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BASF names Whittleston VP for automotive refinish and industrial coatings business
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…
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CEO Ton Büchner returns to AkzoNobel
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…
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PPG appoints Thiele treasurer, announces Giga to retire
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…
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Nova Paint Club elects new president at conference in Germany
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…
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KeyBanc Capital Market names head of chemicals practice
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…
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Valspar CFO to retire
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…
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Archway Sales Announces New Hires
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…
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International Paint Appoints Doering VP Protective Coatings Business Development, North America
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…
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Spettmann Named Head of BASF's Business Unit for Pigments and Resins Europe
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…
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H.B. Fuller Names New Chief Technology and Innovation Officer
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…
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Resinate Materials Group expands laboratory team
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…
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Faraci of International Paper joins PPG Industries board of directors
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…
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AkzoNobel announces leadership changes
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…
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CEO Ton Büchner expected to return to AkzoNobel year-end
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…
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United Gilsonite Laboratories hires new research associate
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…
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McDonald joins Hempel oil and gas team
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…
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Eastman Chemical Company announces an executive retirement and two new executive appointments
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…
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Coatings industry mourns Steve Guntner
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…
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Taminco names Ellen Van De Woestijne global market manager
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…
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Chung joins Emerald Kalama Chemicals as product line manager
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business unit of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Sharon Chung as K-Flex product line manager for Asia. Chung fills a new position to support the growing demand for the K-Flex products and will be responsible fo…
