48th Annual

October 6, 2015

ATTENDEES LIST

Our Distinguished VIP’sPittsburgh: All the Right ElementsThe Pittsburgh region has the right elements for chemical industry investment: a chemical legacy spanning 200+ years; educated workforce; robust R&D facilities; $1B+ chemical export revenue; and future petrochemical prospects. Make the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance’s complimentary economic development services part of the equation when looking to establish or grow your business:· Site selection assistance· Global business assistance· Access to financial support

· Market research & analysis· Talent attraction & retention· Peer executive meetings

Learn more at PittsburghRegion.org or call 412-392-1000

An affiliate of the Allegheny Conference

Our Distinguished VIP’s

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A.T. KearneyOliver Zeranski

Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Dennis YablonskyBill Flanagan

Allegheny County Chief ExecutiveRich Fitzgerald

ASHTA Chemicals Inc.Bradley Westfall

ATRP SolutionsPatrick McCarthy

Axiall CorporationWayne R. GasiorSharon Piciacchio

Braskem AmericaRaj Krishnaswamy

Calgon Carbon CorporationRandall Dearth

Lisa Reese

Chief of Staff Allegheny CountyKevin Acklin

Covestro LLCJohn Brandt

Christine BryantJim Charron

Rich Sabatine

Coyne ChemicalThomas Coyne

Echo Strategies Lou Musante

FBC Chemical CorporationDave Hudac

Gillen CompanyJohn G. Gillen

Independent Advisor in Supply Chain Management

James M. Baehr

Interstate Chemical CompanyAlbert Puntureri

James Austin CompanyDoug Austin

LANXESS CorporationFlemming Bjoernslev

NACDJennifer Gibson

Nova Chemical CorporationJohn Hotz

PPG IndustriesCharles F. Kahle, II

Bryan IamsStephen LampeMichael McGarry

Eric Thiele

Pressure ChemicalJohn Pannucci

Supply Chain Management Executive

Terry Breslawski

Supply Chain Procurement Professional

Tina Mazurik

Three Rivers PackagingBrian Daniels

Veckridge Chemical CompanyRobert Veca

W.K. Merriman, Inc.Mary Ann Merriman

ABB Inc Ray Champa

ABF Freight System Inc Teresa NestlerTom Powers

Acid Products Company Inc.Lou J. DePasquale

Acme-Hardesty CompanyDavid Cardy

Air ProductsNancy Easterbrook

Allegheny ConferenceDennis Yablonsky

American Refining GroupDavid Benn

David DuboisLuke Rawding

Americhem Sales CorporationMichael Ford

Anchem SalesSteve Gaboury

Arkema IncKathleen KeckDavid Panzera

Alex SosikAlex Vegega

ASHTA Chemicals Inc.Matt Evangelista

Scott Farrow

Atotech USA IncJohn R. Papcun

ATRP Solutions Inc.Patrick McCarthy

Axiall CorporationMary Darwiche

Kent EvansWayne R. GasiorDavid KokowskyJoseph P Kovacs

Chad LandryGretchen McEachern

Sharon PiciacchioRob Rega

Walter M. SakowiczHoward Wright

Alana Zajdel

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BakerCorpGary McEwen

BASF CorporationJoanie DayeJeff Evans

Dave LonghiniHeather M. Rayburg-Smith

BAYERAhmad Soltani

Benchmark River and Rail TerminalsCliff Daly

Bidwell Training CenterKaren Johnson

Blackwater Midstream Corp.Frank Marrocco

Brenntag North America Inc.Steven Watts

Brenntag Northeast JT Hill

Justin MercerLeah Page

Troy A. GrossiOwner

Account Services

Dawn Grossi-FlennerOwnerCustomer Services

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- Strategic Planning & Marketing

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- Website Architecture, Design & Optimization

- Collateral Material Development, Design

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- Event Planning, Coordination & Production

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BYK Additives & InstrumentsChad Hack

Detlev Lindner Greg Shrider

Andy Stummer

BYK-GardnerGreg Shrider

Calumet PenrecoJohn Soanes

Calumet SpecialtyJason Doll

CEC Inc.Dennis Ritter

CelaneseMarcus Hayes

Mariann Varadi

CertainteedTodd Henderson

Chemical Products Corporation

Gary D. Graves

Chemical Solvents Inc.Blaine DavidsonTerri Shimensky

Chemsynergy IncJimmy BhesaniaMike Bhesania

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP

Mallory BartellDennis Pogar Jr.

Chris Yankee

Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc.

Thomas L. Maher Jr.

CM Hall AssociatesChad M Hall

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Coatings World Kerry Pianoforte

Columbus Chemical Industries

Derek Paulowski

Connell Brothers Co. LTDJohn Marko

Copeq Trading CompanyVictor Ofarrill

Covestro LLCAnnie Bai

Christine BryantJim CharronDee DurkinPhil Jones

Rocco PrologoRich SabatinePaul Stafura

D&GG Marketing Communications

& AdvertisingDawn Grossi-Flenner

Troy Grossi

Dar-Tech Inc.Jim Benduhn

Datacor Inc.Sean Doran

Deloitte LLPBrad JohnsonDmitri D. Shiry

Stacey Zanardelli

The Dow Chemical CompanyIzabel Assis

Jose Maria BermudezPeter Corle Jorge Duval

Pat GottschalkChris Gill

Rusty JohnsonStanley J. Pruskowski JR

Irene RipaDan Robbins

Derek RothhaarRick Terrill

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Eagle Alcohol CompanyDan Croghan

Robert Lienhop Jr.

Eckart Effect PigmentsTom Hughes

Joerg Krames

EKATO CorporationChad Hall

Rui P. Soares

Ergon Oil PurchasingNicholas Andreychek

Evonik Corp.Robert Taylor

FBC Chemical CorpLaura AugustineDerek CrawfordChris M. HudacLad C. HudacOwen Hudac

FloChem Ltd.Ron Pitchard Terry Tucker

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FP-PigmentsChristopher J. Karwowski

George S. Coyne Chemical Co. Inc.John V. Drzewicki

Gillen Company LLCJohn G. Gillen

Don HartPhyllis Henderson

GreenChem Industries LLCDavid Gostfrand

Hitachi ConsultingManish Choudhury

Susan HarrisonRajeev Khazanchi

Bill Summers

ICISFeliza Mirasol

Indorama VenturesFrank Sullivan

IndustryWeekSteve Minter

Interstate Chemical Co. Inc.Albert R. Puntureri

IntertekBill Johnson

Gerry Mannion

Jones-Hamilton Co.Brian SchuldeisCharlie Wheeler

KemiraMartin Johansson

Kemlink USASteve CapoAdi Sikha

KMCO LLCMike De La Cruz

Kolene CorporationPeter L Shoemaker

Koppers IncJoseph P Dowd

Stephanie JavorskiDavid R SchoenBryan C Stout

KPMGDarrell Underwood

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Kuehne Chemical Co.David Zilberfarb

Lanxess CorporationJames K (Jim) Raines

LubrizolJessica Schurr

Lucite International Inc.

Wayne PriceBill Sparks

LyondellBasellNate BuzaPat Forker

Jen JewsonLucia Salazar

Alex VillalobosPaul Weaver

Marcellus Shale CoalitionDave Brocious

Marcus & MillichapVon Eric Fisher P.G.

Maroon GroupTodd Katres

Marubeni Specialty ChemicalsAaron Eckhardt

Scott Macdonald

Matthews InternationalBridget McCourt

Megaloid LaboratoriesDebbie McCue

NASiJim Keith

Neo-Solutions Inc.Todd W. Groff

Nease Company LLC Frank Anastasia

Nexeo SolutionsJohn Schirra

Nicholas EnterprisesVictoria Nicholas

Occidental Chemical Corp. Robert Broomham

George D. Landry IIIPaul A. Negris

Walter C. Schramm

Odgers BerndtsonAlexandra Hendrickson

Omya Inc.Jim Carlin

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OXEA CorporationJacqueline Threadgill

PA Chemical Industry CouncilJeffrey Logan

PerstorpLarry Fioritto

Phillip 66 Specialty SolventsFred Lowder

Sam McCalmont

Pilot Chemical CompanyJeff Baxter

Pittsburgh Regional AllianceDon Gawryla

Patty HorvatichMatt Minczeski

David Ruppersberger

Pittsburgh Business TimesJustine Coyne

PotashCorpBob BeckTroy Erny

Jennifer GoedenDave McLeish

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PPG IndustriesKaren Barkac

Christopher BartellIan Boyd

Donna BlumerKevin Cook

Albert A. DouttJeff HumesBryan IamsDon Kruk

Stephen LampePaul Malichky

Amanda MohanVince MoralesGerard NoceKurt Olson

Gabe PellathyRobert PortoMark Silvey

Robert SlandersJudy Smydo Eric Thiele

Kevin VietmeierJonathan Wolak

Steve YanityDavid Zatezalo

Pride Solvents & Chemical Co Philip A. Iovino

Procter & Gamble ChemicalsNatalie Caldwell

Pruett-Schaffer Chemical Co.Scott Tyger

PVS Chemicals Inc.Kevin M. Schwartz

Jeff Stein

PVS TechnologiesVince Benincasa

Jim BennettLauren KovaleskiCraig Mikkelson

Andy Yaksic

Ranbar Electrical MaterialsRobert S. McCourt

Retired Past General ChairPaul Lagrotteria

Retired- PPG Industries (General Chair)

Kevin Riley

Rierden Chemical & TradingJoe Rierden

Jonathan Rierden

Sasol SolventsJohn Shaw

Randy Thornlow

Savage Safe HandlingBob DrakeDan Price

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Schibley Chemical CompanyKeith A. Fisher

Rick Harris

Seaforth Mineral & OreDonna Schake

Shell ChemicalsReema BariJulie BogeAna Buss

Brian MullinsBill Perry

SSOE GroupDoug BernerEric Hopkins

Sumitomo ChemicalJohn Gearhart

Superior Solvents & ChemicalsTony Bruges

Tauber Petrochemical CoBob Mackenzie

TDCVeretta Polk

TETRA TechnologiesRon Anderson

Kent Brown

Thames River Chemical Corp.Pete HarrisonMike De JarayDan Wiggins

The Challenge Program, Inc.Mark Ziegenfuss

The Chemours CompanyJohanna KungJay Thompson

Third Coast Chemicals Kenny Heisig

TrackAboutTim Fusco

Transchemical Inc. Mel Duhon

Marilyn Stovall Fitzgerald

Tronox Alkali CorpBob MulhollandBetsy Simonds

Troy CorporationJohn HurbanDavid Larcey

Tyger Scientific Inc. Anthony ViscidoAdam Yuan Ph.D.

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UnipexStephane Barbeau

Univar USA Scott Hoernig

Kevin McDowellJeffrey Silcox

Rob Stem

Veckridge Chemical CoDavid VecaDevin Veca

Watson Standard Company Paul Buterbaugh

Ellen ThomasVerlene Uzelac

Webb ChemicalJohn Hill

Charles Stevens

Westlake ChemicalLisa BallardJohn GosserNoel Irizarry

Justin SchultzeMike Twilling

Westway TerminalsMark W. O’Donnell

WKM LLCDavid Miller

Wolf Container & Chemical Co.Brendan Jamison

Justin JamisonLinda Lee Wolf

Wood MackenzieRon Cormier

Worldchem LLCFred George

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Heather Rayburg-Smith – BASF Joint Chemical Group President

Mark Ziegenfuss – The Challenge Program, Inc. Ads & Sponsorships – Chair

Leah Page – Brenntag Arrangements – Chair

Don Hart – Gillen Company, LLC Day Event – Chair

Joanie Daye – BASF Corporation Finance & Reservations – Chair

Phyllis Henderson – Gillen Company, LLC Keynote & VIP – Chair

David Miller – WKM LLC Promotions – Chair

Extra thanks to the following for their contributions to this year’s event:

Michael McGarry – PPG IndustriesBill Flanagan – Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Oliver Zeranski – A.T. KearneyJennifer Gibson – NACD

Lou Musante – Echo StrategiesCharles F. Kahle, II – PPG Industries

Lisa Reese – Calgon Carbon CorporationJohn Brandt – Covestro

Raj Krishnaswamy – BraskemTerry Breslawski – Supply Chain Mangement Executive

Tina Mazurik – Supply Chain Procurement ProfessionalJames M. Baehr – Independent Advisor in Supply Chain Mangement

Kim Broniek – Parker Hannifin Corporation Patty Horvatich – Pittsburgh Regional Alliance

For all of your support! D&GG Marketing Communications and Advertising

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Thank you all for your extraordinary contribution to the Pittsburgh Chemical Day Event.

Sincerely,

Kevin Riley General Chair

2015 Pittsburgh Chemical Day

I wish to personally thank the following volunteers who put their time and hard work in making the 2015 Pittsburgh Chemical Day a success.

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