MetoKote Corp. has hired Michael Cooper as Director, Asia Pacific OE Manufacturers.

Dennis Clark is the new Corporate Business Coordinator for Deeks & Co. Inc.

Philippe Carabin has been named Chief Executive Officer of Eliokem International.

Albert Tuccio has been promoted to Senior Vice President at Sartomer Co.

John Paterson has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Ross Mixing Inc., located in Port St. Lucie, FL.

BASF has appointed Karl Nicholas as Senior Technical Sales Representative for the Heartland Region of its Dispersion and Paper Chemicals business.

PPG Industries has announced that Charles F. Kahle II, Vice President, Coatings Research and Development, is taking on additional responsibility as Chief Technology Officer.

Reynolds Industries Inc. has appointed Nelson A. Hopcus Sales Manager of the company’s worldwide sales organization.

Dennis C. Gillespie has assumed the position of President of Lintech International LLC, and Julie Hinson Van Brunt has assumed the position of Executive Vice President.

Nick Triantafillopoulos, Director of OMNOVA Solutions’ Akron, OH, Technology Center, was presented with the 2008 Distinguished Award of Council by the Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies.