Coatings World - May 2016

Sherwin-Williams has appointed Sue Wadden to the position of direc- tor of color marketing for its Paint Stores Group. Wadden succeeds Jackie Jordan, who is retiring from the company after more than 30 years.

“We thank Jackie for her wonder-
ful legacy of creative contributions to
Sherwin-Williams,” said Karl Schmitt, se-
nior vice president of marketing, Sherwin-
Williams. “With a strong background in
design and color leadership, Sue brings a
depth of experience and accomplishments
related to color on a global scale. We look
forward to great success with Sue in this
important role.”
As the face and voice of color for
Sherwin-Williams, Wadden will be re-
sponsible for the overall vision and phi-
losophy for color leadership. She will
play a key role in leading major world
color trend forecasting for both profes-
sionals and homeowners and will oversee
the recently launched ColorSnap color
selection system, as well as the research
and development of all palettes, the an-
nual colormix color Forecast and devel-
opment of the Color of the Year. Wadden
will also serve as an editorial advisor to
Sherwin-Williams STIR magazine for de-
sign professionals and take an active role
in interfacing with consumer and trade
media on topics surrounding color.

Wadden began her career as a color expert at Sherwin-Williams in 1998, as a color services marketing consultant and then became a senior color marketing designer for the company. In 2013, Wadden moved to her most recent position as marketing manager of color design for Sherwin-Williams Diversified Brands Group, which includes Krylon and Pratt & Lambert. Of her many accomplishments with Sherwin-Williams Diversified Brands Group, Wadden was responsible for the development of five color systems and merchandising programs including Sherwin-Williams Australia and Dutch Boy.

PolyOne Announces New
Appointments

PolyOne Corporation has announced that it has appointed Michael A. Garratt as senior vice president and chief commercial officer, and Donald K. Wiseman as senior vice president, president of Performance Products & Solutions (PP&S).

In his new role, Garratt will be responsible for accelerating market-driv-en innovation, leading the company’s proprietary POL product development process, developing sales strategies and training, and driving the corporate marketing function to enable future growth. He replaces Michael E. Kahler, who has decided to retire.

With more than 25 years of experience in the specialty polymer sector, Garratt joined PolyOne in 2013 as president of PP&S. He previously served as president at Marmon Utility and chief operating officer of Excel Polymers.

Wiseman joined PolyOne in 2015 as general manager of the company’s Geon business unit from Johns Manville, where he had P&L responsibility for its Performance Materials division. He has held leadership and general management positions at performance material companies throughout his accomplished career, such as at Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, Americhem, Michelman, and Rohm & Haas.

Chromaflo Hires New
Thermoset Team Member

Chromaflo Technologies, an independent global suppliers of colorant systems, chemical and pigment dispersions, has announced that An Nguyen has accepted the Thermoset Americas Technical Service Representative position.

In this role, Nguyen will provide direct technical support to Chromaflo’s Thermoset customers and top target programs with initial focus on the urethane market. Nguyen will be based out of the Ashtabula, Ohio corporate office.

Nguyen was most recently the sales/ technical service manager for a company in Singapore.

Josten Appointed Managing Director ACTEGA Dr. Wolfgang Josten, subsequent to his position as managing director of ACTEGA Colorchemie, will be appointed managing director of ACTEGA Terra, a company which belongs to ALTANA’s ACTEGA Coatings & Sealants division. In his new position Josten will look after Research and Development, Production, Quality Control, Finance and Administration units.

As chairman of the Management Board of ACTEGA Terra Jörg Eck will remain responsible for dales and marketing and keep his role as global segment head paper-based Packaging.

H.B. Fuller Names Corkrean
Executive VP and CFO

H.B. Fuller Company announced that John Corkrean will join the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer on May 17, 2016. Corkrean will take over for Jim Giertz, who will transition into a new role as executive vice president, leading the company’s strategy deployment efforts until his retirement in mid-2017.

Corkrean joins H.B. Fuller from Ecolab Inc., where he has built a successful 17-year track record of leadership in all areas of financial management and controls.

Most recently, he was the senior vice president of finance for their Global Energy Services sector. During his career at Ecolab, he served as the company’s senior vice president and corporate controller, vice president and corporate treasurer, and other significant financial and commercial roles. He also was instrumental in the integration of both the Nalco and Champion acquisitions. CW