Zack Hays has joined Orion S.A., a global specialty chemicals company, as marketing manager for coatings and printing systems in North America. In his new role, Hays will address customer needs, monitor market trends, and determine market strategies and product pricing for specialty carbon black applications in the Americas for coatings and printing systems.
Hays has more than 20 years of experience in various management and executive roles. Before joining Orion, he served as the regional head of strategic marketing for the Americas at Heubach Colorants. Previously, he was global segment manager and, before that, market segment manager for Clariant Pigments, now Heubach Colorants’ coatings business.
Hays entered the chemical industry in 2014 when he joined Momentive Performance Materials' consumer coatings division as marketing manager. He later advanced to senior product development manager, consumer and construction coatings, at Momentive.
Hays began his career as a packaging manager at Danaher Corp., advanced to global strategic sourcing manager, and then product innovation and development manager.
Hays earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in packaging engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina.
