Kent A. Dolby Named President and CEO of Elemica, Leading Global E-Marketplace for Chemicals Industry.Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000 Elemica, a neutral e-marketplace founded by some of the world's leading chemical companies to serve the global chemical industry, today named Kent A. Dolby its future president and chief executive officer. He will also be appointed to the Elemica board of directors. A 26-year veteran of Andersen Consulting and the recent president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of PaperExchange.com, Dolby will assume the role of president and CEO for Elemica as soon as he completes his duties at PaperExchange.com. "Given its considerable liquidity, reach and capabilities, Elemica is in a true leadership position - a position to set standards for the chemical industry and for businesses in general," said Dolby. "Coming from a consulting and e-business background, I also recognize the strength of the company's business model, investors and technology partners. As an e-marketplace developed by the industry's leading players to serve the industry, Elemica offers value for a wide variety of buyers and sellers. I consider myself fortunate to be in a position to contribute to the future success of this dynamic organization." According to Dennis Campbell, Elemica's chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Dolby will focus on long-term strategic planning, building critical momentum for Elemica and forging alliances that will solidify Elemica as the leading e-marketplace for buyers and sellers in the chemical industry. "We are fortunate to add Kent Dolby to our executive team," said Campbell. "He brings with him a wealth of e-business expertise that is in line with Elemica's business model. His past experience clearly demonstrates his ability to successfully confront the challenges and opportunities of building a successful business-to-business e-commerce enterprise designed to serve a multi-billion-dollar, global industry. We expect his leadership to play a vital role in shaping the future of Elemica." Prior to joining PaperExchange.com, Dolby served as managing partner of Andersen Consulting's Americas Chemicals practice, managing partner of Andersen's Global Natural Resources practice, and managing partner of Andersen's Asian Resources practice. A partner in the company for 16 years, Dolby led the development of business-to-business e-commerce capabilities within Andersen's $700 million Energy and Natural Resources practices. Dolby received a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research operations research Application of scientific methods to management and administration of military, government, commercial, and industrial systems. It began during World War II in Britain when teams of scientists worked with the Royal Air Force to improve radar detection of and an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Cornell University. He and his family are residents of Berwyn, Pennsylvania. About Elemica Elemica is a premier global neutral e-marketplace for the contract buying and selling of chemicals. The company will offer an integrated, end-to-end system, enabling buyers and sellers to streamline their business processes for contract sales and improve negotiation, contract management, order fulfillment and payment. Elemica's comprehensive solution creates powerful efficiencies and offers support that extends from pre-sales through negotiation and contracting, and continues through the transaction, supply chain, and after-sales processes. Established earlier this year, Elemica expects its pilot phase to be transactional on 01/01/01. Phased rollouts of full integration services are scheduled for 2001. The e-marketplace's 22 investors include: Air Products and Chemicals, ATOFINA, BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida , Bayer, BP, Brenntag, Celanese, ChemCentral, Ciba Specialty Chemicals “Ciba” redirects here. For the pre-1971 company, see Novartis. Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. It was formed as the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the , Degussa-Huls, Dow Chemical, DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. , DuPont, Millennium Chemicals, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (三菱化学株式会社 , Mitsui Chemicals, Rhodia, Rohm and Haas Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH), a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based company, manufactures miscellaneous materials. A Fortune 500 Company, Rohm and Haas employs more than 17,000 people in 27 countries. The annual sales revenue of Rohm and Haas stands at about USD 8.2 billion. , Shell Chemicals, Solvay, Sumitomo Chemical and Van Waters and Rogers. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.121800/bb13 |
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