Chandradev Mehta Director, Strategic Planning and Transactions LyondellBasell Industries

Chandradev Mehta is currently Director, Mergers and Acquisitions at LyondellBasell Industries and is responsible for its M&A efforts globally. He has more than 12 years of experience in M&A and Corporate Development, across US and Asia and is currently responsible for overseeing LyondellBasell’s global acquisition and divestitures program. He has also been instrumental in developing of global acquisition processes, including integration and separation best practices, at LyondellBasell.

Chandradev has worked on number of buy and sell side M&A transactions, in energy and chemicals sectors, across United States, Europe and Asia. Prior to working at LyondellBasell, Chandradev worked with Citigroup for 9 years where he advised global chemicals companies on M&A and led the chemicals investment banking efforts for Citigroup in Asia. Additionally he has also worked with Honeywell International for 5 years, focused on engineering and project management for Oil & Gas, Refining and Chemical sector clients globally.

Chandradev earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from India and an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Claudia De Meulemeester Activism & Corporate Governance Reporter Activistmonitor

Claudia is a multilingual reporter covering shareholder activism, corporate governance and ESG trends in Europe. Before joining Activistmonitor and DealReporter in 2018, Claudia held different editorial positions at Euromoney PLC and Newsquest Media Group. Claudia has experience working in print, online and  radio. She holds academic qualifications from Ghent University, Aarhus University and City University London.