People In The News
August 10, 2005
Degussa: Degussa announced that
Douglas M. Harless has been named
senior vice president and general
manager of the coatings and colorants
business unit’s colorants business line.
In this position, Mr. Harless has global
responsibility for…
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August 10, 2005
Johnson Polymer: Gary Raley has been
named president and chief operating
officer of Johnson Polymer, succeeding
Kees Verhaar, who has stepped down to
pursue other opportunities.
Prior to the promotion, Mr. Raley
served as Johnson Wax Profession…
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August 10, 2005
Rohm and Haas: The company made
three new appointments in its sales and
marketing departments for the architectural
and functional coatings business.
Jakob Sigurdsson has been appointed
European marketing director. Mr.
Sigurdsson joined Rohm an…
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August 10, 2005
Tnemec: The company named Joe
Davis to the position of director of
technical services. In this new position,
Mr. Davis will be responsible for
managing Tnemec’s technical service
representatives, and will ensure that
the company’s i…
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August 10, 2005
Pro Guard Coatings: Pro Guard
Coatings of Denver, PA has
announced that David P. Chapman has joined the company as technical
director. He will be responsible for
directing the technical activities for
existing and new product development
for hi…
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August 10, 2005
PPG Industries: The company
announced that Michael A. Ludlow,
vice president, industrial coatings, has
been appointed senior vice president,
original equipment manufacturing
(OEM) coatings.
Automotive, industrial, packaging,
European and light…
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August 10, 2005
Nordson UV Limited: This subsidiary of
Nordson Corporation, has appointed
Ed McGhee industrial sales manager.
In this capacity Mr. McGhee is
responsible for sales and marketing in
North America for the industrial
product line that includes both…
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August 10, 2005
D.B. Becker: Alex Prosapio, formerly
of Ciba Specialty Chemicals, has
joined the D.B. Becker Co. Inc., as
general manager. Mr. Prosapio will be
responsible for directing sales and
managing company operations, logistics
and sales strategic plann…
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August 10, 2005
Maroon Incorporated: Maroon
Incorporated, an Avon, OH supplier of
raw materials and packaging products
for more than 25 years, has made
some internal changes in order to better
serve its customers. Senior vice
president and chief financial offi…
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August 10, 2005
Netzsch Incorporated: The company
announced the appointment of John
Maguire to vice president of its Nemo
pump division. Mr. Maguire has more
than 20 years of technical sales and
marketing experience with progressing
cavity pumps. He has worked…
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August 10, 2005
● Paar Physica USA: Paar Physica USA
has expanded its sales team with the
addition of Don Becker as director of
sales and marketing. Mr. Becker has
more than 16 years of experience in
the rheological marketplace.…
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August 10, 2005
Ashland Distribution Co.: Ashland’s
industrial chemicals and solvents
(IC&S) division has named Darryl A.
Deaton business manager. Mr. Deaton
will be responsible for managing all
aspects of the division’s business in the
Columbu…
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August 10, 2005
Lyondell Chemical Co.: Russell T.
Crockett, Jr. and J. Vaughn Deasy
have been appointed to lead the sales
functions for the recently consolidated
chemicals and polymers organization
of Lyondell Chemical Co. and Equistar
Chemicals, LP.
Mr. Croc…
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August 10, 2005
Reichhold: Reichhold named Hersch
Craven plant manager of its
Pensacola, FL facility. Mr. Craven will
direct the manufacturing and delivery
of products.…
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August 10, 2005
EM Industries: Merck KGaA announced
that Douglas S. Brown has been named
president and chief executive officer of
EM Industries, Inc. He replaces Tom
Colclough, who retired on June 30.
Mr. Brown joined EM Industries in
September 2001 and has mo…
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