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April 6, 2010
PPG Industries has appointed Timothy M. Knavish vice president, automotive coatings, Americas. Knavish is currently PPG general manager, automotive coatings, Americas. He will continue to be based at the PPG automotive coatings headquarters in Troy,…  Read More »

April 6, 2010
International Paint Protective Coatings has assigned David Hunter and Bill Dempster with the additional role of fire protection business manager, overseeing all sales and service efforts for the company’s Chartek and Interchar fire protection…  Read More »

April 6, 2010
Nordson Corporation announced the election of three new directors to its board along with the re-election of two current directors, all for terms expiring in 2013. The total number of Nordson directors will remain at 12 as the three new directors rep…  Read More »

April 6, 2010
RPM International has named Terri Wallace as manager, global treasury and Marvin Muhumuza as information technology auditor. Wallace will serve as RPM’s primary treasury management contact in the U.S. and as a liaison for European-based f…  Read More »

March 16, 2010
Shamrock Technologies has named Steven M. Parker president and chief operating officer. William B. Neuberg will remain chairman and chief executive officer. Parker, a 30-year veteran of the ad­vanced materials industries has held key executive po…  Read More »

March 16, 2010
Patrice Barthelmes has been appointed CEO of Eliokem. He previously served as vice president and director for the packaging and building materials division of Rohm and Haas from  1999 until its buyout by Dow Chemical in 2009, where he was app&sh…  Read More »

March 16, 2010
PPG Industries has appointed Gregory Benckart general manager, automotive refinish USCA, with responsibility for PPG’s automotive refinish business in North America. Benckart is currently general manager, sales and marketing North America, auto…  Read More »

March 16, 2010
Joan A. Schuller has been named general manager for the North American region of Dow Coating Materials, the global architectural and industrial coatings business of The Dow Chemical Company. In her role, Schuller is responsible for setting the busine…  Read More »

March 16, 2010
The American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) has elected Ken Yarosh, global service line manager for the specialty chemicals business of Dow Corning, to serve as vice chairman of the 2010 International  board of directors. During his two-ye…  Read More »

March 16, 2010
Ron Yarnell, OEM sales manager for PPG Industries’ commercial coatings group, has been elected to a 2010-2013 term on the board of directors of the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM). Yarnell has worked for PPG for more than 2…  Read More »

March 16, 2010
Dow has elected Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V., to its board of directors. Polman brings to Dow an understanding of both the chemical and related downstream consumer products industries. Prior to heading Unilever, Polman was a top…  Read More »

February 8, 2010
Perstorp has appointed Mike Schneider its new market development manager for coatings and adhesives, primarily focusing on products such as Tolonate and Easaqua aliphatic polyisocyanates. Schneider’s job will be to provide technical support to…  Read More »

February 8, 2010
JNS Smithchem LLC  has appointed Doug Bennett to the newly created position of regional sales manager,  New England. Bennett will be responsible for growing the company’s customer and supplier base in New England with  emphasis o…  Read More »

February 8, 2010
Jukka Havia has been appointed Tikkurila's CFO and member of the management board beginning April 16, 2010. Based in Vantaa, he will report to Erkki Järvinen, president and CEO, Tikkurila Oy. Havia will join Tikkurila from Ruukki Group Oyj where…  Read More »

February 8, 2010
The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has elected Ken Yarosh, global Sservice line manager for the specialty chemicals business of Dow Corning, to serve as vice chairman of the 2010 Inte­rnational Board of Directors. Yarosh will h…  Read More »

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