Alberdingk Boley, Inc. has named Joe Koenig technical sales manager - Mid-South region reporting to Yasmin Sayed-Sweet, vice president sales and marketing. Koenig has more than 15 years of experience in the coatings industry including roles in…
BASF has named Paul Whittleston as vice president for Automotive Refinish Coatings in North America. In his new role, Whittleston will be based in Southfield, Michigan.
Prior to this appointment, Whittleston served BASF as staff to the p…
The Supervisory Board of AkzoNobel has announced that CEO Ton Büchner will resume his duties on Friday, December 7, following a full recovery.
"On behalf of the Supervisory Board and the Executive Committee we welcome Ton coming back to th…
PPG Industries has appointed Eric K. Thiele, PPG assistant treasurer and credit director, as treasurer and a company officer. He will report to David B. Navikas, PPG senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer, and he will continue to…
The Nova Paint Club has elected Michael Dayan, CEO of Tambour, Israel's leading paint company, to be its new president, replacing Joao Serrenho of CIN Group. The Nova Paint Club, which has ten member companies operating in 80 countries, recently…
KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. recently announced the appointment of Mario Toukan as head of the chemicals practice.
Prior to assuming this role, Toukan spent 13 years as an M&A focused banker and served as KeyBanc Capital Markets’ adv…
Valspar Corporation recently announced the planned retirement of Lori A. Walker, senior vice President and chief financial officer. Walker joined Valspar in 2000 as assistant controller, was promoted to vice president and controller in 2001, vice pre…
Jim Connery has joined Archway Sales, Inc. as a technical sales representative for the Southern Region. Connery has more than 25 years’ experience in chemical sales. He will be responsible for growing sales in Florida.
Kaley Bergko…
International Paint LLC has appointed Scott Doering to the newly created position of vice president Protective Coatings business development, North America.
In this role, Doering will be responsible for developing the strategic sales and growt…
Ralf Spettmann was appointed senior vice president of the Pigments and Resins Europe business unit of BASF. Previously, he was senior vice president of the Fuel and Lubricant Solutions unit. In his new function, he will be in charge of the prod…
H.B. Fuller Company has named Hassan H. Rmaile chief technology and innovation officer. Rmaile comes to H.B. Fuller from Ashland Incorporated, where he most recently served as vice president of R&D platforms in the company's Specialty I…
Resinate Materials Group, a supplier of resins to the paints, coatings, adhesives and sealants market, has expanded its research and development team through the addition of Mathew Brown and Kyle McGrath. The new additions are part of Res…
PPG Industries' board of directors has elected John V. Faraci as a member of the company’s board. He also has been appointed as a member of the board’s audit committee and nominating and governance committee.
Faraci is chairman and C…
AkzoNobel announced that the Supervisory Board and Board member Leif Darner have mutually agreed that he will step down from the Board of Management at the 2013 AGM in April. Conrad Keijzer, currently managing director of AkzoNobel Industrial Coating…
AkzoNobel's Supervisory Board received an update on the progress of CEO Ton Büchner's recovery. Following a Supervisory Board meeting, the company reported that medical specialists expect the CEO to fully recover and that it is ant…
United Gilsonite Laboratories (UGL) has appointed Blythe Elizabeth Golosky research associate in the Research and Development Laboratory.
In her new role, Golosky will work in new product development and product improvement. Prior to joining UGL, Go…
James McDonald, has joined the oil and gas team within Hempel Coatings as the primary engineering representative for the onshore upstream market. McDonald has spent more than a decade in the protective coatings industry, performing a variety of roles…
On Jan. 1, 2013, Theresa K. Lee, senior vice president, chief legal and administrative officer will retire after 25 years of distinguished service. Effective upon her retirement, Lee’s responsibilities will be assumed by two new executives.
Dav…
Steve Guntner, a coatings industry veteran passed away September 28 after a brief illness. Steve, 63, was well known and regarded in the coatings industry, with a career spanning more than 30 years.
Steve started his career in the mixing industry wi…
Taminco Inc. has selected Ellen Van De Woestijne to lead global marketing efforts for its feed and specialty additive products. As global market manager, she heads a team of country- and region-based sales and marketing professionals dedicated to hel…