BOSTON: Cabot Corporation, a global specialty chemical and performance materials company, has promoted Erica McLaughlin to director of investor relations.

McLaughlin will be the key point of contact between the company, its shareholders, and the investment community. She is replacing Susannah Robinson, who is taking on a role in the company's human resources department.

McLaughlin began at Cabot in 2002, serving in a variety of finance roles. Her most recent position was director of strategy.