AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL — The trade group in Washington elected Tobias Haber, BASF SE chair, for its Center for the Polyurethanes Industry steering committee, and Brad Beauchamp of Carpenter Co. was elected vice chair.
ARBURG GMBH + CO. KG — Gerhard Böhm, managing director of sales and after sales at the injection molding machine maker in Lossburg, Germany, has plans to retire this year. Mitchell Yang was named managing director for Arburg Taiwan.
ASTM INTERNATIONAL — The standards-development firm in West Conshohocken, Pa., named Andrew G. Kireta Jr. president, effective May 1, succeeding Katharine Morgan, who plans to retire.
BUNTING MAGNETICS CO. — Michael Wilks, marketing director of the manufacturer of magnetic equipment in Newton, Kan., is retiring after 23 years with the company.
CHEMOURS CO. — The chemistry company in Wilmington, Del., named Denise Dignam CEO and president. Dignam has been serving as interim CEO.
COVESTRO — The producer of polymers and high-performance plastics in Pittsburgh named Craig Cookson head of government affairs. Cookson is the former senior director for plastics sustainability at the American Chemistry Council.
DOW INC. — The resin maker in Midland, Mich., named Brendy Lange president of performance materials and coatings, succeeding Mauro Gregorio, who is retiring.
ENTEK INTERNATIONAL LLC — The extruder maker in Lebanon, Ore., named Joel McBride sales account manager for its wear parts division.
FLUOROPOLYMER RESOURCES LLC — The reprocessor of melt fluoropolymers in East Hartford, Conn., named Josh Rosenboom sales manager.
GOOD PLASTIC CO. INC. — The manufacturer of sustainable surface materials in New York named Diane Barnes president and Linda Zupan sales operation manager.
INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC — The automotive supplier in Troy, Mich., named Sheila Sarver chief technical officer, succeeding Joe Long, who is retiring.
IRONWOOD PLASTICS INC. — The custom injection molder in Ironwood, Mich., named Joe Redmond vice president and general manager.
JEG ASSOCIATES — The distributor or color concentrates and chemical foaming agents in Westerville, Ohio, named Dave Tilley new accounts director.
LONG VIEW BUSINESS PARTNERS LLC — Jeff Rivers is owner of the newly created executive business consulting firm for manufacturers in Maple Lake, Minn.
MESSE DÜSSELDORF NORTH AMERICA INC. — The trade show organizer in Chicago reelected Markus Rustler, CEO and president of Theegarten-Pactec GmbH & Co. KG, as president of the Interpack trade fair.
NORDSON EDI — The equipment supplier in Chippewa Falls, Wis., named Ethan Cornwell regional sales manager.
PLASTIC MOLDING TECHNOLOGY LLC — The injection molder in El Paso, Texas, named John Duke CEO.
STRONGWELL CORP. — The pultruder of fiber-reinforced composites in Bristol, Va., announced Richard Irvine has retired as European business director, and process engineering manager Carrie Bowers was recognized as an Outstanding Woman in Manufacturing by the Southwest Virginia Alliance for Manufacturing.
TOOLING TECHNOLOGY — The mold maker in Fort Loramie, Ohio, named Sean Couse president, succeeding Gary Poeppelman, who is retiring.
WACKER CHEMICAL CORP. — The chemical company in Adrian, Mich., named Christoph Kowitz CEO and president, succeeding David Wilhoit, who is retiring.
ZEUS INC. — The polymer tubing manufacturer in Orangeburg, S.C., named Padraic O'Brien CEO.