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Meraxis AG recently announced the appointment of two new members to the company’s Supervisory Board — Bettina Charrière and Gert-Jan van den Akker. Charrière will primarily support the sales and human resources functions at Meraxis. Van den Akker will primarily be an advisor on risk management.

Lan Deng, Ph.D., and Jason Woods have joined The ChemQuest Group as Directors. Deng has over 15 years of experience in the chemical industry, having served in leadership roles at Dow Chemical, Sherwin Williams and PPG across R&D, product management and strategic planning. With 25 years of experience in the paint industry, Woods has served in leadership roles in R&D, operations and quality in segments that include automotive OEM, automotive refinish, paint sundries, protective and marine, and architectural.

Joel Houmes, Ph.D., has been promoted to R&D Manager for The Shepherd Color Co. Houmes’ promotion succeeds the retirement of Geoffrey Peake, Ph.D., who was with Shepherd Color for 33 years.

Specialty chemicals distributor IMCD Group has named Nicolas Kaufmann the Americas President for IMCD. The appointment becomes effective July 1, 2022.

INX International Ink Co. announced that three longtime employees — Brian Petzel, Renee Schouten and Heather Seville — have been promoted to Vice President positions. Petzel is now the Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis. Schouten is the Vice President of Marketing, and Seville is now the Vice President of HR.

Marufur Rahim has joined MicroCare LLC as Technical Director. Rahim will oversee the company’s laboratory, research and development, and quality teams, and is responsible for all laboratory staff, equipment and supplies.

MFG Chemical has hired Todd Viens to be the company’s Chief Financial Officer. In addition to managing the finance functions, Viens will partner with company leadership in executing MFG Chemical’s strategy around safety, revenue growth and operational excellence.

AkzoNobel has appointed Daniela Vlad Managing Director of AkzoNobel Industrial Coatings. Vlad will lead the strategic direction across a diverse product portfolio, including Coil and Extrusion Coatings, Packaging Coatings, Wood Finishes, and Wood Adhesives.