AkzoNobel appoints Laura Costello
director of marketing for aftermarket
AkzoNobel Automotive & Aerospace
Coatings (A&AC) Americas has appointed Laura Costello director of marketing. She will oversee all activities
related to the marketing, branding
and promotion of
the Sikkens, Les-onal, U-Tech and
Wanda brands for
both the car and
commercial business
sectors. In her capacity, she will also
be a member of the
global marketing
council for Automotive & Aerospace
Coatings. Costello, who began her career
as a chemist, has more than 18 years of
experience in the paint and coatings industry. Most recently, she was with the
Marine and Protective Coatings Business
of AkzoNobel headquartered in Houston,
TX. There, she served as global marketing
manager for the water and waste industries. She also held the positions of marketing manager, North America and
director of marketing Americas.
Laura Costello
Denison named president of
newly formed Emerald Kalama
Chemical, BV
Emerald Performance Materials, LLC has
named Brian A. Denison as president of
Emerald Kalama Chemical, BV. The company was formed in December 2010
when Emerald acquired the business and
assets of DSM Special Products, BV
(DSP), a European-based manufacturer
of benzoic acid,
sodium benzoate,
benzaldehyde and
benzyl alcohol with
manufacturing in
Rotterdam and administrative offices
in Geleen, Netherlands. European
Brian Denison
registration of the new company with the
EU was completed in early March 2011.
The Emerald Kalama Chemical business
unit is now comprised of its European
and U.S. operating companies—Emerald
Kalama Chemical, BV and Emerald
Kalama Chemical, LLC. In addition to his
role as president of Emerald Kalama
Chemical, BV, Denison will continue as
vice president of operations and health,
safety and environmental for Emerald
Performance Materials.
Taminco names Kurt Buyse
director of performance
products
Taminco Inc. has selected Kurt Buyse to
lead the company’s global Performance
Products Business Unit. As director, Buyse
will lead a team dedicated to the development of new and innovative products that
allow Taminco customers to maintain a
competitive advantage in their markets.
Buyse joined Taminco in 2008, working
to support new business development in
Europe, the Middle East and North
Africa. Prior to joining Taminco, he spent
11 years in the coatings industry, first as a
research scientist at AkzoNobel in Brussels and later as research and development
manager for Oxyplast in Ghent. Buyse
holds a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from
the University of Louvain.
Specialty Polymers hires new
Western region sales manager
Specialty Polymers Inc., has hired David
Carnahan to be the company’s new Western region sales manager. In his role as sales
manager, Carnahan will be responsible for
overseeing the company’s sales in the Western U.S. and Canada. Prior to working for
Specialty, Carnahan has more than 22 years
working for Ashland Chemical Company,
LV Lomas Ltd. and The TryLine Group in
the Western U.S. He is a past president of
the Portland Paint and Coatings Association and continues as an operating member
of the Northwest Paint Council.
Royal Adhesives and Sealants
adds Fonzi and White to sales
team
Royal Adhesives and Sealants added
Greg Fonzi and William White to the
floor covering distribution sales team.
Fonzi will cover a territory in New England, located in the greater Boston area.
He brings years of experience in selling
and servicing floor covering markets in
the Northeast market, having held positions with both manufacturers and distributors. White will cover the West
located out of Portland, Oregon. He has
experience as a floor covering installer,
manufacturer sales rep and most recently
small business owner installing tile and
stone. Both will be focused on promoting and growing distribution of the
Parabond Floor Covering Adhesives
product line.
Halox hires a senior technical
advisor to increase sales in
China and Taiwan
Halox has appointed Bodan Ma Ph.D,
president of P. T. Hutchins China Co., as
Halox senior technical advisor. Dr. Ma,
who is based in Shanghai, China, will
work closely with Halox distributor partners in China and Taiwan, including Ba-sicTak Co., Ltd. and Everpure Co., Ltd.,
as he focuses on developing and strengthening customer relationships within the
Asian marketplace.
Bayer MaterialScience’s
Michael Dvorchak elected
president of Rad Tech board
Bayer MaterialScience LLC scientist
Michael Dvorchak has been nominated as
president elect for the Rad Tech International North America board. He will assume the office of president for a two-year
term beginning in 2013. Dvorchak,
strategic technology manager UV Cure
Oligomers & PUDs, Government programs, Bayer MaterialScience LLC, has
been a Rad Tech member since 1992. CW
