CLINTON, NJ - D.B. Becker Co. Inc., Clinton, NJ, has hired Tom Papasso to be the company’s Northeast Technical Sales Manager. Papasso has 18 years of industry experience, the majority of that in the coatings market. Prior to joining D.B. Becker, he worked for Orion Engineered Carbons, a spin-off of Evonik Degussa Corp., as a Technical Market Manager, where he provided technical and sales support for coatings, inks, plastics and other carbon black applications.