Leadership & People 2006

• 2007 International Palladium Medal Award
  The Société de Chimie Industrielle–American Section, announced today that the prestigious 2007 International Palladium Medal will be awarded to Jeffrey M. Lipton, President and Chief Executive Officer of NOVA Chemicals Corporation.
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• Albemarle Announces Senior Leadership Changes
  The board of directors of specialty chemical maker Albemarle Corporation has approved the following organizational changes involving members of the company's senior leadership team, effective January 1, 2007:
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• BP In Succession Drill For Browne Exit
  BP is expected to appoint a chief operating officer in the first half of next year who will be ready to take over as chief executive when Lord Browne steps down.
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• Outstanding Customer Service Innovation Underpins Dow Cornings Receipt of Frost & Sullivan Award
  The 2006 Frost & Sullivan Customer Service Innovation of the Year Award in the performance materials industry is presented to Dow Corning in recognition of its exceptional range of customer solutions that have effectively supported its broad portfolio of innovative, superior quality and high-performance silicone products.
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• Sijbesma to Succeed Elverding as DSM Chairman of the Managing Board
  The Supervisory Board of Royal DSM N.V. has appointed Feike Sijbesma as chairman of the Managing Board with effect from 1 May 2007. Mr. Sijbesma will succeed Peter Elverding, who will retire with effect from the same date.
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• Susan K. Carter Appointed to Lyondell Board of Directors
  Lyondell Chemical Company announced that Susan K. Carter has been appointed to the Company's board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2007.
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• DuPont Cuts 1,500 Jobs in Restructuring
  Chemical maker DuPont Co. is cutting 1,500 jobs as it restructures its agriculture and nutrition division, putting the $100 million it expects to save into its seeds business, where it is in an increasingly tough battle with rival Monsanto.
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• Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) Announces Changes in Corporate Management
  Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) decided at its board of directors meeting on changes in corporate management that will take effect early next year. SDK also decided to abolish the titles of Executive Vice President, Senior Managing Director and Managing Director. The term of directors, currently two years, will be shortened to one year subject to approval by the regular general meeting of shareholders in March 2007.
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• Rohm and Haas Board of Directors Elects David N. Schram Vice President of Rohm and Haas Company
  The Board of Directors of Rohm and Haas Company elected David N. Schram as Vice President of Rohm and Haas Company.
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• Retired Dow Corning Chairman Appointed to Starpharma Board
  Mr. Hazleton began his Dow Corning career in 1965. He held numerous positions in engineering, manufacturing and finance, both in the US and Europe, before becoming Chief Executive Officer of the company in 1993, and Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO in 1994.
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• H.B. Fuller Finalizes Separation Agreement with CEO Al Stroucken
  H.B. Fuller Company announced that it signed a separation agreement on Nov. 20, 2006, with Al Stroucken, chairman, president and chief executive officer, in connection with his previously announced resignation from the company.
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• Ciba Specialty Chemicals appoints new Chief Financial Officer
  The Board of Directors of Ciba Specialty Chemicals has appointed Jürg Fedier (Swiss, 51) as new Chief Financial Officer and member of the Chairman's Committee as well as the Operational Executive Committee. He will succeed Michael Jacobi in this position as of March 2007.
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• Cibas CFO exits, to be replaced by Dow Chemical executive
  Switzerland's Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holdings Inc. (CSB) said Wednesday its Chief Financial Officer will leave the company, and appointed a Dow Chemical Co (DOW) executive as his replacement.
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• Air Products Announces Executive Appointments
  George G. Bitto has been named vice president and treasurer, effective immediately. He is responsible for corporate finance, financial planning and analysis, pension and savings plan investments and treasury operations.
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• Mulrooney named president of Basell Polyolefins North America
  Basell announced that Michael P. Mulrooney has been appointed president of Basell Polyolefins North America and that Hans-Robert Schmidt has been named senior vice president, Sales, Marketing and Monomer for North America.
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• Eurofins appoints Dr. Benoit Adelus as Executive Vice President
  Eurofins announced the appointment of Dr. Benoit Adelus, 48, as Group Executive Vice President and board member of Eurofins Scientific Service SA as of December 1, 2006 .
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• BASF announces full Engelhard integration
  Following the acquisition of Engelhard Corporation on June 6, 2006, BASF announced the full integration of Engelhard into its global operations. BASF expects the integration to result in annual synergies of EUR160 million ($200 million) by 2010.
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• Dow Appoints Michael S. Altmann as Business Communications/Brand Manager for DowpharmaSM
  The Dow Chemical Company has announced that Michael S. Altmann has been named business communications/brand manager for DowpharmaSM contract manufacturing services, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company.
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• Douglas J. Wetmore elected to Arch Chemicals' Board of Directors
  Douglas J. Wetmore, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of International Flavors and Fragrances Inc., has been elected to Arch Chemicals' Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Wetmore is serving as a member of the Audit Committee as well as the Corporate Governance Committee.
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• Huey joins Terra as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
  Terra Industries Inc. announced today that it has named John W. Huey its Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In this capacity, he is Terra's primary legal and compliance officer, responsible for all aspects of the company's legal affairs, both domestically and internationally.
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• Akzo Nobel CEO outlines new strategy and targets at For the Future conference
  Akzo Nobel has announced strategic plans designed to accelerate profitable growth and drive the company's ongoing commitment to establishing leadership positions in key coatings and chemicals markets around the world. Speaking to investors, analysts and the media at the company's Fit For the Future conference in London, CEO Hans Wijers unveiled the company's growth strategy and new targets for the next three years.
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• Dr. Neil Carmichael to succeed Dr. Michael Gribble as Secretary General of ECETOC
  As of 1 November 2006, Dr. Neil G. Carmichael, previous Head of Toxicology at Bayer CropScience will succeed Dr. Michael Gribble as Secretary General of ECETOC (The European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals).
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• Dow Chemical Names Horacio Percossi Business Vice President for Specialty Chemicals
  The Dow Chemical Company announced that Horacio Percossi has been named business vice president for the Specialty Chemicals business portfolio. 
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• Chi-Chang Kao Named Chair of the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven Lab
  Chi-Chang Kao, a physicist, has been named Chair of the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) Department, effective October 1. 
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• Eastman Chemical (EMN) Appoints Lewis M. Kling to Board of Directors
  The board of directors of Eastman Chemical Company has elected Lewis M. Kling as a director. Kling, 61, is president and CEO of Flowserve Corporation, a manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals and components for the process industries.
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• Ethanol firm appoints Belcher as EVP of technology
  Ethanex Energy Inc., a Basehor-based ethanol company, today said Alan H. Belcher has been hired as executive vice president of technology.
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• Bernd Reckmann Appointed to the Executive Board of Merck KGaA
  E. Merck OHG has appointed Dr. Bernd Reckmann as a General Partner and Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA effective January 1, 2007.
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• Rohm and Haas Process Chemicals Business Appoints New Account Manager
  The Rohm and Haas Process Chemicals business is strengthening its North American sales operations with the appointment of Steven Stieg in the West Coast region.
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• CFO Clive Watson leaves Borealis
  Borealis announced that Clive Watson has decided to leave the Group to take on the role of Group Finance Director with Spectris plc, supplier of precision instrumentation and controls, based in Surrey, England.
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• PhosCan Chemical Corp. Appoints Director of Investor Relations
  PhosCan Chemical Corp. (TSX VENTURE: MMC) (formerly MCK Mining Corp.) announces the appointment of Mrs. Donna K. Yoshimatsu to the position of Director of Investor and Public Relations.
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• BlastGard International, Inc. Appoints Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General to Its Board of Directors
  BlastGard International, Inc. (OTCBB:BLGA) has appointed Arnold Burns, former United States Deputy Attorney General, to its Board of Directors.
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• CANTEST announces acquisition of Vizon SciTec Inc.
  CANTEST Ltd. announced today the acquisition of Vizon SciTec Inc., a Vancouver-based contract science company with a focus on chemical and biological technology development.
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• NOVA Chemicals announces streamlined executive team
  NOVA Chemicals Corporation announced that the company's executive leadership team will be streamlined as part of the restructuring announced on June 26, 2006.
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• Lando Ferretti appointed Group President of Arkema's Technical Polymers Business Unit
  Lando Ferretti joined the Arkema Group on July 1st 2006 as Group President of the Technical Polymers Business Unit, within the Performance Products business segment, succeeding Bernard Roche who has been called to other functions.
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• Pall Corporation Board Elects Dennis N. Longstreet as New Independent Director
  Pall Corporation announced the election of Dennis Longstreet to the Company's Board of Directors on July 18, 2006. Mr. Longstreet will be a nominee for re-election on the Company's proxy for the annual meeting of shareholders in November.
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• Pfizer Board of Directors Names Jeffrey B. Kindler Chief Executive Officer
  The Pfizer Board of Directors has named Jeffrey B. Kindler Pfizer's chief executive officer. He succeeds Hank McKinnell, who will remain Pfizer's chairman of the board until his retirement in February, 2007. Mr. Kindler has been elected to the Pfizer Board of Directors.
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• BASF improves reliability for customers through new certification for quality of animal feed additives
  The BASF intermediates formic acid, propionic acid and their mixtures now come with a certificate according to the new "European Feed Additives and Premixtures Quality System" (FAMI-QS) standard. This makes BASF one of the first companies to apply new standards to quality controls for feed additives.
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• Lando Ferretti appointed Group President of Arkema's Technical Polymers Business Unit
  Lando Ferretti joined the Arkema Group on July 1st 2006 as Group President of the Technical Polymers Business Unit, within the Performance Products business segment, succeeding Bernard Roche who has been called to other functions.
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• Dr. Richard Eglen Joins PerkinElmer to Lead Discovery and Research Reagents Business
  PerkinElmer Inc., announced that Dr. Richard Eglen has joined the Company as vice president and general manager, discovery and research reagents for PerkinElmer's Life & Analytical Sciences unit. In this position, Eglen is responsible for developing and executing PerkinElmer's discovery and research reagents business strategy.
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• Pall Corporation Board Elects Dennis N. Longstreet as New Independent Director
  Pall Corporation announced the election of Dennis Longstreet to the Company's Board of Directors on July 18, 2006. Mr. Longstreet will be a nominee for re-election on the Company's proxy for the annual meeting of shareholders in November.
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• Change of leadership at Arkema's subsidiaries
  Christophe Villain has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of CECA, Arkema's Specialty Chemicals subsidiary. Born in 1961, Christophe Villain is a graduate of the Paris Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie.
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• Brookhaven's Jim Reilly Honored For Lifetime of Work in Metal Hydride Chemistry
  Retired Brookhaven chemist Jim Reilly has been honored with a 2006 DOE Hydrogen Program R&D Award in recognition of his lifetime contributions in hydrogen storage research and development. The award was presented at DOE's annual review of Brookhaven's hydrogen program in May.
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• Personnel Changes on the Executive Board at Lurgi Lentjes AG
  Theo Risse (49), who has chaired the Executive Board of Lurgi Lentjes AG, a subsidiary of the GEA Group, since 2003 and had previously worked for the Group for a number of years, will be stepping down by mutual consent as of June 30 this year to seek new career challenges.
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• Bayer and Schering optimistic about their common future
  Following the success of Bayer's takeover offer for Schering, the two companies are confident about their common future. "We will combine two successful pharmaceutical companies to form a single, even more powerful unit and create a leading global enterprise," said Bayer Management Board Chairman Werner Wenning at a joint news conference on Wednesday in Berlin.
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• Dow Chemical Names Attiganal Sreeram to Lead Core Research and Development
  The Dow Chemical Company has appointed Attiganal N. Sreeram as vice president for Dow Core Research and Development. Reporting to Chief Technology Officer and Corporate Vice President for Research and Development Bill Banholzer, Sreeram will be responsible for driving Dow strategy for its global core research group.
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• Seven BfR scientists appointed to EFSA panels
  A total of seven scientists from the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) have been appointed to the ten scientific advisory bodies of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Over the next three years, they - together with a further 184 scientists mainly from EU Member States - will advise EFSA.
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• Heiner Markhoff named General Manager, GE - Plastics, Europe
  Heiner Markhoff has been named general manager of GE - Plastics, Europe, reporting directly to Charlene Begley, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE - Plastics. In this role he will be responsible for business and commercial operations across the region. Heiner replaces Golnar Motahari Pour who has been named President & CEO, GE Bayer Silicones, a joint venture between GE Advanced Materials and Bayer. Both moves are effective June 1.
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• Ralf Blauth to become new Degussa Management Board Member and Human Resources Officer
  The Supervisory Board of Degussa AG, appointed Ralf Blauth, currently a Management Board Member and the Human Resources Officer at RAG Coal International AG, Essen, to the same posts at Degussa AG. Blauth will be taking up work as Management Board Member and Human Resources Officer effective July 1, 2006, thus succeeding Dr. Thomas Schoeneberg, who is leaving Degussa on June 30, 2006.
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• Merck KGaA Announces Executive Board Change
  Dr. Jan Sombroek, Member of the Executive Board of Merck KGaA and personally liable general partner, will retire at the end of 2006.
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• Former Dow Chemical CEO Doan dies at 83
  Former Dow Chemical Co. President and CEO Herbert D. "Ted" Doan, the last Dow family member to run the company, has died. He was 83.
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• Eastman Chemical Appoints Mark Costa Senior VP, Corporate Strategy And Marketing - Quick Facts
  Eastman Chemical Co. on Monday revealed the appointment of Mark Costa as senior vice president, corporate strategy and marketing, effective June 1. The company noted that Costa most recently served as senior partner within Monitor Group's integrated North American and global client service networks, and has also worked with Eastman in a variety of initiatives, over the past couple of years.
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• Colder Products Company Promotes Franz Stankiewicz to Director of Sales - Europe
  Colder Products Company announced that Franz Stankiewicz has been promoted to Director of Sales - Europe. Stankiewicz, who has been instrumental in the growth of Colder's business in German-speaking countries and Eastern Europe, is now responsible for driving all of Colder's sales activities in European markets.
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• Ablynx appoints Wim Ottevaere as CFO
  Ablynx has announced the appointment of Wim Ottevaere as its first Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Currently CFO at Innogenetics NV, Mr. Ottevaere will join Ablynx in August 2006.
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• VASTox appoints Professor George Fleet as carbohydrate chemistry consultant
  VASTox announced the appointment of Professor George Fleet as specialist consultant for the Company's growing carbohydrate chemistry business. Professor George Fleet, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, is an expert on carbohydrate chemistry.
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• Chemtura Appoints Rick Beitel VP of Sales Excellence
  Chemtura Corporation (NYSE:CEM) has named Rick BeitelVice President of Sales Excellence. In this newly created position inthe Strategy, New Business and Technology area, Beitel will beresponsible for working with the Chemtura global sales organization tomake sure it has the tools, training and developmental opportunitiesto achieve key growth objectives. He will be in charge of identifyingand implementing best practices across Chemtura's world-wide salesoperations
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• IntegraGen Appoints Jorg Leenings as Head of Sales and Marketing of its German Competence Centre for Genetic Diabetes Testing
  IntegraGen, the personalized healthcare company focused on the development and delivery of genetic tests for complex diseases announced today the appointment of Jorg Leenings as Head of Sales and Marketing for its Competence Centre for MODY (Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young) diabetes and other genetic causes of diabetes, in Bonn, Germany.
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• Westlake Chemical Reelects Directors
  Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK - News) held its annual stockholders meeting today at which the stockholders reelected James Chao and Dr. Gilbert R. Whitaker, Jr. as directors, to serve until 2009.
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• PerkinElmer Appoints Daniel R. Marshak as Chief Scientific Officer
  PerkinElmer, Inc. announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel R. Marshak as vice president and chief scientific officer for the Company. Marshak will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of PerkinElmer's research and development functions, and helping drive its growth strategies in the emerging areas of personalized medicine and predictive diagnostics.
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• Compass names new president, CEO
  Compass Minerals International Inc.'s board has named Angelo Brisimitzakis to succeed Michael Ducey as president, CEO and director, effective immediately.
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• lkka Pollari to head Kemira Espoo Research Centre
  As Kari Kurki is retiring Ilkka Pollari, M.Sc. (Eng.), MBA has been appointed Director of Kemira's Espoo Research Centre as of August 20, 2006.
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• Lyondell Chemical Company Announces Executive Appointments
  The Board of Directors of Lyondell Chemical Company has named Dr. Charles C. Yang to the additional post of Chairman, Lyondell Asia Pacific, and has elected three individuals as Officers of the company.
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• Birch Mountain Appoints New Director
  Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. (BMD: TSXV and AMEX) is pleased to announce the appointment of Douglas Annable, who recently retired as President, Energy & Mining Division, AMEC Americas, to the Company's board of directors.
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• Borealis announces Vienna head office location
  Borealis will move its head office to Vienna this summer. The office in Copenhagen will close June 30, 2006 and the new office in Vienna will be operational as of July 10, 2006. The new head office will be located in: IZD Tower, Wagramerstraße 17-19, A-1220 Vienna.
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• Rob Nevin to become CEO of INEOS Nitriles
  Rob Nevin is to be appointed as CEO of INEOS Nitriles and will take up the position with immediate effect. Rob has over 25 years of commercial experience in the petrochemical business and has worked in polymers in the US and Europe, Olefins, Ethylene Oxide and Derivatives, and Business Development.
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• Astellas Announces Changes of President & CEO
  Astellas Pharma Inc. has announced that Executive Vice President Masafumi Nogimori will be promoted to President and CEO of Astellas. Dr. Toichi Takenaka, now President and CEO, will become Co-Chairman. Dr. Hatsuo Aoki, now Chairman, will also be Co-Chairman.
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• Leadership changes at DuPont Engineering Polymers
  Effective 1st April 2006, Björn Hedlund (53) will assume the role of global business director, High Performance Materials at DuPont Engineering Polymers (EP), in addition to his position as EMEA regional director for the business. He succeeds Ferdinand Bauerdick (55), who has accepted a new assignment as vice president and general manager (designate) - Advanced Coating Systems and DuPont Performance Coatings Europe.
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• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Names David I. Johnson President Of ConvaTec
  Bristol-Myers Squibb Company announced that David I. Johnson has been named President, ConvaTec. As president, Mr. Johnson will have responsibility for all aspects of the worldwide ConvaTec business. He will be based at ConvaTec global headquarters in Skillman, New Jersey. ConvaTec, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, is a manufacturer of ostomy and wound therapeutic products.
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• Cyclics Corporation announces additions to Board of Directors and changes in management
  Cyclics Corporation has announced the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors. Joining the Board are Cyclics' President and CEO, Glenn Decker, as Board Chairman, and long-time members of Cyclics' management team Gary Faler and Roman Eder. Additional organizational changes include Roman Eder, managing director of Cyclics Europe GmbH, assuming responsibility for worldwide sales and marketing.
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• Ashland names Fontana chief technology officer for Chemical Sector
  Dr. Luca P. Fontana has been promoted and named to the newly created position of chief technology officer for the Chemical Sector of Ashland Inc. The announcement was made by James J. O'Brien, Ashland's chairman and chief executive officer, to whom he will report. Fontana also becomes a member of the Chemical Sector Operating Committee, the coordinating body of Ashland's chemical businesses.
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• Amarin Announces Appointment of Dr. John Climax as Non-Executive Director
  Amarin Corporation plc announced the appointment of Dr. John Climax as non-executive director.
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• Microcal appoints Richard K. Brown as CEO and President
  MicroCal LLC announced the appointment of Richard K. Brown as CEO and President. Rick will be succeeding William Gelb, who has been in the CEO role for the past six years. Bill, who has served the company with excellence and dedication for over eleven years, will concurrently assume the Chairman role for the company.
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• Henkel has BEE investor group participate in its South African business
  Effective January 1, 2006, Henkel sold 26 percent of the shares in its South African business to the BEE investor group Vuya Investments (Pty) Ltd. Under the heading "Black Economic Empowerment", the South African government has, since 2004, been pursuing the objective of redressing equality issues and encouraging active participation of the once disadvantaged black majority in the economic life of the country.
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• Rockwood Holdings, Inc. Appoints Timothy McKenna Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications
  Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ROC), a global producer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials, has appointed Timothy McKenna, vice president, investor relations and communications, effective April 1, 2006.
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• Schering-Plough Announces Changes In Executive Finance Positions
  Schering-Plough Corporation announced several changes among its corporate finance executives. David A. Piacquad is appointed senior vice president, Business Development. In this role, Piacquad will be responsible for identifying, analyzing and pursuing global business development opportunities in support of the company's growth and product development objectives. He also has been appointed to the Operations Management Team (OMT). Piacquad succeeds Tom Kelly, who has assumed a new role as vice president, strategic financial projects.
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• Merck KGaA: Karl-Ludwig Kley Named Executive Board Deputy Chairman
  The Advisory Board of E.Merck OHG has named Dr. Karl-Ludwig Kley, 54, as deputy chairman of the Merck KGaA Executive Board and general partner of E. Merck OHG, effective September 1, 2006. The appointment is contingent on the termination of Kley's current employment contract with Deutsche Lufthansa AG.
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• PPG announces management assignments
  J. Rich Alexander, senior vice president, coatings, will assume responsibility for the automotive aftermarket, and William A. Wulfsohn, senior vice president, coatings, will assume responsibility for industrial coatings and Asia, PPG Industries officials announced in a series of management assignments effective July 1.
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• GKN Sinter Metals' Key Management Appointments
  Thomas Roethig has been appointed senior vice president of sales and marketing at GKN Sinter Metals and Rich McCorry has been named president of North American Operations, according to Andy Reynolds Smith, the company's president and CEO.
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• Beckman Coulter Announces Management Change
  Beckman Coulter, Inc. announced that James T. Glover, senior vice president and chief financial officer will retire from the company effective June 30, 2006. The company has started a search for Mr. Glover's replacement.
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• Haller Named Head of Strategic Development and New Ventures at Dow
  Andrew N. Liveris, Dow's president, chief executive officer and chairman-elect announced that Heinz Haller has been appointed corporate vice president of Strategic Development and New Ventures. Haller will assume his new role on June 1, 2006, succeeding Phillip H. Cook, who will retire effective October 1 after completing a number of corporate activities.
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• Praxair Appoints Steve Angel As President & Chief Operating Officer
  Praxair, Inc. announced that Stephen F. Angel, currently executive vice president, will be appointed president and chief operating officer, effective March 1, 2006. Angel will also be nominated to stand for election to the Praxair Board of Directors. Praxair also announced that Ricardo Malfitano, currently a senior vice president of the corporation, has been appointed executive vice president.
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• Dainippon Ink & Chemicals Appoints New Sun Chemical Board Chairman
  Dainippon Ink & Chemicals (DIC), Sun Chemical Corporation's parent company, announced that based on the successful progress of integrating the management of DIC and Sun Chemical, Mr. Wes Lucas was able to hand over the Chairman position to Mr. Naoki Tsuji with effect from February 15 2006.As a result, from February 15 2006, Mr. Tsuji became Chairman of Sun Chemical, and Mr. Lucas resigned from the Board.
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• Robert Abernathy Appointed to Lubrizol Board
  The Lubrizol Corporation announced that Robert Abernathy was appointed to fill a vacancy on the board.
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• Chemtura Announces Organizational Changes
  In order to place greater focus on specific businesses and functional areas, Chemtura Corporation announced the following organizational changes, effective immediately.
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• Dow Named One of America's Most Shareholder-Friendly Companies
  Institutional Investor magazine has named Dow one of the most "shareholder friendly" companies in the United States. In a survey of 1,300 portfolio managers and brokerage firm analysts, the Company was ranked number one in the Chemicals/Commodity sector.
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• Ashland Inc. elevates Shannon and Toohey to vice presidents
  Ashland Inc. announced that its board of directors has elected Michael J. Shannon a vice president of the company and Michael J. Toohey vice president of government relations for Ashland. Shannon also retains his responsibilities as executive vice president for Ashland's Chemical Sector global supply chain, a position he has held since Aug. 1, 2005. Previously, Toohey was director of government relations.
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• Walter L. Bullock appointed Velsicol Vice President, Chemical Specialties
  Walter L. Bullock joined Velsicol Chemical Corporation as Vice President, Chemical Specialties. Bullock has an extensive background in sales and leadership in the chemical industry with a career that spans more than 30 years at FMC, Cytec and Bayer.
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• Protedyne Corporation Appoints Fran Tuttle President and CEO
  Protedyne Corporation announced that Fran Tuttle has joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer and will also join the company's Board of Directors. Protedyne also announced that Rolf Classon has been elected Chairman of the Board. Classon has served on Protedyne's Board of Directors since August 2004.
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• Allos Therapeutics Announces CEO Succession Plans
  Allos Therapeutics, Inc. announced that President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Michael E. Hart, has notified the Company's Board of Directors of his intention to resign his positions once a successor CEO is named. Mr. Hart will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors and will remain in his current capacity while the Board conducts a search for a successor.
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• PerkinElmer Appoints Karl Hecker to Head Key Research & Development Center
  PerkinElmer, Inc. announced its appointment of Dr. Karl Hecker as Director of Research & Development (R&D) for its Boston-based Center of Excellence. He will lead all product R&D efforts for the Center, which focuses on molecular medicine solutions for the company's Life and Analytical Sciences unit.
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• David Hill Named Sun Chemical CEO
  Dainippon Ink & Chemicals (DIC), Sun Chemical Corporation's ultimate parent, has developed a strategy to gain significant synergies by integrating the management of DIC and Sun Chemical's operations and more closely coordinating their global management structure.
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• Barr Names G. Frederick Wilkinson President and COO of Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that G. Frederick Wilkinson has agreed to join the Company as President and Chief Operating Officer of Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Barr's proprietary products subsidiary. In this position, Wilkinson will be responsible for managing all aspects of the Company's proprietary operations.
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• New managerial appointments at LANXESS
  At the beginning of the new year, there will be new appointments to two key management positions in the LANXESS chemicals group. Effective January 1, 2006, Dr. Michael Gauss will become Head of the Functional Chemicals Business Unit, replacing Knut Balzer. And on February 1, Michael Kiefer will succeed Dr. Dieter Neuray as Head of the Procurement Group Function.
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• Henkel Names New Communications VP for North America
  Henkel of America, Inc., the North American affiliate of Henkel KGaA, has named Cynthia Demers Vice President of Corporate Communications. Demers will be responsible for managing all public relations and communications activities for Henkel's North American operations, and will represent the region on the Henkel Global Communications Council.
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