Coatings World - November 2009

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Univar appoints Zillmer chief executive

Univar has appointed John Zillmer as president and CEO. Gary Pruitt, nonexecutive chairman of the board, announced his plans to retire as Univar's chief executive last April. Zillmer joins Univar after serving as chairman and CEO of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. from 2005 until it merged with Republic Services in December 2008. A Fortune 500 company and publicly traded on the NYSE, Allied was the second largest non-hazardous solid waste company in the U.S. with 2008 sales in excess of $6.5 billion.

sales manager, UK; Kevin Smith, technical sales and product manager, inks; and Katie Clark, customer service manager, Europe will now be part

of DCC in Manchester, UK. In addition, Bruce Howie has joined DCC as senior R&D chemist at its Toronto, Canada location. CW

Patented blending/dispersing blade design makes radical

improvement over old saw tooth designs

PPG NAMES KENNY VP OF CORPORATE MARKETING PPG has named Patrick Kenny vice president, corporate marketing and will be responsible for corporate marketing and growth initiatives, government selling programs, market-facing growth initiatives and marketing/sales competency development. He is currently PPG general manager, corporate marketing and construction markets.

NEW APPOINTMENTS AT TIKKURILA Sergey Massalitin has been appointed managing director of TOO Tikkurila, located in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He is responsible for developing Tikkurila’s operations in Central Asia. Anna-Lena Högfeldt has been appointed group vice president, Tikkurila marketing and brand management. Lastly, Kenneth Sundberg has been appointed Tikkurila’s group vice president, research and development.

DOMINION COLOUR CORP. ADDS TO SALES AND R&D TEAM Dominion Colour Corp. (DCC) has made several additions to its company as a result of its acquisition of EC Pigments. Former EC Pigments employees George Hughes, general sales manager, Europe; Andy Fenlon,