People on the Move
BASF appoints Liebelt group VP
BASF has named Uwe Liebelt group
vice president of the company’s
acrylics and dispersions business in
North America based in Charlotte,
NC. He replaces Cenan Ozmeral, who
retired. In his new assignment,
Liebelt is responsible for BASF’s global kaolin clay business in North
America.
Liebelt joined BASF in 1996.
Following various positions in
research, operations and controlling,
he served as director, controlling and
strategy for BASF’s global acrylics and
dispersions division between 2003 and
2005. In 2005, he was promoted to vice
president for the inorganics business
unit in North America.
ness process development especially
within supply chain operations. Most
recently, he served as vice president,
supply chain North Europe.
CPS Color has named Stefan
Schröer-Elpers as a new region director to Asia-Pacific (APAC) area.
Schröer-Elpers has spent nine years
at CPS Color, five of those as COO, colorant operations, based in Sittard, The
Netherlands.
EVONIK NAMES ENGEL
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Evonik Industries AG, appointed
Klaus Engel, member of the executive
board of Evonik Industries AG and
chairman of the executive board of
Evonik Degussa GmbH, effective
January 1. He replaces Werner Müller,
chairman of the executive board of
Evonik Industries.
RPM HIRES SENIOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AUDITOR
RPMInternational has named Mike
D. Metivier senior information technology auditor. Metivier has more
than 13 years of experience as a network administrator, programmer analyst and information technology consultant. Metivier has served as a senior associate for KPMF LLP, an international accounting and consulting
firm. In this role, he worked with
many RPM operating companies,
CB MILLS APPOINTS
MARKETING DIRECTOR
CB Mills has promoted Ion Despoiu to
the position of marketing director/new
business development. Despoiu previously served as the company’s IT manager. In addition, he has developed a
number of marketing strategies,
including designing and producing a
new tradeshow exhibit and developing
various advertising campaigns.
DIAMOND DISPERSIONS APPOINTS
PRODUCTION CHEMIST
UK-based Diamond Dispersion has
appointed Ben Wigley production
chemist. In his new role, Wigley will be
responsible for new product development and supervising the production
of Diamond’s range of products.
CPS COLOR GROUP
MAKES TWO APPOINTMENTS
Harri Kämppä has been appointed
global supply chain director of CPS
Color and as a member of CPS Color
Group Oy’s management team.
Kämppä will work at CPS Color’s
headquarters in Vantaa, Finland. He
has comprehensive experience in busi-
