Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., has selected Hudson, Ohio, the previous site of The Flood Co., as headquarters for Decorative Coatings U.S.A. Nils van der Plas has been appointed as general manager and will be responsible for the management of Flood® Wood Care products, Sikkens Wood Finishes, and Synteko® Floor Finishes.

Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., has selected Hudson, Ohio, the previous site of The Flood Co., as headquarters for Decorative Coatings U.S.A. Nils van der Plas has been appointed as general manager and will be responsible for the management of Flood® Wood Care products, Sikkens Wood Finishes, and Synteko® Floor Finishes. He was most recently with Akzo Nobel Chemicals in the Netherlands and has relocated to Hudson, OH.

According to the company, this appointment is part of an overall process of consolidating and improving business processes for the U.S. Decorative Coatings business. In a related move, Gerald Koutavas has been named director of sales and marketing for the Flood, Sikkens and Synteko brands for North America. Under his direction, each brand will continue to have its own positioning, channels and strategy. Koutavas had been based in Troy, MI, but has also relocated to Hudson.

Other functions, such as operations management which includes logistics and manufacturing, management of R&D, and the financial functions for the three brands are also being consolidated but separate manufacturing sites for the brands will continue.

“These changes will allow us to create efficiencies that will enable us to better serve our customers,” said Koutavas.

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