CP Kelco Establishes Regional Business Units to Enhance Customer Solutions.ATLANTA -- CP Kelco, a global leader in specialty hydrocolloids, announced today that it has established three regional business units to better serve its customers in the food, beverage, consumer products, industrial and oil field markets. "As a result of our conversations with key customers and channel partners, and after an in-depth review of our operations, we are realigning our business to deliver more customized solutions and provide more responsive application support to our customers worldwide," said Don Rubright, President of CP Kelco. David Edgington, formerly VP Global Industrial Products, will become VP and Regional Manager of Europe-Middle East-Africa. Hyung Hahn will continue in the position of President Asia-Pacific for CP Kelco and J. M. Huber Corporation. Martin Sapone, formerly Director, Global Food Sales, will become VP and Regional Manager of The Americas. Regional business units will be supported by three global teams. Didier Viala, VP Marketing and Innovations, will lead an integrated team to develop and commercialize new products and applications. Akiva Gross, formerly VP Research & Development, will serve as Technology Advisor to the President. Global manufacturing, engineering, and environmental and regulatory compliance will be led by Russ Jordan, VP Global Operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. . Jerry Coughlin, VP Supply Chain and Services, will have responsibilities for purchasing, quality assurance, logistics, and IT. "These changes will refocus our world class organization to deliver better service and more value to our customers," said Rubright. About CP Kelco CP Kelco is a leading global producer of specialty hydrocolloids, with more than 2,000 customers in over 100 countries. It operates facilities in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Asia and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . Part of the J.M. Huber Corporation since 2004, CP Kelco produces xanthan gum xan·than gum n. A natural gum of high molecular weight produced by culture fermentation of glucose and used as a stabilizer in commercial food preparation. , pectin pectin, any of a group of white, amorphous, complex carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruits and certain vegetables. Fruits rich in pectin are the peach, apple, currant, and plum. Protopectin, present in unripe fruits, is converted to pectin as the fruit ripens. , carrageenan car·ra·geen·an or car·ra·geen·in n. Any of a group of closely related colloids derived from several red algae, widely used as a thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, or suspending agent in pharmaceuticals. and carboxymethlyl cellulose (CMC (Common Messaging Calls) A programming interface specified by the XAPIA as the standard messaging API for X.400 and other messaging systems. CMC is intended to provide a common API for applications that want to become mail enabled. 1. ), the most widely-used cellulose gum in the world. For more information, visit www.cpkelco.com. About J.M. Huber Corporation J.M. Huber Corporation, headquartered in Edison, NJ, is a diversified, multinational supplier of engineered materials, natural resources and technology-based services to customers spanning industries from paper and energy to plastics and construction. With sales of more than $2 billion, J.M. Huber Corporation is one of the largest family-owned companies in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . For more information, visit www.huber.com. |
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