Personnel news of the polymerindustry - Dr. Gupta Verlag

Dominique Fournier appointed to Kraton’s Board of Directors

Kraton has announced the appointment of Dominique Fournier to its Board of Directors, effective February 16, 2012.

Bayer names Marc Daniel Block as director, regional key account sales for CAS

Marc Daniel Block has been appointed as director, regional key account sales for Bayer MaterialScience LLC's Coatings, Adhesives, Specialties (CAS) business unit. In this role, Block leads the CAS regional key account sales team in the USA. He also serves as head of the technical sales team and the Single Point of Contact office in the NAFTA region.

Jon Huntsman, Jr. appointed as new board member of Huntsman

Huntsman announced the appointment of Jon Huntsman, Jr., 51, as a new director to its Board of Directors effective 1 February 2012. He will serve for a term that expires at the company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The board now comprises ten directors, six of whom are independent directors.

IISRP to honour synthetic rubber industry leaders

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) will honour two of its outstanding leaders at its next Annual General Meeting (AGM).

BMS appoints new Key Account Manager for cosmetics PU raw materials

David Krempels has been appointed as Key Account Manager, Baycusan cosmetics ingredients line, at Bayer MaterialScience LLC.

Robert Hu joins Hallstar as Vice President R&D

Dr Robert Shengkui Hu has joined Hallstar’s senior management team as Vice President, Research and Development. He will replace Gary Wentworth, who will retire from the company this year after overseeing the transition of his responsibilities.

New General Manager for Dow Coating Materials in EMEA

Anton G. Van Beek has been named General Manager for Dow Coating Materials for the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. He succeeds Martin Sutcliffe who, after more than two and a half years in the role, is moving to Dow’s Corporate Commercial Organization.

SPE appoints Willem De Vos as new CEO

Willem (Wim) De Vos has been named as new Chief Executive Officer of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE). He succeeds Susan Oderwald, who left SPE in December.

Roger Ervast joins Lapolla Industries as Director of R & D

Roger Ervast has joined Lapolla Industries, Inc. as the Director of Research & Development.

Management change at Simrit

As of 1 January 2012 José Caro, 51, will lead the global Simrit business at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies.

Changes in the Board of Executive Directors of BASF

BASF SE has appointed Wayne T. Smith, 51, to the Board of Executive Directors effective at the end of the Annual Meeting on 27 April 2012. Smith, an American, is currently head of BASF’s Polyurethanes division headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Connell Brothers appoints Azita Owlia as Vice President in North Asia

Connell Brothers, a division of Wilbur-Ellis Company, and one of the largest marketers and distributors of specialty chemicals and ingredients in Asia-Pacific, has hired Azita Owlia, the former Senior Vice President at Bayer Material Science, to oversee and expand its business operations in North Asia, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

Lynn Knudtson of Future Foam elected President of the PFA

Lynn Knudtson of Future Foam, Council Bluffs, IA, USA, was elected to serve as President of the Polyurethane Foam Association (PFA), the trade association of US flexible polyurethane foam manufacturers and suppliers. His term began at the PFA Fall Business and Technical Session in Phoenix, AZ, this month.

Argotec promotes Wilby to Chairman and CEO, Filler to President and COO

Argotec, Inc. co-founders Dick Barnes and Steve Wolkenbreit recently announced the promotion of Bruce Wilby to Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. Wilby served previously as President and CEO.

Smithers Rapra names new Principal Consultant

Smithers Rapra has appointed Dr. Andrew Feilden to the position of Principal Consultant within the consultancy centre at the European headquarters site near Shrewsbury, West Midlands, UK.

Goodyear names new President for the North American Tire business

Stephen R. McClellan, 45, has been appointed President of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s North American Tire business unit. He succeeds Curt Andersson, who will pursue other professional interests. McClellan will continue to be responsible for North American Tire’s consumer tyre business until a successor is named.

Personnel changes at Zeon Europe

Zeon Europe GmbH recently announced that a major objective for the company for the future is the significant expansion of its Specialty Plastics business besides the Elastomers business. With a new organisation and new staff members the company has prepared for these challenges.

New Sales Manager at Masterflex AG

On 1 October 2011, Christian Horstkötter assumed the position of Sales Manager of Masterflex AG and thus succeeds Alfons Beitz. Horstkötter has many years of managerial experience in the marketing and sales of technical products in medium-sized enterprises.

Personnel changes at Zeon Europe

As of 1 April 2011, Haruhiko Takahashi has taken on responsibility as the new Managing Director of Zeon Europe in Düsseldorf, Germany. Takahashi was last employed in the Zeon R&D centre in Kawasaki, Japan. Dr. Walter Heider is now Director of the Specialty Material Business for this business unit.

Jason Ding to replace Wolfgang Büchele as CEO of BorsodChem

Effective 1 January 2012, Jason Ding, Chairman of the Board of BorsodChem Zrt., will assume responsibility as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Dr. Wolfgang Büchele, the current CEO and Member of the Board will leave the company to become President and CEO of Kemira Oyj in Finland.

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