Dow Corning Corp. has named Doug Kempf Construction Application Engineering & Technical Services (AETS) Manager. Kempf will lead the group responsible for managing the day-to-day technical activities that support Dow Corning’s participation in various construction markets within North and South America.
Silberline Manufacturing Co. Inc. has appointed Robert D. Haines to the position of Executive Accounts Manager. The company has also appointed Dr. Hai-Hui Lin to the position of Global Manager, Special Effects & Substrate Technology, and has hired James E. Mason as Vice President of Operations. Thomas R. Burleson has been appointed to the position of Executive Accounts Manager for Silberline.
Powder-X Coating Systems has appointed Joey R. Golliver to be President and CEO. The company has also hired Gerald Burchett as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Pierre R. Brondeau has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Rohm and Haas Co., and Richard R. Lovely has been named an Executive Vice President.
Fluid Management Inc. has appointed Kimberly Bors as its President. Bors moves to the position from her former job as Vice President of IDEX, Fluid Management’s parent organization.
Highlighting new technology in thermal spray for the aerospace industry, the ASM Thermal Spray Society will hold an Aerospace Coatings Symposium on Oct. 15-16, 2008, at the Sheraton Hotel at Bradley International Airport, near Hartford, CT.
The Atlas Technical Conference on Accelerated Ageing and Evaluation (ATCAE), sponsored by Atlas Material Testing Solutions, will be held September 15-16, 2008, at Christ Church College, Oxford, UK.