AkzoNobel Appoints Stulberg, Regional Commercial Director For Marine & Protective Coatings Americas

AkzoNobel has appointed Michael Stulberg regional commercial director for Marine and Protective Coatings North America.

He brings to the role extensive expertise across sales and product management for both U.S. and international markets as a result of 25 years in the oil and gas industry.

Most recently Director Of Sales at Weatherford International, he was responsible for business growth, driving top-level profitability, sales and market expansions including managing a sales and technical team across North America.

His new role will see Michael responsible for leading sales and profitability, driving customer focus around the business purpose of ‘People. Planet. Paint.’ and managing P&L of Marine and Protective Coatings in line with strategic initiatives and mandates.

‘People. Planet. Paint.’ is AkzoNobel’s mission to make a real impact in a changing world and deliver the sustainable and innovative solutions that customers, communities and the planet are relying on.

As part of the Marine, Protective & Yacht Leadership team, Stulberg will report directly to Simon Parker, Director of MPY Coatings.

His appointment comes as AkzoNobel has placed sustainability at the heart of its operations through the four key pledges that support the purpose of ‘People. Planet. Paint.’.

They are, by 2030:

• To generate over 50 per cent of revenue from sustainable solutions
• To halve their own carbon emissions and those across the value chain (from a 2018 baseline)
• To generate 100 per cent circular waste in operations
• To empower 100,000 members of local communities with new skills.