and new business developments.

Guido Skudlarek named President North America; Bonnie Tully named Chief Operations Officer North America

Skudlarek most recently served as Head of Operations Excellence at the company¡¯s headquarters in Essen, Germany, designing and implementing global transformation programs in production and supply chain management. He previously headed specialties within Evonik¡¯s silica business and advanced its overall growth strategy. This included managing the antitrust review process for the acquisition of U.S.-based J.M. Huber Corp.¡¯s silica business.

Skudlarek studied business administration and engineering in Germany and the U.K. and holds a doctorate from the University of Bayreuth, Germany. He began his professional career in 2001 at the consulting firm McKinsey & Company before joining Evonik in 2013. 

Tully, who studied mechanical engineering at Texas A&M, has more than 30 years of experience at Evonik and its predecessors. She will oversee the expanding operations in a region that recorded ¢ã3.8 billion in revenue in fiscal 2023, a quarter of the Group¡¯s total. Tully is also the Executive Sponsor of groW Americas, the women¡¯s Employee Resource Group at Evonik.