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PPG Appoints Fayock, Gette to New Roles
PPG announced that Dan Fayock, currently corporate counsel, was appointed assistant general counsel and corporate secretary, and Joe Gette, currently corporate counsel, was named assistant general counsel, M&A and securities. Both will report to…09.24.18
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TCI Hires Amelia Cornell as Marketing Administrator
Amelia Cornell joined TCI Powder Coatings as marketing administrator, the company said. In this role, she will be responsible for the functionality and coordination of TCI’s marketing department's activities, supporting the commerc…09.20.18
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BASF Plastic Additives Middle East Appoints New Managing Director for Bahrain
Michael Willie was named managing director of BASF Plastic Additives Middle East, the state-of-the-art production facility for customer-specific antioxidant blends in Bahrain. As the leading manufacturer and supplier of plastic additives in the regi…09.19.18
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DowDuPont Names Senior Leaders of Future Independent Companies Corteva Agriscience, DuPont
DowDuPont CEO Ed Breen will become executive chairman of DuPont following the separation.09.17.18
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Kuncai Europe B.V.: Further Organizational Changes
On Sept. 1, 2018, Helen Hatcher succeeded Mike Tijdink as Kuncai Europe B.V.’s general manager, the company announced. Tijdink will continue in his role as the GM of Qolortech B.V., a privately owned masterbatch producer. Hat…09.17.18
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Van Horn, Metz & Co. Adds to Technical Sales Team
Van Horn, Metz & Co. Inc. is expanding its U.S. reach with the addition of Andrew J. Crofford as a regional sales manager to cover the Midwest. Crofford started his career as a project chemist with American Colors Inc. where he formulate…09.07.18
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Cimbar Names Landels Director Distribution/Key Accounts Manager
Tom Landels will begin a new role as Cimbar’s director distribution/key accounts manager. He has been working for Cimbar’s sales department in the Southwest for the last three years and has been working with our west coast distributors si…09.07.18
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Wiggenhagen to Lead Kemper System America
Andreas H. Wiggenhagen takes the helm at Kemper System America, Inc. as CEO, overseeing operations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He is based at the company’s headquarters in West Seneca, New York and retains his role as co-director of the…09.07.18
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BASF Announces Personnel Changes
The Board of Executive Directors of BASF has announced the following personnel changes. Fried-Walter Münstermann, president, procurement, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, will assume responsibility for the Task Force Process Simplificat…09.05.18
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Terrence Hahn Officially Joins Axalta as CEO
New CEO Terrence Hahn has officially joined Axalta – succeeding Charlie Shaver – the company said. Hahn will serve on Axalta’s Board of Directors, which will increase from eight to nine directors. "My career e…09.04.18
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Pilot Chemical Names New Houston Plant Manager
Wanda I. Gonzalez was named plant manager for Pilot Chemical Company’s Houston plant. She will oversee all manufacturing and logistics processes at the plant and lead a team of about 30 employees. Gonzalez most recently served as…08.30.18
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The Carlyle Group, GIC Name Shaver CEO for AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals Pending Completion of Sale
As part of the strategy to separate Specialty Chemicals from its Paints and Coatings business, AkzoNobel announced in March 2018 that it had agreed to sell 100% of its Specialty Chemicals business to The Carlyle Group and GIC. Upon completion of the…08.30.18
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Ardleigh Minerals Adds Morgan Piper as Customer Service Representative
Ardleigh Minerals hired Morgan L. Piper as a customer service representative, according to CEO Ernest Q. Petrey, Jr. “We are fortunate to add Morgan to our team,” says Petrey. “Her education and prior work experience in natural r…08.28.18
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Stahl Appoints New CFO
Stahl appointed Frank Sonnemans as the company’s new CFO and a member of the Board of Stahl Holdings B.V. as of Jan. 1 2019. Sonnemans, 57, will take over for current CFO, Bram Drexhage, who decided to retire from Stahl in mid-2019.…08.28.18
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Azelis Americas Hires Eva O’Keefe as VP of Strategic Accounts
Eva O’Keefe will join Ribelin and Azelis Americas on Sept. 1, 2018, as VP Strategic Accounts/LATAM, the company announced. She will join the Ribelin team in the west, report to GM Jordan Muller, and will be responsible for Behr. …08.20.18
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Heather Lemieux Appointed Asterion Technical Sales Engineer
Heather Lemieux joined Asterion, LLC as a technical sales engineer. Lemieux is responsible for creating customer value through the sales and service of the company’s plating processes, pre-treatment chemistries, and powder coatings in Ohio and…08.16.18
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Pilot Chemical Company Adds John Brantley to Board of Directors
Pilot Chemical Company made two important changes to its Board of Directors by electing veteran attorney John R. Brantley as a director and naming longtime director Bob Cellura as its first director emeritus. As a partner in the Houston offi…08.09.18
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Larry Shutzberg Joins Buckman's Board of Directors
Larry Shutzberg will be joining Buckman’s Board of Directors, the company announced. Shutzberg is the EVP and chief information officer with GEC Packaging Technologies, a privately owned global company doing business as Graham Packagin…08.08.18
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Kuraray Names New President, CEO
Kuraray America, Inc. appointed Hitoshi Toyoura as president and CEO. Toyoura joins KAI from the Osaka, Japan office, where he served as a director and senior executive officer of Kuraray Co., Ltd. During his 35-year tenure with the company,…08.08.18
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Specialty Polymers, Inc. Hires New Director of Operations
Specialty Polymers, Inc. has hired Aaron Hughes to be the company’s new director of operations. Hughes will be responsible for overseeing the company’s production sites in Chester, SC, and Woodburn, OR. His responsibilities cover all…08.06.18
