AVON, OH — Specialty chemicals distributor Maroon Group, Avon, Ohio, announced that Todd Yonker has joined Maroon Group as a Senior Account Manager for the CASE Midwest team covering Michigan and Northwest Ohio.

Yonker brings to Maroon a wealth of experience and knowledge gleaned from technical and commercial roles in the CASE industry. He held technical positions at Ceilcote, Toledo Floor and Luzenac before moving into a commercial development opportunity at Lubrizol. At Lubrizol, he grew his experience with acrylic resin chemistry, participated in the acquisition and integration of Dock Resins, and earned two patents. He spent the bulk of his career at Nuplex, then Allnex, first as a Regional Sales and Distribution Manager, then taking on a Key Account Manager role, with responsibilities for Akzo Nobel and other global customers. Most recently, Yonker worked as a Regional Sales Manager for PolyOne, then Geon.

“We’re very pleased to welcome Todd to the Maroon team,” said Rodger Cram, Vice President of Sales for Maroon’s CASE Midwest region.  “We are confident that our customers in Michigan and Northwest Ohio will benefit from the combination of Todd’s vast product and application knowledge and Maroon’s broad-based raw material and technology solutions for coatings and adhesive applications.”