Conference Speakers - 2011
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Paul Blanchard
Senior Consultant, Chemical Marketing Associates, Inc. Paul joined Chemical Marketing Associates, Inc. (CMAI) in 2007 as Senior Consultant focused on expanding CMAI's engineering plastics practice area. Paul brings with him over 30 years of experience in the plastics business. Prior to joining CMAI, Paul's earlier positions include:
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Peter Callais
Townsend Solutions Is a Consulting Associate – Polyolefin Solutions has prior industry experience with Arkema Inc., where he worked for 20 years in the polymer additives and plastics industry. Dr. Callais was the Applications Manager for Arkema’s Organic Peroxides R&D. Dr. Callais has experience in developing and commercializing new products for a wide range of polymer markets. He managed the Global R&D programs and Technical Service for the PVC, PS, Acrylics, PE, Elastomers, Unsaturated Polyester and Controlled Radical Polymerization markets. He managed the successful launch of new initiators and initiator formulations designed to improve the cost performance of polymerizations and polymer modifications. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Chemistry Minor from Nicholls State and a Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Science from the University of Southern Mississippi. He joined Townsend in 2007 as the Business Manager in charge of the Customer Loyalty and Satisfaction Surveys and recently transferred to the consulting group where he authored the Global 2011 Townsend Polyethylene Report |
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Bob Dennett
Senior Consultant, Plastics, Chemical Marketing Associates Email: bdennett@cmaiglobal.com Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Kansas. Bob joined CMAI in 1994 after spending 28 years with Phillips Chemical Company. In his last position with Phillips as Marketing Research Director for the Plastics Division, he was elected Executive Committee Chairman for the Society of the Plastics Industry Committee on Resins Statistics. Bob has broad experience in the plastics/petrochemical industry with knowledge of products from feedstocks to markets. He participated in the development and approval of several major polyolefin projects for Phillips; providing not only supply/demand analysis but also assistance to the projects' financial evaluations and management presentations. Early in his career at Phillips, he worked in a plastics fabrication facility using injection and blow molding processes and involving polyethylene, polypropylene and polystyrene materials. Currently, Bob is working with CMAI's Polyolefins Multiclient Services Group with a key role in the Global Plastics and Polymers Consulting Service and World Polymer Analyses. He also contributes to the Monomers Consulting Service, and World Light Olefins Analysis. In addition, Bob provides input and support, including project management, to CMAI's Business Advisory Services. |
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John Denzer
Executive Partner, Mathelin Bay Associates, LLC, St. Louis, MO www.mathelinbay.com Chairman & CEO, Polyven, LLC & Polyven International, LLC, Miami, FL www.polyven.com John Denzer has over 30 years experience in the plastics industry and has worked for several world class petrochemical and plastic resin manufacturing companies such as Union Carbide, Quantum Chemical, Millenium Petrochemicals and Formosa Plastics holding key positions in R&D, Product, Marketing, Sales and Business Management. He focused on engineering resins and polymer resin distribution as Director of Sales with Diamond & Network Polymers. He was Managing Partner with the resin management consulting firm RTI. He also held the position of Global Vice President for Accuma SpA a global manufacturing company based in Milan Italy specializing in the areas of injection moulding of plastic components and cold forged lead bushings for electric accumulators. He is currently the Executive Partner of Mathelin Bay Associates specializing in global consulting for the plastics processing industry, Chairman & CEO of Polyven and Polyven International, both leading companies in the areas of sustainability, recycling and renewable energy resources as well as international consulting and business development for the petrochemical, plastics and alternative energy sectors. He is an active participant in the petrochemical, plastics and alternative energy industry and has presented technical and business papers at the Polyolefins World Congress in Zurich and also has been a previous speaker at the Canadian Plastics Resin Outlook Conference. Mr. Denzer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics & Computer Science with a minor in Chemistry from Mercy College and also attended Long Island University Graduate School of Business for his MBA. |
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Gus Garrett
Director of Education, Resin Technology Inc Gus joined Dow Chemical Company in 1965 working in many areas of the company including polyethylene sales, distribution, and marketing management. Gus became Senior Distribution Manager at Dow Plastics in 1984 with the responsibility of establishing, launching and maintaining a prime plastic resin distribution network for all of Dow's thermoplastic resins. He also managed all off specification thermoplastic resins from characterization, price, channel selection and eventual sales; a five hundred million pound business. In 1988, Gus developed and implemented curricula for sales, marketing, and technical service people as Senior Group Training Manager. Then in 1992, he was promoted to Senior Marketing Executive with the charter to develop and implement market/product plans for commodity polyethylene. Responsibilities included collaborative involvement with sales, R&D, manufacturing and financial functions as well as executive interaction with clients. In addition, he participated in leading negotiating and finalizing significant multi-year, large volume, complex contracts. Gus retired from Dow in 2001 after 36 years of service. He began working with RTi in January 2002 and is currently the Education Director leading workshops and speaking around the country. Gus has a Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. |
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Chris Gick
Manager, Industry Dynamics, NOVA Chemicals Inc. In over 27 years of employment with NOVA Chemicals, Chris Gick has held many positions within the Company. These positions have spanned many functions and include Commercial and Technical Management, and Investor Relations. Since mid-2009, he has held his current position as Manager, Industry Dynamics for Nova. In this position, he is responsible for economic and business research, including analysis of changes and trends that affect the dynamics of the industries within which NOVA participates. Chris Gick was born and raised in Montreal. He holds a Degree in Chemical Engineering from McGill University and an MBA from the University of Calgary. He has spent periods of time living and working for NOVA Chemicals in Calgary and Montreal. He currently resides in Pittsburgh where he works at NOVA's United States Commercial Center. |
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Giovanni B. Iadeluca
C.A. – Chief Executive Officer Giovanni has been with Selenis Canada since its inception in the fall of 2009. He joined PTT Poly Canada, the predecessor company, in May 2005 as the Finance and Administration Manager after serving as a consultant to the plant. In 2007, the previous general manager retired and Giovanni was chosen to succeed him. Previous to joining Selenis Canada, he spent more than 20 years gaining senior management-level and international experience with consumer goods and manufacturing companies. Giovanni studied at Concordia University in Montreal and holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce and Information Technology. He also holds a Master's degree in Accountancy and is a Chartered Accountant with membership in the Order of Chartered Accountants of Quebe |
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John Moisson
President, JAMPLAST Inc., St. Louis, MO John Moisson is the President and founder of JAMPLAST Inc. , a leader in the distribution of plastic resins, biopolymers, biocomposites and additives. The company is in its 15th year of business and sells a full line of thermoplastic resins to over 250 plastic processors across North America. John has over 25 years of experience in the petrochemical industry. After completing a Bachelors Degree in Logistics and Marketing from the University of Tennessee, John began his career with Dow Chemical in Freeport Texas. While at Dow, he held positions in manufacturing, sales and marketing management. In 1994 John and his wife Carolyn started JAMPLAST Inc. and since then have grown the company in to a successful resin distribution business specializing in biopolymers. |
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Benjamin Morse
Senior Editor Platts – a division of McGraw-Hill Companies Ben has been covering petrochemicals for Platts for 10 years. He began with Platts in Tokyo covering the dynamic Asian markets before heading to New York a few years ago. Ben looks after the US polymer and a few upstream markets. Prior to joining Platts, Ben worked at Japan's public media company, NHK. |
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David Tulk
CFA – Chief Canada Macro Strategist David is the Chief Canada Macro Strategist for TD Securities with the Rates and Foreign Exchange Research group based in Toronto. With a focus on Canada, he provides research and analysis of the global economy and financial markets for the trading floor and a wide range of institutional and commercial clients. David is a frequent commentator in the media and makes a variety of presentations for groups within and outside of TD Bank Financial Group. Prior to joining TD Securities in June 2010, David worked in the Investment Strategy and Economics division of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. In that role he was responsible for providing macroeconomic and financial market research and analysis to various groups including senior management and the Board of Directions. David was previously a Senior Economist at TD Economics and he started his career as an Economist focused on the US economy in the International Department of the Bank of Canada. David holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Queen’s University and a Hon.B.Sc in Economics (Quantitative Methods) from the University of Toronto. David is a CFA charterholder. |
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Mark Stephen
Editor, Canadian Plastics Magazine Mark's educational background includes an Honours B.A. (History) and an M.A. in History from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, N.S., where he also worked for a number of years as a historian and teacher. He entered the plastics industry by first working as a set-up man in an injection and blow molding plant, and then as a technician/operator in an extrusion plant. He followed that with several years' experience in plastics machinery sales, before joining the staff at Canadian Plastics. |
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Greg Wilkinson
President & CEO, Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) Greg has been in the plastics business for the last 20+ years. After graduating from the University of Western Ontario he started his career working for Canadian Pacific and PanCanadian Petroleum in Calgary in Sales and Marketing roles. Greg spent over 20 years with NOVA Chemicals in their polyethylene, polystyrene and acrylic co-polymers businesses in logistics, customer service and marketing roles and most recently was corporate Vice President of Public and Government Affairs. After living in Alberta, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Greg and his family returned to Ontario in 2010 where he founded Third Oak Associates Inc., a consultancy for the plastics and chemicals industries. Greg is the past Chairman of the Board of CPIA. |
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