People In The News
August 10, 2005
● Akzo Nobel: Chuck Mayne has been
appointed global manager automotive
aftermarket for Akzo Nobel car refinishes.
Using his expertise in the automotive
field, Mr. Mayne will lead Akzo
Nobel’s global effort to enhance the
profitabili…
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August 10, 2005
● Spraylat Corp.: This Gainesville, TXbased
company announced that
Robert M. Schmuck has been named
vice president and general manager–
powder coatings business unit. Most
recently Mr. Schmuck served as business
manager for Valspar&…
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August 10, 2005
Tri-iso, Inc.: Steven Luboviski has
joined this Claremont, CA-based company
as a technical sales representative.
Prior to joining Tri-iso, he was an
associate chemist in the soldermask
group and organic synthesis group at
the Shipley Co…
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August 10, 2005
Focus Chemical Corp.: Joe Lipiec has
joined the company as midwest U.S.
regional manager. Mr. Lipiec has 30
years experience in the chemical industry
in a variety of sales and marketing
positions with companies such as
Witco, Air Products and B…
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August 10, 2005
Degussa Corp.: Probyn Forbes was
named the new director of manufacturing
for the colorants business line.
As director of manufacturing, Mr.
Forbes brings more than 13 years of
experience, most recently as plant
manager at the company’s Lo…
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August 10, 2005
Rheometric Scientific: Scott Pufahl has
joined the company as vice president of
engineering and operations. Mr. Pufahl
will be responsible for all manufacturing
and engineering functions. He
brings to the company more than 10
years in leadershi…
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August 10, 2005
EFKA Additives BV: Peter Quednau,
one of the founders of EFKA in 1983,
will retire as director of technology.
Arend Noordam has been appointed
his successor.…
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August 10, 2005
Blackfriar Paints: Following a restructuring
of the organization, the company
has named Peter Sims as its new managing
director. Mr. Sims joined the company
as marketing director almost two years
ago and has more than 18 years experience
in the…
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August 10, 2005
Watson Coatings, Inc.: The company
announced the hiring of Jerome
Mitchell as controller. The company
also announced that Mike Brinker has
been appointed sales representative for
the marine line of Watson Coatings’
products to the inland…
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August 10, 2005
Solutia, Inc.: Nathalie Delava has
been named product manager, adhesives
for Europe, for the resin and
additives business unit of Solutia, Inc.
She will be based in Louvain-la-
Neuve, Belgium. In her new position,
Ms. Delava will be responsible…
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August 10, 2005
● Sika Industry: This supplier of bonding,
sealing, damping, protection and
acoustic control products appointed Ron
Smith to the newly created position of
director of marketing. Mr. Smith will be
responsible for directing and managing
the…
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August 10, 2005
● Reichhold: Dan Uyesato has been
named general counsel for the company.
He will be responsible for all of
Reichhold’s legal activities on a global
basis.
Reichhold also announced the
appointment of Jeffrey Cochran as
plant manager…
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August 10, 2005
Dow Polyurethanes: David Fischer,
business vice president of Dow’s
polyurethanes business, has relocated
to Horgen, Switzerland and will direct
business operations from there. He
has been with Dow since 1986…
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August 10, 2005
Degussa: The company announced
that Robert J. Morlino, who had been
vice president and general manager of
the company’s colorants business line,
has taken the position of controller for
Degussa’s bleaching and water chemicals
busine…
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