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January 26, 2021
Shepherd Chemical Leadership Changes
The Shepherd Chemical Company
We are excited to announce a couple well-deserved leadership changes here at Shepherd, effective January 4th.
Please join us in congratulating Jennifer Haggard on her promotion to Global Business Leader [Carboxylates and Organics] and Kelly Wray for taking on the role of General Manager for Shepherd Chemical!
Jennifer’s work at Shepherd has strengthened key commercial relationships and has been instrumental in growing Shepherd’s North American PU catalyst partnership with Everchem. Her energy, creativity, and commitment to long term business development will be a great asset to Shepherd’s CXO segment team.
Kelly Wray is a Chemical and Environmental Engineering graduate of the University of Toledo and has a twenty year track record of advancing Shepherd’s core purpose and living our core values. Kelly has demonstrated the ability to build relationships of trust characterized by a healthy challenge process and open knowledge sharing with team members and customers in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Kelly’s sales and business segment leadership have resulted in growing revenues and strong, long term strategic partnerships. His leadership in the General Manager role will continue to catalyze healthy growth and increasing impact for good in each of our core purpose arenas
January 26, 2021
Shepherd Chemical Leadership Changes
The Shepherd Chemical Company
We are excited to announce a couple well-deserved leadership changes here at Shepherd, effective January 4th.
Please join us in congratulating Jennifer Haggard on her promotion to Global Business Leader [Carboxylates and Organics] and Kelly Wray for taking on the role of General Manager for Shepherd Chemical!
Jennifer’s work at Shepherd has strengthened key commercial relationships and has been instrumental in growing Shepherd’s North American PU catalyst partnership with Everchem. Her energy, creativity, and commitment to long term business development will be a great asset to Shepherd’s CXO segment team.
Kelly Wray is a Chemical and Environmental Engineering graduate of the University of Toledo and has a twenty year track record of advancing Shepherd’s core purpose and living our core values. Kelly has demonstrated the ability to build relationships of trust characterized by a healthy challenge process and open knowledge sharing with team members and customers in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Kelly’s sales and business segment leadership have resulted in growing revenues and strong, long term strategic partnerships. His leadership in the General Manager role will continue to catalyze healthy growth and increasing impact for good in each of our core purpose arenas
January 14, 2021
ASC Board Changes
ASC Announces New Board Officers and Executive Committee for 2021-2022
Published on 2021-01-07. Author : SpecialChem
Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) announces changes in its officers and members of the executive committee for 2021-2022. ASC also announced directors re-elected for another three-year term on the board of directors, beginning January 1, 2021.
ASC’s Newly Elected Officers
- Matt Devine, former president of DHM Adhesives, now at H.B. Fuller. He has been elected to serve as chairman of the board through January 31, 2021. He will also lead the ASC executive committee. Devine previously served as ASC Treasurer for two years.
- Heather Campe, senior vice president, H.B. Fuller. She has been elected to succeed Matt Devine as chairman of the board beginning February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022.
- Forest Driggs, senior vice president and chief financial officer, Franklin International. He has been elected to serve as treasurer beginning january 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. he will also lead the audit committee and serve on the ASC executive committee.
Brian McSwigan, vice president, packaging and consumer adhesives at Henkel Corporation, will serve as Past Chair for two years and remain on the ASC executive committee.
The Board elected Tom Stewart, senior director, performance adhesives, at Ashland to a two-year term on the executive committee, beginning January 1, 2021.
Gerhard Haas, vice president, research & development, technical service, purchasing at Jowat Corporation was re-elected to another two-year term on the executive committee, beginning January 1, 2021.
Re-elected Members of ASC Board
- Darius Deak, global R&D director – NonWovens, corporate R&D director-Americas, Bostik;
- Damon Hollis, sales manager-Americas, Eastman;
- Mark Schneider, president, Albion Engineering Company;
- Tom Stewart, senior director, performance adhesives, Ashland;
- Dave White, senior vice president, quality and risk management, Sika; and
- Chuck Williams, senior technical director, global adhesives, polymers, adhesive and coatings center of excellence, Avery Dennison
Re-elected members of the ASC board will serving a three-year term beginning January 1, 2021.
“The newly elected ASC Board officers and directors bring many years of experience as leaders in the adhesive and sealant industry that will strengthen our organization as we transition into a post-COVID world,” said ASC President William Allmond.
“They will lead and oversee new strategic initiatives that emerge from ASC’s three-year long-range plan and reconnect the global value chain as hosts of the 10th World Adhesive and Sealant Conference in April 2022,” added Allmond. “As President, I am excited to work alongside our officers and board to grow the value we deliver to our membership and to the greater adhesive and sealant industry.”
ASC’s board includes 23 directors representing manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and academia in North America.
January 14, 2021
ASC Board Changes
ASC Announces New Board Officers and Executive Committee for 2021-2022
Published on 2021-01-07. Author : SpecialChem
Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) announces changes in its officers and members of the executive committee for 2021-2022. ASC also announced directors re-elected for another three-year term on the board of directors, beginning January 1, 2021.
ASC’s Newly Elected Officers
- Matt Devine, former president of DHM Adhesives, now at H.B. Fuller. He has been elected to serve as chairman of the board through January 31, 2021. He will also lead the ASC executive committee. Devine previously served as ASC Treasurer for two years.
- Heather Campe, senior vice president, H.B. Fuller. She has been elected to succeed Matt Devine as chairman of the board beginning February 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022.
- Forest Driggs, senior vice president and chief financial officer, Franklin International. He has been elected to serve as treasurer beginning january 1, 2021 through December 31, 2022. he will also lead the audit committee and serve on the ASC executive committee.
Brian McSwigan, vice president, packaging and consumer adhesives at Henkel Corporation, will serve as Past Chair for two years and remain on the ASC executive committee.
The Board elected Tom Stewart, senior director, performance adhesives, at Ashland to a two-year term on the executive committee, beginning January 1, 2021.
Gerhard Haas, vice president, research & development, technical service, purchasing at Jowat Corporation was re-elected to another two-year term on the executive committee, beginning January 1, 2021.
Re-elected Members of ASC Board
- Darius Deak, global R&D director – NonWovens, corporate R&D director-Americas, Bostik;
- Damon Hollis, sales manager-Americas, Eastman;
- Mark Schneider, president, Albion Engineering Company;
- Tom Stewart, senior director, performance adhesives, Ashland;
- Dave White, senior vice president, quality and risk management, Sika; and
- Chuck Williams, senior technical director, global adhesives, polymers, adhesive and coatings center of excellence, Avery Dennison
Re-elected members of the ASC board will serving a three-year term beginning January 1, 2021.
“The newly elected ASC Board officers and directors bring many years of experience as leaders in the adhesive and sealant industry that will strengthen our organization as we transition into a post-COVID world,” said ASC President William Allmond.
“They will lead and oversee new strategic initiatives that emerge from ASC’s three-year long-range plan and reconnect the global value chain as hosts of the 10th World Adhesive and Sealant Conference in April 2022,” added Allmond. “As President, I am excited to work alongside our officers and board to grow the value we deliver to our membership and to the greater adhesive and sealant industry.”
ASC’s board includes 23 directors representing manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and academia in North America.
January 5, 2021
Univar Appoints Holcomb to President
Univar Solutions Names James B. Holcomb President of North America Chemical Distribution
on January 4, 2021
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Jan. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Univar Solutions Inc. (NYSE: UNVR) (“Univar Solutions” or “the Company”), a global chemical and ingredient distributor and provider of value-added services, today named James B. Holcomb president of North America Chemical Distribution. In this role Mr. Holcomb will be responsible for the Company’s chemical distribution businesses in the U.S. and Canada. His first priority will be growing sales in North America in relation to non-specialty products and otherwise optimizing the effectiveness of our North American salesforce. His work will be complemented by the Company’s overall focus on providing an effortless customer experience supported by digitized systems and streamlined processes. In this role, he joins Jennifer McIntyre SVP, Chief Streamline Officer and Head of North American Operations, and Nick Powell, SVP, President Specialty Chemicals & Ingredients, to round out the leadership structure for North America.
Holcomb brings more than 25 years of industry experience leading critical growth projects and adding significant value through in-depth business acumen and commercial discipline practices. He is an accomplished chemical distribution thought leader with an astute focus on driving results and a proven track record of success.
“I’m excited to welcome Jim to the Univar Solutions team,” said David Jukes, president and chief executive officer. “His experience in the chemical distribution market in North America is unparalleled and he will be a major contributor to our S22 program designed to accelerate growth and increase earnings through a customer centric focus on operational efficiency and Omni-channel sales growth.”
Holcomb joins Univar Solutions after having been previously employed by Brenntag where he held the role of chief operating officer for Brenntag North America. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Memphis as well as completed the International Management Course at Ashridge University in the U.K.
www.otcdynamics.com/unvr-univar-solutions-names-james-b-holcomb-president-of-north-america-chemical-distribution/
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