Brian Whelan, executive vice presi- dent of Sika Corporation – Roofing and Flooring, recently was named
chair of the newly-elected board of directors for the Center for Environmental
Innovation in Roofing (CEIR).
Whelan, along with the three other
members of the board, will be tasked
with guiding the organization’s industry
leadership in promoting environmentally
responsible roof systems.
“I’m honored to be elected by the
members to serve as their chair for the
next year,” Whelan said. “It is an excit-
ing time to be a part of the center as we
pursue regulatory and codes initiatives
touting the benefits of high performance
roof systems.”
CEIR participates in the develop-
ment of U.S. standards and codes re-
lating to roofing. Through committee
work, the new board of directors and
members will seek to incorporate the
center’s RoofPoint certification pro-
gram into national building construc-
tion standards. CEIR’s ANSI Task
Group will work to achieve ANSI cer-
tification for the RoofPoint Guideline
for Environmentally Innovative
Nonresidential Roofing, and its ICC
Task Group will develop and support
roofing industry-beneficial model code
updates that promote environmentally-
friendly roof systems.
R.E. Carroll Inc. Continues
to Grow With Recent Staff
Additions
R.E. Carroll has made a number of staff
additions. Donna King has been named
sales manager. She is a business professional with extensive experience in B to
B sales for multiple international markets
within the chemical industry.
John Coile joins R.E. Carroll, Inc. as
the new technical sales representative for
the Southeast Region covering AL, GA,
FL and SC. He has 20 years experience
in the industry.
Doug Ruch has joined R.E. Carroll,
Inc. as technical sales representative for the
Northern Ohio territory. He comes to R.E.
Carroll with 18 years of technical sales ex-
BASF Announces Personnel
Changes
On October 1, 2015, Klaus Welsch will
take over as President, Engineering &
Maintenance, BASF SE.
Albert Heuser, President, Greater
China & Functions Asia Pacific, BASF
(China) Co. Ltd., Shanghai, will retire
effective December 31, 2015. Stephan
Kothrade, President of BASF-YPC and
Managing Director of Nanjing Verbund
Site, BASF-YPC Company Ltd., Nanjing,
will succeed Heuser as President effective
January 1, 2016.
Friedrich Seitz, President, European Site
& Verbund Management, Ludwigshafen,
will retire effective December 31, 2015.
Uwe Liebelt, President, Project BASF 4.0,
Ludwigshafen, will succeed Seitz effective
January 1, 2016.
Ulrich von Deessen, President,
Environment, Health & Safety,
Ludwigshafen, will retire effective
February 29, 2016. Beate Ehle, who
was President, Market & Business
Development North America, BASF
Corporation, Florham Park, New Jersey,
until April 2015, will succeed von Deessen
effective March 1, 2016.
Wolfgang Hapke, President, Human
Resources, Ludwigshafen, will retire effective February 29, 2016. André Becker,
President, Regional Functions North
America, BASF Corporation, Florham
Park, New Jersey, will succeed Hapke effective March 1, 2016.
Manfredo Rübens, President, Finance,
Ludwigshafen, will succeed Becker effective January 1, 2016. Marc Ehrhardt,
Senior Vice President, Mobile Emissions
Catalysts, BASF Corporation, Iselin, New
Jersey, will, as President, succeed Rübens
effective December 1, 2015.
Axalta Coating Systems
Appoints New Vice
President and President for
Europe, Middle East and
Africa
Axalta Coating Systems has appointed
Matthias Schönberg as Vice President
of Axalta and President of its Europe,
Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
Schönberg’s role will be to drive
the EMEA region’s growth strategy.
He joins Axalta from Continental AG
where he held numerous leadership
positions including, most recently, as
CEO of its Conti Tech Fluid Technology
business and Executive Vice President
of Continental AG. During Schönberg’s
17 year tenure with Continental AG,
he was well versed in dealing with
multi-brand, multi-channel and dis-tributor-oriented business models as
well as working closely with automotive OEMs.
Charlie Shaver, Axalta’s Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, says,
“Matthias’ extensive senior leadership
roles over the last 14 years in Europe
as well North and South America in the
automotive and automotive aftermar-
ket sectors bring an exceptional combi-
nation of skills to Axalta. As part of the
global Axalta team, he will work to put
our nearly 150-year coatings expertise
to maximum effect for our customers in
the growing EMEA region.”
Schönberg says, “I’m impressed with
Axalta’s dynamics and, of course, with
its business success. Now, as a member
of the Axalta team, I look forward to be-
ing part of the company’s success in the
future. Axalta’s foundations are built on
innovation, and this, coupled with its
strong market penetration and customer
orientation, provides a great platform for
growth across the region.”
Schönberg holds a Masters of
Business Administration, Corporate
Finance and Tax from the University of
Bayreuth, Germany. CW
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