H.M. Royal, a leading provider of raw materials and specialty chemicals, announced that Al Chapman is joining the company as director of finance. In this role he will be responsible for managing, strategizing, and planning all financial aspects of the business. 

Chapman has more than three decades of finance experience working in industries and company types spanning nonprofit and for profit, privately held and publicly held, no-revenue startups, and $84B multi-national organizations. He has held strategic and tactical c-suite roles with broad exposure and experience in diverse functional areas including finance, operations, strategic planning and analysis, program management, fundraising, human relations, marketing, and legal affairs.

He earned his M.S. in organizational dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania and his B.S. in economics from Penn State. He resides in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, with his two teenagers, where he enjoys hiking, kayaking, fishing, hunting, reading and roasting coffee.

He can be reached at (267) 495-9330 and al_chapman@hmroyal.com.