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Names In The News -- October 2005

October 1, 2005
Headliners in the industry

International Paint LLC, Houston, a division of Akzo Nobel, has hired Chuck Bacha to serve as its newest senior account executive for the Southeastern United States. The company has also employed Max Tritremmel to act as Protective Coatings Zone sales manager and Bill Dempster to serve as engineering services manager for the New England region.

The Flood Company, Hudson, Ohio, has introduced Jim Bennis as director of contractor and property management sales.

Brendan Cummins has been appointed to the new position of chief operating officer of Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Tarrytown, N.Y. Giordano Righini, currently head of Business Line Coatings, will succeed Cummins as global head of the Plastic Additives segment and becomes a member of the Executive Committee.

Prater-Sterling, Bolingbrook, Ill., recently engaged Christopher J. Emond as its systems sales and business development manager, reporting to Brian Bernard, the director of systems sales.

Lintech International, Macon, Ga., has added two new sales representatives to the company's Plastics, Rubber, Adhesives and Composites group. Scott Erwin, based in Atlanta, will cover Eastern Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. John Foskey, based in Dallas, will handle East Texas, Northern Louisiana and plastic accounts in the Texas and Louisiana areas. Stan Trzcinski, based in Atlanta, covers Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and East Tennessee for sales to the textile, lubricant and metalworking; HI&I; floor care; personal care; and chemical intermediates markets. Based in Memphis, Art Scott handles the sales for all industries covered by Lintech in Western Tennessee, Northern Mississippi, Arkansas and Missouri.

Elementis plc, Staines, UK, announced that the company's chief executive officer, Geoff Gaywood, has resigned. Edward Bramson will become executive chairman.

Holliday Pigments has appointed Bob Hopkins as UK regional sales manager, Frank Davies as regional sales manager in the United States and Frank Dong as technical sales manager in China.

The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC), Pittsburgh, has added new staff. Michael Kline heads the Marketing Department. Ms. Terry Sowers has been named director of Member Services. Recently hired into the Marketing Department are Bruce Rosen, certification sales specialist, and David Salsbury, marketing specialist. Also joining SSPC in the Member Services Department is Mark Dukovich.

Sun Chemical Performance Pigments, Cincinnati, has announced that Melissa Koester will join its North American sales force, covering the greater Cincinnati area.

United Gilsonite Laboratories, Scranton, Pa., has named Richard (Rich) Potter senior formulator.

Moyno, Inc., Springfield, Ohio, named Paul Reiss vice president of Finance. He was most recently the vice president and controller at Chemineer, Inc.

CHEMCENTRAL has named Phil A. Scafido senior vice president - director of sales and marketing, based in the firm's Chicago headquarters. He succeeds Bill Hough, who was recently appointed president of CHEMCENTRAL Australia Pty. Ltd., located in Sydney, Australia.

BASF, Florham Park, N.J., appointed Justine D. Smith marketing manager for the company's Specialty Intermediates business in North America.

Richard Stregowski has joined Schenectady International, Inc., as the global business manager, Coatings, for its Performance Resins division.

Fitz Chem Corp., Itasca, Ill., has promoted Jennifer Volpe to Customer Service team leader. The company has also hired Patricia Borowiec as inventory coordinator in its purchasing department.

Michelman, Cincinnati, has appointed Donald Wiseman to vice president of Global Operations.

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