Ashland Inc. (Covington, Ky.; www.ashland.com) announced that Osama Musa, vice president, global research and development (R&D), has been promoted to the newly created position of chief technology officer. He also assumes leadership responsibility for Advanced Materials. Recently while leading R&D…
The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, Mich.; www.dow.com) announced that Melanie Kalmar, global director Information Systems, has been named chief information officer (CIO). Kalmar’s proven leadership and track record for driving business results positions her well to drive Dow’s vision for…
Praxair, Inc. (Danbury, Conn.; www.praxair.com) has named Kelcey E. Hoyt vice president and controller. She succeeds Elizabeth T. Hirsch who is retiring from the company after 18 years of service. Hirsch has served as Praxair’s vice president and controller for…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that Charles E. Bunch will retire Sept. 1 as executive chairman of the PPG board of directors after 37 years with the company. PPG President and Chief Executive Officer Michael H. McGarry will…
Johnson Matthey (London; www.matthey.com) has announced that Anna Manz will join the company's board on 17th October 2016, succeeding Den Jones as Group Finance Director. This follows the announcement on 2nd March that Den Jones will step down as Group…
PPG Industries, Inc. (Pittsburgh, Pa.; www.ppg.com) announced that Jeff Oravitz, previously chief executive officer of MetoKote, is appointed vice president of PPG coatings services and president of PPG-MetoKote, reporting directly to Viktor Sekmakas, PPG executive vice president. PPG announced July…
Honeywell (Morris Plains, N.J.; www.honeywell.com) announced that Darius Adamczyk, President and chief operating officer, will succeed Dave Cote as chief executive officer on March 31, 2017. Cote, who has been Chairman and CEO of Honeywell since 2002, will continue as…
On May 1, Matthias Kaufmann, DI (FH), MAS, took over the management of the pumps division at Kral AG (Lustenau, Austria; www.kral.at), and simultaneously became a member of the management team. After completing his studies in manufacturing automation, Kaufmann worked…
The Stockton Group (STK; Petach Tikva, Israel; www.stockton-ag.com), a leader in innovative botanical-based crop protection, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shay Shaanan as the new vice president of R&D, leading the company’s R&D activities. In his former position,…
A.W. Chesterton Co. (Woburn, Mass.; www.chesterton.com) announced that Andrew W. Chesterton, formerly executive vice president and chairman of the board, has been named the company’s new president and CEO. He succeeds Brian O’Donnell, a longtime Chesterton executive, who will serve as…