John Hotz is currently Vice President of Polyethylene Business for NOVA Chemicals, Inc., a focused commodity chemical company, producing Styrenics and Olefins/Polyolefins at 18 locations in the United States, Canada, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In this role, Mr. Hotz has global responsibility for NOVA´s Polyethylene market and business management.
Prior to joining NOVA in June of 2000, Mr. Hotz was with Equistar Chemicals for more than 24 years.
Mr. Hotz received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Creighton University and is a graduate of Northwestern University´s Executive Development Program. He and his wife, Paula, reside with their two sons in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.