Leading Experts in Rubber Experts

Steve Bayless is the Principal of Bayless Consulting, a firm providing consulting services in the chemicals industry. He has undertaken multiple assignments in teaching and implementing best practice work processes at manufacturing firms facing massive restructuring and downsizing to reduce costs and...

Dean Bellefleur is the Founder of D-idea, a firm providing consulting services in the containers and packaging industry. Mr. Bellefleur is a leading international expert in consumer packaging sector. He consults and lectures widely to industry & universities on packaging design, idea management, project...

Mark Berggren is the Founder and Managing Director of Methanol Market Services Asia (MMSA), a firm providing consulting services to the global petrochemical industry. Mr. Berggren has more than 22 years of experience in the petrochemical industry. He also provides extensive project support services...

Kevin Boyle is an Independent Consultant, providing consulting with more than 30 years of management experience in petrochemicals, plastics, and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs). Mr. Boyle focuses on olefins and aromatics which include: ethylene, propylene, benzene, toluene and xylene; and their derivatives,...

Mark Bulriss was the Chairman and CEO at Great Lakes Chemical Corp. prior to the merger with Crompton, now called Chemtura. Great Lakes was a Specialty Chemical Company with primary focus on Polymer Stabilizers, Flame Retardants and Pool Chemicals. He held that position for approximately 7 years. Prior...

Akshat Chinai is President at Maneko, a firm providing management consultancy and international business development services to the global petrochemicals and polymers industries. Mr. Chinai has more than 20 years of experience in managing corporate planning, and business analysis and business development...

John Coates is the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer at The Fennimore Group; a firm providing consulting services on change management, process management, business launch management, and contract management operations in the intermodal logistics industry. Mr. Coates has more than 35 years...

Gary Crutchfield is Principal at B/C Development and Crutchfield Consulting. Mr. Crutchfield has been responsible for negotiating acquisitions, joint ventures, and license agreements. He has more than 30 years of experience in building and leading rigid and flexible packaging business (consumer and...

Phil Eiserloh is the President of Petrochemical Consulting of San Antonio, a firm providing consulting services in the chemical industry. Mr. Eiserloh has more than 32 years of experience in the chemical industry...

Norman Klein is a Principal at Core Results, a firm providing cost reduction consultancy services for purchasing and supply chain optimization. Prior to 2003, he was the Director of Purchasing at BASF, a worldwide chemical company. Mr. Klein has more than 35 years of experience in engineering, finance,...

Hermann Plank is the President at TecnoKal, a firm providing industrial equipment consultancy services. Mr. Plank offers consulting services in international marketing, innovative injection molding technologies, globalization, and Six Sigma Deployment. He held management positions at Milacron in Europe...

James Rippy was the Senior Vice President of Manufacturing at Continental Tires, a tier 1 automotive supplier where he worked from January 1974 to April 2000. Mr. Rippy was responsible for the manufacturing, original equipment business, quality, operations, and research development divisions in the...

Duane Stephens is the President of DRSpecialties, an independent consulting firm in Van Buren. Previously, Mr. Stephens was the President of North American Tire Division at Cooper Tire & Rubber Company until July 2006, retiring officially in December 31, 2006. He joined the company in 1978 and held...

Tom Thomas is currently the President of Tomco Enterprises, where he serves as an independent sales manager for a tire distributor in Kansas City, Missouri. In May 2005, he left Cooper Tire & Rubber Company after 34 years with the company, where his last position was that of Regional Sales Manager for...