Sheboygan Paint Company appointed Paul Krueger as president and CEO, effective January 3, 2023. Krueger brings 35 years of industrial coatings experience to his new role. Peter Kirton, current president and CEO, will retire at the end of 2022.
The new managing director for the Renewable Chemistries business unit will become a member of the Avantium Management Team, and help further drive the commercialization of Avantium’s renewable chemistry technologies including Ray Technology™ for the production of plantMEG™ and plantMPG™.
Arxada announced the appointment of Peter Frauenknecht as chief financial officer (CFO). Frauenknecht joins Arxada from specialty chemicals technology company Atotech Group, where he has been CFO since 2017.
Songwon’s new leader group commercial will spearhead the company’s business strategy, and be responsible for the sales, marketing, and commercial operations of Songwon’s Polymer Stabilizers, Fuel and Lubricant Additives, Coatings, Tin Intermediates/PVC, and TPU/SPU business units.
The ChemQuest Group's new senior vice president will support strategy development and key client engagements for the firm, including projects related to business transformation, technology development, and advisement for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
Pilot Chemical Company has hired Amy Stein as the North America sales manager. Stein brings to the role 24 years of experience in surfactants and specialty chemicals. In this position, she will be responsible for managing all sales activities between Pilot Chemical and customers in North America.
SANITIZED AG has appointed a new CTO, Martin Čadek, Ph.D., who will oversee global technological activities for the specialist anti-microbial hygiene brand. Čadek will lead the company’s Competence Centre for Technology Innovation, and will focus on breaking new ground to develop innovations in sustainability.
With a newly created position, Frank Fuhr has taken over the function of global vice president for Digitalization at the Bodo Möller Chemie headquarters in Offenbach am Main, Germany.
Michelman has appointed Chuck Xu, Ph.D., to its board of directors, and looks forward to his strategic growth leadership contributions based on deep general management and M&A experiences.