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Stannica is a 50/50 Joint-Venture between PMC Group and Albemarle Corporation that was setup as a global provider of butyl/octyl tin stabilizer and catalyst intermediates.- Managed all aspects of the business, including pricing, contract negotiation, S&OP, strategy development and execution.- Presented business performance to the Board of Directors on a regular basis.- Aggressively developed Intermediates business in Europe and Asia leading to significant increase in revenues

Organometallic Specialties is focused on the production of numerous specialty tin catalysts and fine chemicals, which are marketed under the FASCAT brand name.Managed product lines produced at three facilities - Tin Catalysts, Fine Chemicals and Glass Coatings chemicals produced at Carrollton, KY plant. - Butyl and octyl tin intermediates and tin tetrachloride produced at Mobile, Al plant. - Tin intermediates and catalysts produced through a tolling agreement with Lanxess GmbH at their plant in Bergkamen, Germany (2020-2021).- Successfully integrated the Lanxess tin catalyst business into Organometallic Specialties with the inclusion of Glass Coating chemicals and trialkyl tin catalysts.- Advanced global catalyst business to record profitability in 2021.- Directed the development and execution of the global business strategy, including expansion of the product portfolio, profitability improvement, and growth of sales into new regions.- Supervised team that commercialized dioctyl tin oxide catalyst to target market share growth in Europe and Asia with particular emphasis on Japan.- Significantly increased sales of Fine Chemicals business by focus on asset utilization and product portfolio consolidation.- Doubled sales of tin intermediates in Asia from 2014-2019 through targeted key account development.- Optimized production between Mobile and Bergkamen plants, enabling record production of tin intermediates in 2020.- Accomplished significant growth of full portfolio of tin catalysts in Europe through strategic account collaboration and partnership with Salic Alcan’s pan-European distribution network.- Delivered enhanced profitability of Fascat product line through targeted price increases, while maintaining a positive relationship with customers.

Polymer Products Company is a leading manufacturer of flame retarded plastic compounds and masterbatches.- Drove Polymer Products business to record profitability, with year-on-year EDITDA increase of 21%.- Reduced plant fixed costs by 13% and working capital by 16% without impacting product availability. - Designed and executed strategy to phase-out the use of decabromo diphenylether (decaBDE) flame retardant in product portfolio without loss of business.- Launched two distinct websites, specialtycompounds.com and polymermasterbatches.com, segmenting the product portfolio into compounds and masterbatches, emphasizing the value in use of each offering.- Developed strategy for successful Union contract negotiation and participated in all meetings with Union.- Directed technical team that developed several new and novel products for applications including wire & cable, XPS foam, construction film, and conductive plastics.

Taminco was a global specialty chemical company focused on the production of alkylamines & derivatives and a major producer of formic acid & derivatives, supplying diversified, global end markets. The company was purchased by Eastman Chemical in 2014.Asked to manage Performance Products P&L and integrated Specialty Amines product line into Taminco after divestiture by Arkema. Establishing and directed new business development team of 12 that transformed business from regional player to global entity.

Transformed latent, undeveloped business into focused and highly profitable entity by using branding to convey value proposition (based on market input) and developing goal-oriented business strategy. Doubled revenues of Specialty Amines business within five years.

Managed all aspects of technical support for Arkema’s polyester catalyst business, including supporting plants in US and China, leading new catalyst development efforts, and frequently traveling with business group for customer and plant visits.