Engenco Limited announced the appointment of Dean Draper, as Engenco's Chief Executive Officer, effective from 21 November, 2022. Dean is an experienced executive having held senior roles in the industrial sector both in Australia and overseas. He was previously the Managing Director & CEO of Ixom (former Orica Chemicals business), based in Melbourne.

Ixom is a market leader in chemical production and distribution in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to leading the Ixom business, Dean spent over 17 years in several senior executive positions at BASF. For a significant portion of his time with BASF, Dean was based in South-East Asia (primarily in Singapore) and worked across the region including Hong Kong, South Korea & Malaysia, and served as Managing Director of BASF's operations across the ASEAN region for around 4 years.

Dean holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Monash Mt Eliza Business school, a Bachelor of Business from Monash University in Melbourne, and has completed the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD Business School, France.