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Van Horn, Metz & Co. Inc., a specialty raw material distributor, has expanded its U.S. reach with the addition of Randy Bumgarner as a Regional Sales Manager to cover the Southeast.

Axalta Coating Systems announced that Samuel L. Smolik has joined the company’s Board of Directors.

AkzoNobel has named Thierry F.J. Vanlancker the future Executive Committee member responsible for Specialty Chemicals, effective February 1, 2017.

The Lubrizol Corp. announced that Sanjay Kalhan has been promoted to General Manager of Lubrizol’s Performance Coatings business.

EMCO Chemical Distributors Inc., Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, has hired Dominic Romito as the Regional Sales Manager for Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and western Pennsylvania.

Resins supplier Allnex announced that Miguel Mantas, currently Chief Executive Officer of Allnex, will become the CEO of the new company after the combination of Allnex and Nuplex.

Cincinnati-based Pilot Chemical Co. has named Glynn Goertzen President of the recently acquired Liquid Minerals Group (LMG).

IGM Resins B.V. has expanded its executive team with the addition of Dr. Stephen Postle as the Vice President of Technology.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Scott Neuheardt Vice President and General Manager for the group's line of K-FLEX^® low-VOC, non-phthalate plasticizers and coalescents.

Elevance Renewable Sciences Inc. has hired Karl Schoene as the company’s President and Chief Technology Officer.