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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.

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).

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.

Management change at Simrit

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

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 Managing Director at Biesterfeld Polska

As of 1 October 2011, Waldemar Jurczak has been appointed as the operative Managing Director at the Polish branch of Biesterfeld Plastic. The expanded management of Biesterfeld Polska Sp. z o. o. now consists of Marek Parol, who holds responsibility for the administration of the company, and Jurczak, who is responsible for the operative business.

KraussMaffei AG names new Chief Executive Officer

KraussMaffei AG has appointed Jan Siebert as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective from 1 January 2012. He will succeed Dr. Dietmar Straub, who is managing the activities of KraussMaffei Group since April 2007 and who is leaving the company at his own request on 31 December 2011.

Kraton appoints Anna Cheng Catalano to its Board of Directors

Kraton announced the appointment of Anna Cheng Catalano to its Board of Directors, effective September 15, 2011.

Heitmann confirmed for another 5 years as Chairman of the Board of Management at Lanxess

At its today’s meeting, the Supervisory Board of Lanxess AG appointed Dr. Axel C. Heitmann, 51, as Chairman of the Board of Management for a further five years.

Changes within the Board of Directors of Tessenderlo Chemie

At the Annual General Meeting of Tessenderlo Chemie NV of 7 June 2011 the following Directors have been nominated:

PlasticsEurope appoints new President

Patrick Thomas, CEO of Bayer MaterialScience, succeeds Jacques van Rijckevorsel as President of PlasticsEurope. The organisation’s General Assembly elected him during the PolyTalk industry summit, which took place in Rochefort en Yvelines on 25 – 27 May 2011.

Personnel changes at Dow Corning

Robert D. Hansen has been elected as new Chief Executive Officer of Dow Corning.

Smithers Rapra names new Senior Process Technologist

Jon Lea has been appointed as new Senior Process Technologist at Smithers Rapra. In his new role, he will support the technical processing team and specialised manufacturing services at the European site headquarters within the UK.

DuPont names new Global Automotive Technology Director

Dr. David A. Glasscock has been named Global Automotive Technology Director at DuPont.

Changes in the Board of Management of Reifenhäuser

Effective 1 January 2011, Bernd Reifenhäuser has taken over the chairmanship of the Management Board of Reifenhäuser GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik, a leading manufacturer of extrusion systems, screws and barrels.

Engel appoints new Managing Directors in Mexico and Turkey

Peter Auinger took up the position as Managing Director of Engel Mexico in February 2011. The injection moulding machine expert has been involved in sales management in the plastics industry for many years and his career record shows experience of working the Latin American markets. Alberto Meade, the previous Managing Director of Engel Mexico, is leaving the company for personal reasons.

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