Michelman names new European managing director

- Responsibility for providing strategic leadership in Europe across all five of Michelman’s global business units

 

- Previously worked with Honeywell, 3M and Polyone

 

Coatings specialist Michelman has named Jean-Marc Verhaeghe as the company’s new European managing director. 

 

Verhaeghe will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in Europe across all five of Michelman’s global business units.  He will have a particular focus this year on developing Michelman’s expanding infrastructure, including staff and physical resources while improving the customer experience.

 

He has previously worked with Honeywell in various director roles, 3M and most recently with Polyone as director for global marketing of specialty engineering plastics. 

 

Verhaeghe’s background includes technical, commercial, operational and senior management experience.

 

Steve Shifman, president and chief executive officer at Michelman, said: ‘Jean-Marc brings a wealth of global and local industry knowledge and experience, while working in multinational matrixed organizations. 

 

‘His rich background and ability to deal with complex, global organizational structures such as the one we have at Michelman, makes him a perfect fit for this very important position.  He will serve Michelman, and ultimately our customers well.’

 

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