Matthew Knight Appointed President of Dorf Ketal Chemicals (North America)

MUMBAI, India, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Dorf Ketal Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., India's leading manufacturer of research based specialty chemicals and a leading global provider of refinery process chemicals and specialty catalysts for production of high performance industrial polymers, announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Matthew H. Knight as President and Chief Executive Officer of its US subsidiaries, Dorf Ketal Chemicals LLC, and Dorf Ketal Speciality Catalysts, LLC.

Prior to joining Dorf Ketal, Mr. Knight was with Siemens Water Technology where he served as the Global Vice President for Sales and Marketing.  Mr. Knight is the former President and CEO of Strategic Diagnostics Inc. (SDIX), a biotechnology company providing of antibody technologies to the life sciences markets, and industrial analytics for the water, environmental and food safety markets.  Mr. Knight began his specialty chemical career with Nalco Chemical in 1980 advancing through a series of sales and marketing management positions.  In 1996, Mr. Knight became a General Manager for Nalco Europe, and subsequently General Manager of the Company's Industrial Water Treatment Group in North America.  In 2000, he was elected Group Vice President and President of the Company's Industrial Division.  Mr. Knight has a BA in Chemistry from Miami University of Ohio and is a graduate of the Tuck Executive Program at Dartmouth College.

Sudhir Menon, Chairman of Dorf Ketal Chemicals commented, "We are pleased to welcome Matt to the senior management team at the Company.  We feel fortunate to have found an executive that so strongly complements our focus on enhancing customer satisfaction through the delivery of value added products and services.  Matt will lead a growing team of specialty chemical professionals dedicated to serving and growing our North American and Global businesses."

About Dorf Ketal Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. -  Dorf Ketal is the largest manufacturer of research based specialty chemicals used in the treatment of refineries, petro-chemical plants and ancillary units.  Today the company is a preferred supplier of a variety of performance engineered specialty chemical programs in countries as diverse as the UAE, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Qatar, Japan, Kuwait, and the USA.  In 2009, Dorf Ketal continued a successful diversification plan with the acquisition of Intec Polymers, a manufacturer of Organic Titinates, Isocyanates, and PVF.  In December of 2009, the acquisition of DuPont Chemical's Organomettalic tininate and zirconate business was completed making Dorf Ketal the global leader in this product category.  Visit www.dorfketal.com for more information

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