Huntsman Corp. recently announced that Julia Wright will join the company as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. The appointment will be effective on October 13, 2025. Wright succeeds Huntsman’s current general counsel, David Stryker, who has announced his retirement effective at the end of the year.  Stryker will move into the chairman’s office to serve as executive vice president, strategic initiatives, pending his retirement.

Huntsman reports that Wright has over 15 years of senior executive experience, most recently at ChampionX Corp., a global leader in chemistry solutions, artificial lift systems, and highly engineered equipment and technologies. She served as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary at ChampionX, where she was responsible for the legal organization, including corporate governance, compliance, trade compliance, litigation, M&A, employment, commercial, intellectual property, shareholder engagement, and SEC filings until ChampionX was acquired by SLB (formerly Schlumberger) on July 16, 2025. Wright joined ChampionX in 2018 and previously served as vice president and general counsel at Nabors Industries. Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technologies to the energy industry. She started her career at Vinson and Elkins in Dallas, Texas, and also worked at Baker McKenzie. 

Stryker will support Wright in the transition of the legal department and focus on strategic initiatives and opportunities at the corporate level. Stryker has served as the company’s general counsel since June 2013.

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