SAN DIEGO, Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Yesterday, new Officers and Directors were elected to the National
Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) Board of Directors.
Elections were held this morning at the Annual Business Meeting
during NACD's 41st Annual Meeting in San
Diego, CA.
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Roger T. Harris, President,
Producers Chemical Company; Mathew A.
Brainerd, President, Brainerd Chemical Company, Inc.; and
Douglas A. Brown, President/CEO,
Brown Chemical Co., Inc. were elected as Officers of the
Association.
Tom Corcoran, Commercial Vice
President, Brenntag North America Inc., Reading, PA and Kurt Hettinga, Vice President,
Sales, Superior Solvents, Indianapolis,
IN were elected as Directors-at-Large for three year
terms.
Michael D. Lee, President,
A.G. Layne, Inc.; William Whitcher, President, Viking Chemical
Company; Edward Boss, President,
Bossco Industries, Inc.; and
Daniel Canavan, President/CEO, D.B.
Becker Company, Inc., were elected as Regional Presidents.
"NACD is fortunate to have such outstanding individuals willing
to serve their fellow industry peers," said NACD President
Chris Jahn. "The Executive
Committee, other Board members, and the NACD membership will
benefit from their knowledge of the industry and leadership skills.
I know they will make significant contributions over the next few
years."
The members of the full 2013 NACD Board of Directors are as
follows:
Executive Committee
- Chairman, Roger T. Harris,
President, Producers Chemical Company, Batavia, IL
- Vice Chairman, Mathew A.
Brainerd, President, Brainerd Chemical Company, Inc.,
Tulsa, OK
- Treasurer, Douglas A. Brown,
President/CEO, Brown Chemical Co., Inc., Oakland NJ
- President, Christopher L. Jahn,
President, NACD, Arlington,
VA
- Immediate Past Chairman, Andrew K.
Skipp, President/CEO, Hubbard-Hall Inc., Waterbury, CT
Directors-at-Large
- Tom Corcoran, Commercial Vice
President, Brenntag North America Inc., Reading, PA
- Kurt Hettinga, Vice President,
Sales, Superior Solvents, Indianapolis,
IN
- John Logue, Executive Vice
President, Royale Pigments and
Chemicals, Inc., Paramus, NJ
- Cesar Marin, Central American
Director, Pochteca Materias, Primas S.A. de C.V., Mexico
- Tim Nicholson, Vice President,
PVS-Nolwood Chemicals, Detroit,
MI
- John "Jeff" O'Neill, Sr. Vice President, Harcros Chemicals,
Inc., Fort Myers, FL
Regional Presidents
- Western Region – Michael D. Lee,
President, A.G. Layne, Inc.,
Los Angeles, CA
- Central Region – William
Whitcher, President, Viking Chemical Company, Rockford, IL
- Southern Region – Edward Boss,
President, Bossco Industries, Inc.,
Houston, TX
- Northeast Region – Daniel
Canavan, President/CEO, D.B. Becker Company, Inc.,
Clinton, NJ
NACD and its over 400 member companies are vital to the chemical
supply chain providing products to over 750,000 end users. They
make a delivery every six seconds while maintaining a safety record
that is more than twice as good as all manufacturing combined. NACD
members are leaders in health, safety, security, and environmental
performance through implementation of Responsible Distribution,
established in 1991 as a condition of membership and a third-party
verified management practice. For additional information on our
members, their safety record or NACD, visit NACD at
www.nacd.com.
Contact: Lucinda Schofer
703/527-6223
SOURCE National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD)