FEATURED PROFILE

Dave Li

President and CEO

David H. Li (Dave) became president and chief executive officer of Ingevity on April 7, 2025. Prior to his role as president and CEO, Dave’s career included 25-years in the advanced materials industry, where he delivered growth across innovation-led product lines and geographic regions while building close relationships with customers and developing leaders throughout his company. He is committed to shaping corporate culture to achieve greater employee and customer satisfaction, propel growth and enhance shareholder value.

Prior to joining Ingevity, Dave served as chief executive officer, president and a member of the board of CMC Materials (formerly Cabot Microelectronics), a global supplier of specialty materials focused on the semiconductor and energy industries, from January 2015 to January 2022. Previously, Dave held the role of vice president Asia Pacific Region from 2006 to 2015 at CMC Materials. Between 1997 and 2006, he served at CMC Materials in a variety of senior management positions in engineering, sourcing, investor relations and corporate development. Dave currently serves on the boards of Hexcel, a manufacturer of advanced lightweight composites technology solutions, Maxeon Solar Technologies, a developer of sustainably made solar panels and energy solutions, and CoorsTek, a company specializing in the manufacture of high-performance ceramics for advanced applications.

Dave serves as an adjunct professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Purdue University and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University.