Westlake appoints chief operating officer

The board of directors behind Houston-based Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE: WLK) have promoted Roger Kearns up into its C-suite.

Kearns, the current executive vice president of Westlake’s vinyls chemicals division, will become the company’s COO effective Jan. 1, according to a company filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Kearns will draw a base salary of $680,000 in 2021, with a target bonus at 80% of his base pay, Westlake said in the filing. He’ll also have a long-term…