03.16.10
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 appointed vice president and group director for its adhesives and functional polymers division. Barthelmes started his career in 1983 as R&D manager at Air Liquide. In 1989 he joined Sanofi Group as marketing product manager and in 1994, Systems Bio Industry where he held the positions of marketing and sales director for the specialty additives division and head of flavors and fruit systems division.