The association also elects new executive committee members.
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) elects Gene Williams, president of Optima Chemical Group, as chairman of its board of governors. The association also elected officers to serve on its executive committee and added five new members to the class of 2021 during its 97th Annual Business Meeting on Monday, December 10, in New York.
Members of the class of 2021, who will serve three-year terms, are:
Paul Ameis, VanDeMark Chemical
Mara Gliozzi, McGean
Joe Beatty, FAR Chemical
Pat Killian, Monument Chemical
Ronald Lehman, Solvay Novecare
Filling two vacant seats on the SOCMA Board are:
Chuck Hinton, Ethox Chemicals
Ephraim Honig, Strem Chemicals
SOCMA officers elected for one-year terms are:
1st vice chair and treasurer – Michael Ott, Polysciences, Inc.
2nd vice chair – Kate Donahue, Hampford Research, Inc.
treasurer – John Foley, KMCO, LLC
secretary – Dr. Keith Silverman, Ashland
immediate past chair – J. Steel Hutchinson, GFS Chemicals, Inc.
SOCMA’s board of governors provides strategic direction, maintains fiscal responsibility and helps deliver member value.
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