Cool roof coatings manufacturer National Coatings Corp. announced that Bobby Birkhead has joined the National Coatings team as the new Independent Sales Representative. Birkhead will serve the greater Houston, TX, area to the Louisiana border.
Wall Colmonoy has appointed Mike Thompson to be the General Sales Manager for its European Headquarters. He reports to John Lapping, the company’s Commercial Director.
Maroon Group LLC announced the appointment of Howard Hubert to the position of Chief Commercial Officer and Anton Dolenc to the position of Director of Operations, Avon.
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Shamsi Gravel to be the Vice President of its K-FLEX® line of plasticizers and coalescents.
Ron Levin has joined the CJB Industries’ management team. As Manager of Market Development, Levin will be developing new business in areas outside CJB’s traditional markets.
The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) will honor three individuals for their contributions to the association and the paint and coatings industry in Canada.
LANXESS AG announced that Werner Breuers, a member of the board responsible for the Performance Polymers and Advanced Intermediates segments, is leaving the company at his own request after his contract ends on May 31, 2015.
Dr. Alexander Haunschild, current Senior Vice President responsible for the automotive coatings business at BASF Coatings in Münster, Germany, will now head BASF’s Pigments & Resins Europe business unit.