Dow Corning Paper & Process Industries announces staff change

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Dow Corning Paper & Process Industries group recently named Lucrce De Ridder as its new global marketing manager for the company’s Pressure Sensitive Industry. The move will take place this December.


De Ridder, who joined Dow Corning in 1996, is currently a global marketing manager for the company’s Engineered Elastomers Industry (EEI) and a member of the global industry leadership team. She has held a variety of international technical, marketing and management positions for several Dow Corning industry groups including Electronics, Paper & Process Industries, EEI and Multibase.


De Ridder holds a master’s of science in polymers and composites engineering and a master’s in materials engineering, both from the University of Ghent (Belgium). She has also completed the Young Managers Program at INSEAD in Paris, France.


De Ridder replaces Luc Dusart, who will take over as solutions team leader for Paper & Process Industries. In his new role, Dusart will be responsible for implementing Dow Corning’s industry strategy of creating product differentiation through a solutions approach. Norm Kanar will continue to head the release coating and PSA industry for North and South America. Alan Yu will lead the group’s activities in Asia from his office in Shanghai, China.