CMAI Expands Global Business Advisory Service Offerings With New Addition

HOUSTON, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Mark Morgan to its global Business Advisory Service (BAS).  Mark Morgan, formerly with Nexant, joined CMAI on January 31, 2011.  Mark joins an experienced team at CMAI's London office.  

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The additional consulting experience aligns with CMAI's Business Advisory Group strategy to expand its growing advisory consulting coverage and amplify its existing capabilities.  Specifically, CMAI has formalized its expertise on Green Chemicals and operational / process capabilities with the formation of two new practices: Renewables and Technology, to complement its existing portfolio of Commercial, Transaction, Legal and Strategy practices.

Mark joins CMAI from Nexant where he has been employed since 1995 in a variety of roles.  Mark's experience is very broad, especially at the interface between technology and markets with expertise in technology commercialization.   Mark has significant experience ranging from fine and specialty to commodity chemicals.  He has spent considerable time in the area of renewables/bio-chemicals and fuels and we look forward to his early contribution in the area of Renewables.  Prior to Nexant, Mark was with BP as technologist working across R&D, engineering and the business groups to develop and commercialize new and innovative chemical processes.  

Dave Witte, Executive Vice-President of CMAI's Business Advisory Group, states, "The addition of an experienced industry consultant allows CMAI to leverage our significant knowledge, insights and capabilities to enhance and build our leading position providing value-added advisory services to our global client base.  By growing its capabilities in London CMAI further enhances its leading global advisory footprint."

CMAI is the premier provider of Market, Planning and Business Advisory services offering a unique combination of consulting analytics and expertise for the global chemical, plastics, fibers and chlor-alkali industries. With offices in Houston, New York, London, Dubai, Dusseldorf, Singapore and Shanghai, CMAI has provided expert business advisory services to a broad base of companies across multiple value chains and geographies since 1979.  Clients to CMAI services include chemical and oil companies, technology & EPC companies, law firms, banking and financial institutions, plastic converters, textile & apparel manufacturers, brand-owners, grocers/retailers, government agencies and trading companies. 

SOURCE Chemical Market Associates, Inc.