AOC Appoints New Business Manager

COLLIERVILLE, Tennessee -- Jeff Dommeyer is appointed new Business Manager – Colorants/Non Reinforced Open Mold for AOC, announces Jack Roesle, Vice President – Global Market and Sales. Dommeyer succeeds Pat Burns who has accepted a position outside the company. "Jeff’s strengths as an innovator and leader made him the choice to continue the pattern of growth in our cast polymer, colorants and gel coat business sectors," says Roesle.

Dommeyer has more than 15 years experience in the unsaturated polyester business. In his most recent position as Product Leader – Cast Polymers for AOC, he developed, coordinated and directed the company’s research and development and technical support for the cultured marble and cast polymer resin markets.

Dommeyer has served on the Board of Directors of the International Cast Polymer Association (ICPA) and has been active in the ICPA’s Research and Development Committee. Dommeyer graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology from St. Olaf College, where he was named to the Phi Beta Kappa national honors society.

AOC is North America’s leading producer of unsaturated polyesters and vinyl esters and is the world leader in innovative resin technology. AOC has six plants strategically located throughout North America. Manufacturing facilities are ISO 9002-certified and use AOC’s proprietary process control technology to guarantee batch-to-batch consistency.

In addition to U.S. plants in Tennessee, Florida, California and Indiana, there is a plant in Ontario, Canada and joint venture facility near Mexico City. AOC/Hawk Ltd., a distribution subsidiary headquartered in the United Kingdom, strengthens AOC global marketing strategies.

For more information, contact Steve Martin at AOC, 950 Highway 57 East, Collierville, TN 38017, USA. Phone (901) 854-2847; fax (901) 854-7277; e-mail smartin@aoc-resins.com