ALTIVIA Appoints Russ Herman as Commercial Manager of Aromatics Business

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Jul 09, 2018, 09:00 ET

HOUSTON, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- ALTIVIA today announced that it has appointed Russ Herman as Commercial Manager of its Aromatics business. He will be responsible for the sales and marketing of Phenol, Acetone, Alpha-Methylstyrene and Bisphenol-A produced at ALTIVIA's Petrochemical Complex located in Haverhill, Ohio.

Prior to joining ALTIVIA, Herman was a Senior Sales Manager for Phenol/Acetone for Shell Chemical. He had an extensive career with Shell Chemical spanning 35 years and held key positions in sales, marketing, product and customer service management for phenol/acetone, as well as epoxy resins and plastics.

"We are pleased to have Russ join the commercial team of our petrochemicals business," said J. Michael Jusbasche, Chief Executive Officer of ALTIVIA. "He brings experience specific to the aromatics space that will support our domestic activities and expand ALTIVIA's international presence."

Herman holds a Bachelor in Science Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

About ALTIVIA

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, privately held ALTIVIA was founded in 1986 and today operates in three chemical business segments.

ALTIVIA Petrochemicals, with facilities located in Haverhill, Ohio, is one of three merchant producers of Phenol, Acetone and Alpha-Methylstyrene in the Americas.
ALTIVIA Specialty Chemicals, the largest supplier of Phosgene derivative intermediates in the Americas, produces chloroformates and acid chlorides in La Porte, Texas, and serves the global requirements of pharmaceutical, organic peroxide and agricultural markets.
ALTIVIA Chemicals produces iron-based water treatment chemicals at its manufacturing site in Pasadena, Texas, which serve regional municipal and industrial water treatment markets.

ALTIVIA Petrochemicals, LLC
1100 Louisiana, Suite 4800
Houston, Texas 77002
Phone: (713) 658 9000
www.ALTIVIA.com

For more information contact:
Kelly Kimberly
+1.832.680.5120
[email protected]

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