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OCTC Events

February 25, 2020
10:00AM-3:00PM

Board of Directors Meeting

Porter Wright - 41 S. High St., 29th Floor

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February 26, 2020
10:00AM-3:00PM

Operational Excellence & Sustainability Committee Meeting

Thompson Hine, 41 South High Street, Suite 1700

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April 27-28, 2020

OCTC 32nd Annual Conference

Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square

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Board of Directors

David Hurder

Chair (Term 2017-2020)

Vice President of Operations & Specialty Chemicals
McGean

Rich Rogers

Vice-Chair (Term 2017-2020)

Newark Vice President & Site Lead

Covestro

Seth Tomasch

Treasurer (Term 2017-2020)

CEO
Gabriel Performance Products

Richard Jackson

Past Chair (Term 2019-2022)

Vice President of Operations
ASHTA Chemicals

Chuck Almroth

Director (Term 2018-2021) 

Director of Manufacturing & Engineering
Jones-Hamilton Company

Ken Armstrong

Director (Term 2017-2020)

Director of EH&S
RPM International

Joseph Bianco

Director (Term 2019-2022) 

SHE Manager
INEOS

Elizabeth Boylan

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Government Affairs

Solvay

Jim Christian

Director (Term 2017-2020)

Manager of Strategic Initiatives
Kraton Polymers

Jere Ellison

Director (Term 2017-2020)

Environment & Materials Manager
Ashland Specialty Ingredients

Jeffery Gillete

Director (Term 2019-2022) 

Plant Manager
PPG Industries

Mike Groh

Director (Term 2019-2022) 

HS&E Manager
Emery Oleochemicals

Steel Hutchinson

Director (Term 2019-2022)

President
GFS Chemicals

Daniel Isaacson

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Corporate HSES Manager

The Lubrizol Corporation

Karleen James

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Director – EHS and Regulatory Compliance
Dover Chemical Corporation

Jonathan Kammerer

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Plant Manager
Americas Styrenics

James Krimmel

Director (Term 2017-2020)

President
Zaclon LLC

Amy Nusbaum

Director (Term 2018-2021)

Communications Manager
Husky Energy Lima Refinery

Rob Paxton

Director (Term 2018-2021) 

Head of Operational Risk
The Shepherd Chemical Company

Chris Shaul

Director (Term 2018-2021)

Plant Manager (Dayton)
DuPont

Terry Snell

Director (Term 2019-2022)

Site Services Manager
BASF

Tom Steib

Director (Term 2018-2021)

Operations Director
The Elco Corporation

Anne Tyler

Director (Term 2017-2020)

Environmental, Health, Safety & Sustainability Manager
Capital Resin Corporation

Neil Wessman

Director (Term 2018-2021)

Manager, Operations and Maintenance

INEOS Pigments