Michael Osborne

VP, Manufacturing, Kraton Pine Chemicals at Kraton Polymers

Mr. Osborne was appointed Kraton Vice President of Manufacturing for Kraton Pine Chemicals in 2022. In his role, Mr. Osborne leads Kraton’s Pine Chemicals Manufacturing, including eight production facilities in both Europe and the U.S. Prior to this, he served as Director of Global Manufacturing starting in 2019 and Director of Global Engineering from 2015 for the pine chemicals business. Mr. Osborne’s thirty years of industry experience include a variety of management and technical roles with Arizona Chemical Company and Georgia-Pacific.

Mr. Osborne holds a MS in Chemical Engineering (Pulp & Paper) from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an MBA & BS in Chemistry from the University of Southern Mississippi.


Timeline

  • VP, Manufacturing, Kraton Pine Chemicals

    Current role