Fitz Chem Appoints 2 to Industrial Chemicals Leadership

Fitz Chem, NAGASE Group appointed Tom Downing to a newly developed role as director of New Supplier Development.

In this new role, he will evaluate new suppliers to identify strategic matches for Fitz Chem’s product portfolio, manage select Fitz Chem suppliers, and oversee the management of proprietary Fitz Chem produced products.

Downing served as Fitz Chem’s director of sales-North for the past three years.

“Tom will play a critical role in Fitz Chem-Nagase Group’s strategy to expand our sales model in both geography and product portfolio width. His understanding of the distribution market and competitive manufacturing landscape make him a key asset in our approach to this strategy,” said Robert Milano, Fitz Chem-Nagase Group’s director of Supplier Management.

Concurrent with this appointment, Fitz Chem-Nagase Group announced the appointment of Ian Giloth as director of sales-North.

Giloth recently served as senior manager – marketing & sales, Base Chemicals for Sasol Chemicals North America

“We are thrilled to have Ian on board as the newest member of our leadership team,” says Al Bernhardt, VP of Industrial Chemicals. “His broad experience in the chemical industry in sales and supplier management coupled with his extensive background in distribution with Chemcentral and Univar, Ian is an excellent leadership fit for Fitz Chem-Nagase Group as we progress our specialty selling approach in the marketplace.”