ACS GROUP — The auxiliary equipment maker in New Berlin, Wis., named Matt Trump regional sales manager for Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCING AUTOMATION — The automation trade association in Ann Arbor, Mich., named Alex Shikany executive vice president.
BARENTZ INTERNATIONAL BV — The distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemicals in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, named Derk Jan Terhorst group CEO.
BRÜCKNER GROUP — The film and sheet extruder supplier in Siegsdorf, Germany, named Markus Gschwandtner managing director of sales and project and product management at Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH, succeeding Helmut Huber, who has retired. Sebastian Lange will succeed Gschwandtner as a senior sales manager.
CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL AND CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION — The trade group in Ottawa, Ontario, named Greg Moffatt CEO and president.
COVESTRO AG — The producer of polymers and high-performance plastics in Leverkusen, Germany, named Yun Chen head of European sites, effective Feb. 1, succeeding Daniel Koch, who is leaving the company.
CYCLYX INTERNATIONAL LLC — The post-use plastic feedstock management company in Portsmouth, N.H., named Chris Yandell CEO, succeeding Joe Vaillancourt, who is retiring.
DECEUNINCK NORTH AMERICA LLC — The manufacturer of systems for windows, doors and outdoor living in Monroe, Ohio, named Terrence Ceulemans president and Jeff Beyer regional sales manager for the Midwest region.
HOFFER PLASTICS CORP. — The custom injection molder in South Elgin, Ill., named Hannah Mooberry environmental and sustainability specialist.
ID ADDITIVES INC. — The additives manufacturer in LaGrange, Ill., named Ethan Ravotti technical specialist.
NORDSON EDI LLC — The equipment supplier in Chippewa Falls, Wis., named Chase Collins and Justin Mckenna regional sales managers. Mckenna is succeeding Jim Winning, who plans to retire in early 2025.
NOVARES GROUP SA — The injection molder in Paris named François Sordet CEO. Pierre Boulet will remain president.
RETHINK ROBOTICS INC. — The collaborative robotics maker in Hebron, Ky., named Julia Astrid Riemenschneider CEO and Franziska Lorenz chief operations officer.
SACMI IMOLA S.C. — The machinery maker in Imola, Italy, named Andrea Grandi group general manager, succeeding Mauro Fenzi.
SOLMAX GSE — The geosynthethics manufacturer in Varennes, Quebec, named Bob Gilligan CEO and President.
SYENSQO SA — Ilham Kadri, CEO of the materials supplier in Brussels, is the winner of the Chemists' Club 2025 Kavaler Award, given to honor the exceptional performance of innovators and disruptors of the status quo in the sector.
VIONEO BV — The fossil-free polypropylene and polyethylene producer in Antwerp, Belgium, named Katja Wodjereck chief commercial officer and Judy Hicks vice president of corporate affairs.
WORLD PLASTICS COUNCIL — The global forum to accelerate cooperation and alignment at the international level for the plastics industry in Dubai reelected Benny Mermans, vice president sustainability at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP, as its chairman.
Briefly ... ACS GROUP, an auxiliary equipment maker in New Berlin, Wis., named Richard Gutierrez Southwest regional sales manager. ... ECI GROUP, an engineering services provider in Manchester, England, named Francisco Larenas director of its new consultancy services unit, ECI Group Consultancy Services. ... TENCATE GRASS HOLDING BV, a synthetic turf manufacturer in Dayton, Tenn., named Jessica Flagg vice president of corporate communications for its Americas operations. ... VIBRANTZ TECHNOLOGIES INC., Michael Wilson, CEO and president of the specialty chemicals and materials firm in Houston, plans to step down Jan. 31, 2025, but will continue to serve as a nonexecutive director.