Leading Experts in Specialty Chemical Experts

Ankur Agarwal is a member of technical staff at Spansion, a former subsidiary of Advanced Micro Devices specializing in flash memories. He has authored patents in process technology. He specializes in dielectric etch and advanced etch process development and is experienced in developing new etch processes...

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...

Israel Beinglass, Ph.D., is the Managing Director at ISB Ventures. He was most recently (until 2006) the Chief Technology Officer & Chief Marketing Officer at Applied Materials. He is now working as an independent consultant to the industry. Dr. Beinglass has over 25 years of experience in semiconductor...

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...

Mel Burks is currently Founder and Senior Partner at Tech Quest Research, LLC. Mr. Burks has over 25 years of experience in process engineering and semiconductor manufacturing from the Front-end to the Back-end. He is experienced in all wafer fabrication processes and knowledgeable on advanced process...

Mark Capriani, MBA, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of AciesHealth, a specialty pharmaceutical company in Pennsylvania. He has over 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry including biotech, branded and multi source pharmaceuticals, consumer products, device, and wound and burn...

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...

Jeffrey Christian is Managing Director of CPM Group, a precious metals research and consulting company. Mr. Christian is a worldwide authority on gold, silver, and the platinum group metals, in addition to copper, foreign exchange markets, and other commodities. He has been involved in the application...

George Dorkhom is President and managing partner of AD&A Worldwide, a corporate restructuring group. Prior, Mr. Dorkhom was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ingersoll International, a global manufacturing company that manufactures large machine tools and cutting tools and specialized machines...

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...

Lewis Gaines was until 2003, Market Manager of Specialty Lubricant Additives at Infineum. Mr. Gaines has experience in lubricant and fuel additives, diesel and gasoline consumption trends and market issues, and lubricant marketing projects. He has extensive experience in the impacts of these topics...

Paul Hodges is Chairman of International eChem, an independent consultancy firm providing analysis of chemical & petrochemical markets for major companies and international investors. His aim is to help them to better understand and manage commercial and financial risks, particularly those created by...

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,...

Ron Kosage is an independent consultant providing consulting services to the industrial, municipal, private water, wastewater, waste to energy, and biodiesel industries. Mr. Kosage has more than 40 years of experience in management, supervision, environmental analysis, research, design, construction...

Gabriel Kow is the Principal of Carlton & Partners, where he consults with private equity firms on M&A in the process/chemical and life sciences sectors. With his experiences in Asia Pacific, particularly China, he assists companies in setting up businesses in China and in turning around poor performing...

Jack Lifton is an Independent consultant, focusing on the sourcing of nonferrous strategic metals. His work includes exploration and mining, and the recovery of metal values by the recycling of not only metals and their alloys but also of metal-based chemicals used as raw materials for component manufacturing....

Jeff Moser is the President of West Branch, an Independent Consulting Company. Previously Mr. Moser was the Global Market Manager for Dow Automotive, a unit of Dow Chemical , a plastics, adhesives, sealants, structural enhancements, acoustical materials, films, and fluids supplier for the global automotive...

Luciano Mule'Stagno, Ph.D., is the Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Malta, the national agency for cultural heritage, museums and conservation. He is also a technical consultant with polysilicon, wafer, solar and equipment manufacturers. He has over 12 years of experience in the industry. Until Dec....

Dan Murad is the President and Chief Executive Officer at The Chemquest Group; an international strategic business management consulting firm specializing in paint, coating, resin, polymer, adhesive, and sealant industries. Prior, Mr. Murad was the Industrial Coatings Director for Europe at Rohm & Haas....

Kurt Ross is the Agronomy Manager at Western Iowa Cooperative. Previously, Mr. Ross was an Agronomy Manger at Swiss Valley Farms. He was General Manager of the co-ops in Gilman and later Ellsworth, Iowa. Mr. Ross is a Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) and active member of Iowa Agribusiness Assocation. He...