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December 17, 2009, Celanese Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced that Douglas
M. Madden was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective
December 17, 2009, and will have responsibility for all of the Company&#8217;s
business operating units.&#160;&#160;Mr. Madden, age 57, is most recently
Corporate Executive Vice President and an executive officer of the Company, with
responsibility for the Acetyl Intermediates and Industrial Specialties business
segments and the Asia region, a position he has held since February
2009.&#160;&#160;He was the Executive Vice President, and President, Acetate, AT
Plastics and Emulsions &amp; PVOH, from 2006 through February
2009.&#160;&#160;Mr. Madden previously served as President of Celanese Acetate
from October 2003 to 2006.&#160;&#160;Prior to assuming leadership for Celanese
Acetate, Mr. Madden served as Vice President and General Manager of the
acrylates business and head of global supply chain for Celanese Chemicals from
2000 to October 2003.&#160;&#160;Prior to 2000, Mr. Madden held various vice
president level positions in finance, global procurement, and business support
with the Hoechst Celanese Life Sciences Group, Celanese Fibers and Celanese
Chemicals businesses.&#160;&#160;Mr. Madden started his career with American
Hoechst Corporation in 1984 as manager of corporate
distribution.&#160;&#160;Mr.&#160;Madden received a Bachelor of Science degree
in business administration from the University of Illinois.</font></div>
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no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Madden and any other persons
pursuant to which he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and
there is no family relationship between Mr. Madden and any directors or
executive officers of the Company.&#160;&#160;Mr. Madden is not currently
engaged, and has not during the last fiscal year been engaged, in any
transactions with the Company or its subsidiaries that are required to be
disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, nor have any such transactions
been proposed.&#160;&#160;In connection with Mr. Madden&#8217;s promotion, the Company
plans to adjust his compensation arrangements.&#160;&#160;A summary of the
changes to Mr. Madden&#8217;s compensation arrangements will be subsequently filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></div>
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December 17, 2009, the Company also announced that Sandra Beach Lin, Corporate
Executive Vice President and a named executive officer of the Company, will move
from her oversight responsibility for the Advanced Engineered Materials and
Consumer Specialties business segments and the European region to a leadership
role driving the Company&#8217;s strategies and activities related to corporate social
responsibility and sustainability globally, also effective December 17,
2009.</font></div>
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press release dated December 17, 2009, attached as Exhibit 99.1, the Company
announced that Douglas M. Madden was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the
Company, and that Sandra Beach Lin will move to a leadership role driving the
Company&#8217;s strategies and activities related to corporate social responsibility
and sustainability globally, each effective December 17, 2009.</font></div>
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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
:
December
17, 2009
CELANESE
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State
      or other jurisdiction
of
      incorporation)
001-32410
(Commission
      File
Number)
98-0420726
(IRS
      Employer
Identification
      No.)
1601 West LBJ Freeway,
Dallas, Texas 75234-6034
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(972)
443-4000
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ]
      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
      CFR 230.425)
[ ]
      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
[ ]
      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]
      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
      5.02
Departure
      of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
      Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
      Officers.
On
December 17, 2009, Celanese Corporation (the "Company") announced that Douglas
M. Madden was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective
December 17, 2009, and will have responsibility for all of the Company's
business operating units.  Mr. Madden, age 57, is most recently
Corporate Executive Vice President and an executive officer of the Company, with
responsibility for the Acetyl Intermediates and Industrial Specialties business
segments and the Asia region, a position he has held since February
2009.  He was the Executive Vice President, and President, Acetate, AT
Plastics and Emulsions & PVOH, from 2006 through February
2009.  Mr. Madden previously served as President of Celanese Acetate
from October 2003 to 2006.  Prior to assuming leadership for Celanese
Acetate, Mr. Madden served as Vice President and General Manager of the
acrylates business and head of global supply chain for Celanese Chemicals from
2000 to October 2003.  Prior to 2000, Mr. Madden held various vice
president level positions in finance, global procurement, and business support
with the Hoechst Celanese Life Sciences Group, Celanese Fibers and Celanese
Chemicals businesses.  Mr. Madden started his career with American
Hoechst Corporation in 1984 as manager of corporate
distribution.  Mr. Madden received a Bachelor of Science degree
in business administration from the University of Illinois.
There is
no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Madden and any other persons
pursuant to which he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and
there is no family relationship between Mr. Madden and any directors or
executive officers of the Company.  Mr. Madden is not currently
engaged, and has not during the last fiscal year been engaged, in any
transactions with the Company or its subsidiaries that are required to be
disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, nor have any such transactions
been proposed.  In connection with Mr. Madden's promotion, the Company
plans to adjust his compensation arrangements.  A summary of the
changes to Mr. Madden's compensation arrangements will be subsequently filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On
December 17, 2009, the Company also announced that Sandra Beach Lin, Corporate
Executive Vice President and a named executive officer of the Company, will move
from her oversight responsibility for the Advanced Engineered Materials and
Consumer Specialties business segments and the European region to a leadership
role driving the Company's strategies and activities related to corporate social
responsibility and sustainability globally, also effective December 17,
2009.
Item
      8.01
Other
    Events.
In a
press release dated December 17, 2009, attached as Exhibit 99.1, the Company
announced that Douglas M. Madden was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the
Company, and that Sandra Beach Lin will move to a leadership role driving the
Company's strategies and activities related to corporate social responsibility
and sustainability globally, each effective December 17, 2009.
Item
      9.01
Financial
      Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibit(s)
Exhibit
      Number
Description
99.1
Press
      Release dated December 17, 2009
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
CELANESE
      CORPORATION
Date: 
      December 17, 2009
By:
/s/ Gjon
      N. Nivica, Jr.
Name: 
      Gjon N. Nivica, Jr.
Title:
Senior
      Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
      Number
Description
99.1
Press
      Release dated December 17, 2009
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