Susan Rimmer

About Susan Rimmer

Susan Rimmer is a French and British business executive and board member currently associated with Arkema, where she has served as Global Product Stewardship Manager for the Coating Resins business unit since April 2019. Within the group, she also serves as a director representing employees, first appointed in 2020 for a current term running through 2028. In addition, she sits on Arkema’s Innovation and Sustainable Growth Committee, placing her close to the company’s thinking on innovation, environmental transition and responsible growth. A graduate of the University of York in the United Kingdom and École Centrale de Marseille in France, Susan Rimmer has built a career at the crossroads of chemistry, product regulation, customer service and commercial development. She began her professional journey at Cray Valley Ltd. in Wales as a technical chemist and flow planner. In 1999, she moved to Cray Valley SA in France, where she held several positions spanning technical support, sales and product regulatory affairs. This early experience gave her a strong operational understanding of industrial processes, customer needs and compliance requirements—skills that are highly valuable in the chemical industry. She joined Arkema in 2011. Two years later, she became EMEA Customer Service and Product Stewardship Manager within the Fluorochemicals business unit, strengthening her expertise in product life-cycle management, regulatory safety and support for customers operating in demanding international markets. Since 2019, her role as Global Product Stewardship Manager for Coating Resins has expanded that remit to broader cross-functional responsibilities tied to compliance, product responsibility and sustainable performance. Susan Rimmer’s profile combines deep technical expertise with employee representation at board level. Her career illustrates the strategic importance of product stewardship in modern chemicals, where regulatory mastery, responsible innovation and close operational knowledge are key drivers of competitiveness. At Arkema, she contributes to aligning industrial performance, product safety and the company’s sustainability ambitions.