Valtris Appoints Medley To CEO

Valtris Specialty Chemicals, a global manufacturer of specialty additives and precursors and a portfolio company of SK Capital, appoints Simon Medley to chief executive officer. He assumes the role held formerly by Paul Angus.

Medley was most recently CEO of Loparex, a North Carolina based global supplier of release liners. Previously, he spent five years at Chemtura where he held several executive positions including executive vice president, president of industrial performance products and president of Great Lakes solutions. Before Chemtura, Medley led global teams in Germany and North America for BASF. He started his career at ICI Chemicals and Polymers and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from Teesside University in the United Kingdom.

Read the press release at: www.valtris.com