Albemarle’s Next CEO Inherits A $250 Million Swing Per Dollar

The leading global lithium producer Albemarle Corp. (NYSE:ALB) has named BHP Group Limited’s (NYSE:BHP) Chief Commercial Officer Ragnar “Rag” Udd as its next CEO. Udd will take over on Feb. 1, 2027, succeeding Kent Masters, who will become executive chairman at the company’s 2027 annual meeting. The announcement came a day after BHP said Udd would leave the world’s largest miner at the end of January. “Rag brings extensive commercial and operational expertise in natural resources and has success