NAMES IN THE NEWS

Alberdingk Boley Inc. appointed Thomas Baur as the new President & Chief Executive Officer for its North American Operations. Baur succeeds the retiring Paul Bleisteiner in heading the American affiliate of Germany-based resin manufacturer Alberdingk Boley GmbH.

Uni-Select Inc. appointed Emilie Gaudet to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, Canadian Automotive Group.

Huntsman Corp. appointed Phil Lister as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Lister will report to Huntsman's Chairman, President and CEO, Peter Huntsman, and will oversee the company's accounting, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, corporate development, information technology, internal audit, investor relations, tax, and treasury functions.

Birla Carbon appointed Madhavi Kanumoory Chief Digital & Information Officer. In this role, she will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s digital and information technology. Kanumoory will report to John Loudermilk, Chief Operating Officer, joining the company’s Senior Management Team and will be based at the Birla Carbon office in Mumbai.

Jun Liao joined Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. as Regional President, Asia-Pacific. Liao reports directly to CEO Robert Bryant and will manage all of Axalta's business operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Tyrone Michael Jordan (TJ), former President and Chief Operating Officer of DURA Automotive Systems, joined Axalta Coating Systems’ board of directors and will serve on the company's Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Dr. Richard (Rick) I. Michelman will become Michelman’s next President & CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2022. At that time, longtime leader Steven J. Shifman, President & CEO since 2003, will assume the role of Executive Chairman.

Scott O’Brien joined Superior Materials Inc.’s technical sales team as Midwest Regional Account Manager responsible for southern Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana and parts of Illinois. O’Brien is responsible for the company’s sales of ingredients to the CASE, graphic arts, plastics, construction, personal care and allied industries.

Mayzo Inc. recently announced the appointment of Eduardo Padilla as President of the company and Garry Schoolcraft as Vice President of Global Operations. Padilla and Schoolcraft join James H. Jones, Chief Financial Officer in Mayzo’s executive team. Founder and owner Ben Milazzo retains the role of Chairman of the Board, while Valarie Milazzo was elevated to Vice Chairman.

Beck Automation AG appointed Raphael Schor as the company’s new CTO. Schor also became a member of the management team at Beck Automation AG.

ChemQuest recently appointed James E. (Jim) Swope as The ChemQuest Group’s Chief Technology Officer, Sapna Blackburn as an additional ChemQuest Vice President, and Lauren Tetterton as Communications Director of ChemQuest and The ChemQuest Technology Institute. ChemQuest also announced the retirement of ChemQuest Vice President Aggie Lotz.

Barentz International B.V. appointed Derk-Jan Terhorst to be the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a member of the board beginning Sept. 1, 2021. Following Terhorst’s appointment, Jos van der Linden will step down as CFO and board member. Barentz also welcomed Mercedes (Meche) Leon Javier as a new Account Manager – CASE & Plastics covering Texas and Louisiana.

Innovative Chemical Products appointed Michael Turner to be the company's Chief Financial Officer. Turner brings more than 20 years of financial leadership to the role.

IGM Resins appointed Jean-Luc Vildé as Executive Vice President Operations. Vildé succeeds Michael Lotman.