Dr. Fred Allen has joined Axalta Coating Systems as Global Technology Director for its powder coatings business.

Stephan Sielaff has been named Chief Operating Officer of Archroma, a leader in color and specialty chemicals and the former textile, paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant.

George M. Chase, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ChromaScape Inc., is stepping down from his position as CEO effective January 1, 2014.

Xuping Qian has joined Sika Automotive as a CAE Engineer reporting to Randy Stratman, Director - Automotive Engineering.

Baker Perkins, Peterborough, UK, is combining sales and service functions for its extrusion business to ensure customers benefit from a single point of contact for a wide range of services.

CeralUSA LLC, a manufacturer of environmentally friendly coatings for the aerospace, power generation, and oil and gas industries, has signed a representation agreement with industry expert Ted Traynor to market the company’s products.

Resinate Materials Group Inc. has hired Brian J. Chermside to be the company’s Chief Operating Officer.

Dr. Doreen Monteleone has joined RadTech as Director of Sustainability and EHS Initiatives.

Sika Corp.’s Automotive Division USA announced that Cedric Gray has been promoted to Vice President of Operations for Sika’s Grandview, MO, manufacturing facility.

Resinate Materials Group Inc., a provider of polyurethane dispersion technology to the coatings industry, announced that Dr. Shakti Mukerjee has joined the company as Director of Product Development for Polyols and PUDs.