Merichem Company Announces New CEO And Chairman.Business/Energy Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2002 Merichem Company announced the appointment of Kenneth F. Currie as its new chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors. Currie succeeds recently departed John T. Files, founder and long-time chairman of Houston-based Merichem Company. "Currie's excellent financial and managerial background will ensure Merichem's continued success," says Merichem Executive Vice President Johnny Walbrick. "His impressive record as a leader and innovator in our industry, combined with years of global responsibility, makes him highly qualified to lead Merichem to new achievements." Currie served as the chief executive officer of Merisol GP LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a 50/50 joint venture of Merichem and Sasol Holdings/Sasol Chemical Industries of South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , since its formation in 1997, and he continues to serve on the Merisol board of directors. Prior to Merisol, Currie began his career with Merichem Company in 1979 as a sales representative for soda chemicals and rose to the position of executive vice president. Currie holds a master's degree in business administration from Rice University and a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Texas. With more than 55 years in the specialty chemical business, Merichem Company is considered a world leader in the production of high specification chemical intermediates and innovative process technology and engineering. Merichem Chemicals & Refinery Services LLC (MCRS MCRS Minnesota Companion Rabbit Society MCRS Marine Corps Recruiting Station MCRS Management Control Reporting System MCRS Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support (Kitchener, Waterloo, Canada) MCRS Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies ), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Merichem Company, provides a diversified portfolio of products and services including naphthenic acids, copper naphthenate, sodium hydrosulfide and process technology to the chemical, refining and pulp and paper industries worldwide. Gas Technology Products LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of MCRS, offers an extensive portfolio of hydrogen sulfide hydrogen sulfide, chemical compound, H2S, a colorless, extremely poisonous gas that has a very disagreeable odor, much like that of rotten eggs. It is slightly soluble in water and is soluble in carbon disulfide. removal processes, systems and products to fit a wide range of applications. Merisol, 50% owned by Merichem Company, produces cresylic acids that are used in a variety of applications including wire coatings, vitamins, resins, solvents and antioxidants Antioxidants Substances that reduce the damage of the highly reactive free radicals that are the byproducts of the cells. Mentioned in: Aging, Nutritional Supplements antioxidants, n. . For more information about Merichem, visit http://www.merichem.com. 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.102502/bb5 |
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