People, Places and Things

Simona America Inc. has appointed Stephan Henne as a new Sales Representative responsible for California (north of the San Bernadino, Kern and San Luis Obispo county lines), Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, Montana, Alaska and the Canadian Provinces of Alberta and British Columbia.

Vycom announced the addition of Vaishali Patel to the CPG team as Product Manager for Vycom. In this new position, Vaishali will lead market development activities for the six product families that make up the Vycom portfolio. These activities will include marketing communications, new product development and associated sales effectiveness.

Harvel® Plastics, Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer of high-quality PVC and CPVC industrial piping, duct systems and other thermoplastic extrusions, has appointed Patrick M. Foose as its President and General Manager. Foose previously served the company as Chief Operating Officer. Harvel® also recently named Vice President of Finance Carl F. Rohmann to its Board of Directors.

Kaeser Compressors, Inc. recently announced their new Director of Sales Ed Smiley.

KYDEX, LLC announced that Quality Engineer Robert McCormick has earned the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Certified Quality Engineer (ASQ CQE) certification. KYDEX also announced the appointment of John Martino as Western Regional Sales Manager. Based in Sacramento, California, Martino will work closely with the Western Region’s manufacturer representative group, Pacific Polymer Group (PPG) in serving the needs of KYDEX customers.

Co-Ex Corporation, a leading manufacturer of polycarbonate panels for the horticultural, shapes distribution and architectural markets, has named Kurt Glaser their Director of Sales and Marketing. Glaser has 30 years of extensive experience in the plastics industry with companies such as Bayer Material Science, A.L. Hyde Co and GE Plastics.

Lauren Plastics, has announced hiring Rob Johnson as Production Manager. Johnson will oversee general daily production and plant activities.

Wisconsin-based Dielectric Corporation has announced that it will be partnering with The Walton Company to offer Dielectric products and services in the Southeastern United States.