Eric Freeman Email & Phone Number

Wickliffe, Ohio, US

The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a market-driven global company that combines complex, specialty chemicals to optimize the quality, performance and value of customers’ products while reducing their environmental impact. It is a leader at combining market insights with chemistry and application capabilities to deliver valuable.

Beachwood, OH, US

• OMNOVA is a global innovator and manufacturer of performance-enhancing chemistries and surfaces used in products for a variety of industries. The OMNOVA Oil and Gas Business is a specialty supplier of wellbore.
• Full pricing and margin responsibility for existing portfolio and new developmental products.
• Led business through industry downturn, generating results in 2015 that were in-line with 2014, despite a severe market contraction during the same period.
• Utilized background to assist strategy development and expansion into other market segments.
• Directly managed global sales team, establishing best sales practices.
• Evaluated and vetted commercial agreements including distribution agreements, business marketing agreements, and potential joint ventures.

Ludwigshafen, DE

• Responsible for sales and profitability of Western Hemisphere for Oilfield Solutions Business
• Member of Global Leadership Team that provided strategic direction for business unit.
• Responsible for the top and bottom line business result for North and South America, which included leading a team with seven direct reports (Sales Managers, Key Account Managers, Business Development Managers), plus.
• Averaged 20% top line growth and 35% bottom line growth per year while in role and generated business results, significantly exceeding EBIT targets set out in business strategy.
• Led effort of hiring and training sales force, which doubled in less than three years, as well, hiring of most other business and technical staff.
• Served as global business head / interim VP during extended family leave by business Vice President

Ludwigshafen, DE

Responsible for sales and profitability development and management of sales team in the North American region within the Oilfield Solutions Business.

Ludwigshafen, DE

Responsible for management of global key accounts and direct sales to large national accounts. Portfolio consisted of both large bulk chemicals as well as a portfolio of special chemicals. Worked remotely out of home.

Ludwigshafen, DE

Led product management and technical service team responsible for the Butane Diols and Derivatives business for BASF.

Ludwigshafen, DE

Ludwigshafen, DE

Ludwigshafen, DE

Ludwigshafen, DE