RPM International Inc. has promoted Kenneth M. Armstrong to Senior Director of Environmental, Health and Safety, and has hired Carrie Rogers as Senior Internal Auditor and Justin Williams as Global Tax Manager.
For the first time in its 108-year history, the Perkin Medal – given for “applied chemical work resulting in outstanding commercial development” – has been awarded for efforts in green chemistry.
The AVA Group (AVA-CO2 and AVA Biochem) has hired Dr. Volker Wagner-Solbach as the Sales Manager at AVA Biochem and the Business Development Manager, Bio-Based Chemistry at AVA-CO2.
Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed David Keung to the newly created position of Asia Sales Manager.
OMNOVA Solutions announced that Anne Noonan is joining the company as President of the Performance Chemicals business segment, effective September 22, 2014.
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels has appointed Bill Perry as the new Director of the agency’s Directorate of Standards and Guidance, effective August 24, 2014.
Todd Werpy, Archer Daniels Midland Co.’s Senior Vice President, Research and Development, has received the 2014 American Chemical Society Affordable Green Chemistry award for his work in producing bio-based propylene glycol economically on a commercial scale.