ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES INC. — The composite building material manufacturer in Springdale, Ark., named J.R. Brian Hanna chief financial officer.
AKROCHEM CORP. — The provider of color concentrates, raw materials and chemical dispersions in Akron, Ohio, named Hal Button plastics technical manager.
BLISS INDUSTRIES LLC — Founder Bill Bliss has retired and President Greg Alles will assume his operational duties at the auxiliary equipment manufacturer in Ponca City, Okla.
BUNTING MAGNETICS CO. — The manufacturer of magnetic assemblies and equipment in Newton, Kan., named Rick Bigham product manager for magnetic separation.
ENTHONE INC. — The supplier of specialty chemicals based in West Haven, Conn., named Ben Poon senior vice president and managing director of Enthone Asia.
EXCEL POLYMERS LLC — The provider of elastomer materials and additives in Solon, Ohio, named Marcus Pignataro president and general manager for the Asia-Pacific region.
FORDHAM PLASTICS EQUIPMENT CORP. — The Cary, N.C.-based equipment distributor named Jon Kelm a salesman.
GARNER INDUSTRIES INC. — The manufacturer of level-indicating devices in Lincoln, Neb., named Todd Peterson vice president of sales.
KING PLASTIC CORP. — The sheet and shapes maker in North Port, Fla., named Mark Schiefer vice president of marketing.
KRAUSSMAFFEI AG — The machinery manufacturer in Munich, Germany, named Jens Liebhold head of extrusion and Jörg Bothe sales manager.
RAYVEN INC. — The laminating, coating and converting services provider in St. Paul, Minn., named Debbie Jalowitz inside sales manager.
TAURUS REALTY PARTNERS LLC — Marat Safir has established the Northbrook, Ill.-based real estate advocacy firm for industrial end users, particularly plastics manufacturers.
THERMOSET RESIN FORMULATORS ASSOCIATION — The trade association in Glen Ellyn, Ill., named new officers; President Vinay Mishra of ITW Devcon in Danvers, Mass.; Vice President Valerie Walker of Crosslink Technology Inc. of Mississauga, Ontario; and secretary/treasurer Jason Tuerack of Broadview Technologies Inc. in Newark, N.J.
TI AUTOMOTIVE LTD. — The automotive supplier in Warren, Mich., named Tim Knutson chief financial officer. He most recently was with Meridian Automotive Systems Inc. as an executive vice president and CFO.
VECOPLAN LLC — The shredding and recycling equipment maker in High Point, N.C., named Jason Duncan project engineer.