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Cooper Standard names Miziolek Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Cooper-Standard has announced the appointment of Aleksandra A. Miziolek as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective 3 February 2014.

TPU business of Bayer with new organisation

Bayer MaterialScience announced that is has decided to support the growth of its TPU business by giving it a new organisational setup.

Zachert appointed as new CEO of Lanxess

Lanxess AG has announced that the Supervisory Board of the company has resolved to end by mutual agreement the appointment of Axel C. Heitmann as Member and Chairman of the Board of Management, effective 28 February 2014. Matthias Zachert has been appointed as his successor. Zachert, former CFO of Lanxess, and currently CFO of Merck KGaA in Darmstadt, Germany, will take over as Chairman of the Board of Management on 1 April 2014.

Sternberg to lead Dupont’s Global Automotive R+D

Jeffrey Sternberg, Ph.D., has been named DuPont global automotive technology director. In this role, he is charged to bring the breadth of DuPont advanced materials as well as renewably sourced materials and fuels to the auto industry. Sternberg joined DuPont in 1988 as a synthesis chemist for DuPont Crop Protection. He held several roles in this business before advancing to management. In 2006, he joined Central Research + Development, Materials Science and Engineering, where he led a group focused on developing materials solutions for photovoltaics that improve conversion efficiency, lower cost and extend system lifetime.

Akhtar new Managing Director of BASF Pakistan

Effective 1 February 2014, Faisal Akhtar has been appointed as Managing Director of BASF Pakistan (Private) Limited and Managing Director of BASF Chemicals & Polymers Pakistan (Private) Limited. He succeeds Qazi-Sajid Ali, who will retire effective 31 March 2014.

Lubben named new President of Reverdia

Effective 1 January 2014, Marcel Lubben has been appointed as President of Reverdia, a joint venture between Royal DSM and Roquette Frères. Reporting to the Reverdia board, Lubben will be responsible for developing and managing the sustainable succinic acid manufacturer into the next phase of growth.

KOREA (SOUTH): LG Chem names new vice chairman

LG Group promoted LG Chem CEO Park Jin-soo to vice chairman of the group Thursday (28 Nov. 2013). LG Chem is one of the group’s cash generators.

Christopher Cooper joins Teknor Apex

Christopher Cooper has joined Teknor Apex as a market manager in the Thermoplastic Elastomer Division. He will be responsible for TPE sales and business development in the North American transportation market.

SPE to honor achievements of industry leaders at Antec 2013

Four individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the plastics industry will be honored by the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) at Antec, which will take place from 22 – 24 April 2013 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, OH, USA. The awards will be presented as part of the society’s Annual Awards Program at the SPE Celebrates Banquet on 21 April 2013.

Kafka joins Sibur

In November 2012 Christian Kafka, 44, joined Sibur as Director TPE of the SBS business activities.

Murray becomes President of Teknor Apex

William J. Murray has been appointed as new President of Teknor Apex. He succeeds Jonathan D. Fain, who remains CEO and becomes chairman of the board.

Edwards succeeds McElya as CEO of Cooper Standard

Jeffrey S. Edwards, 50, succeeds James McElya as President and CEO of Cooper Standard, Novi, MI, USA. McElya has retired as an executive of the company as of 15 October 2012.

Murphy new VP of R & D and CIO at PolyOne

Dr. Christopher J. Murphy has joined PolyOne as Vice President, Research and Development, and Chief Innovation Officer (CIO). He succeeds Dr. Cecil Chappelow, who is retiring after an accomplished 38-year career in the speciality chemicals industry.

Fouletier new Chairman of the Board of Perstorp

After more than 12 years with Perstorp, first as President and CEO and most recently as Chairman of the Board, Lennart Holm has decided to leave his position with the company. Fabrice Fouletier of PAI partners, who has been a Board Member of Perstorp since 2006, will succeed Holm, effective from 25 October 2012.

Gründken appointed to Technical Manager at Kuraray Europe

On 1 July 2012 Marcel Gründken joined Kuraray Europe GmbH, Hattersheim, Germany, as Technical Manager.

Page promoted to Global Marketing Director at GLS

Charles Page is the new Global Marketing Director for GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers, PolyOne Corporation, based in Gaggenau, Germany. He has been part of PolyOne since 2003, but started his career as a formulator at AlphaGary Corporation in England, twelve years ago.

New appointments at Teknor Apex

Jeffrey E. Dickerhoof has joined Teknor Apex as a Senior Market Manager, responsible for TPE sales and business development in the North American transportation market. He entered the plastics and elastomers industry in 1998 when he joined Advanced Elastomer Systems.

Bauza-Petrovic joins IISRP as Director of Programs

Effective 13 August 2012, Roxanna Bauza-Petrovic has joined the staff of the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers, Inc. (IISRP) and will serve as the Director of Programs.

Obituary for Frank Ananda Sree Prosad Gupta

19 November 1963 – 11 August 2012

Change of leadership at Freudenberg

Dr. Peter Bettermann, 65, who has been Speaker of the Management Board and general partner of Freudenberg & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft for many years, has officially handed over responsibility to his successor, Dr. Mohsen Sohi, 53, on 1 July 2012. Following 18 years on the Management Board, Bettermann has gone into retirement on 30 June 2012.

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