Joshua C. Hicks

Joshua became RYAM’ Senior Vice President, High Purity Cellulose in December 2021. Joshua brings nearly 20 years of business leadership experience in the chemical and advanced materials industries, most recently as Vice President, Global Industrial Solutions for Univar Solutions. He previously worked for Nexeo Solutions, acquired by Univar in 2019, in various specialty chemical business unit leadership positions managing coatings and construction, personal care and energy. He began his career with Dow Chemical in various leadership roles of increasing responsibility across multiple business units.

Mr. Hicks holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Rice University.