Sartomer, a business unit of Arkema Inc., recently announced that Kenny Messer has joined the company as regional group president of Sartomer Americas. In this new role, Messer will oversee operations in North and South America. He will report to Doug Sharp, global group president. Messer comes to Sartomer from a career at Milliken Chemical in Spartanburg, S.C., that spanned more than 25 years.

“Throughout almost three decades of service to the specialty chemical industry, Kenny has shown a passion for innovation and customer support along with a talent to get things done,” Sharp said. “That is exactly the kind of enthusiastic leadership we need to fulfill our brand promise to continually advance the field of acrylate and methacrylate chemistry.” 

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