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Westlake Corporation Appoints New Directors to its Board
HOUSTON, February 23, 2026--Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced that Mr. Bhavesh V. "Bob" Patel and Mr. Jean-Marc Gilson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, have been elected to the company’s board of directors, effective February 20, 2026.
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