PEOPLE

Published: January 01, 2008

• Ken Sweeney is the new plant manager at the West Chester, PA, manufacturing facility of Sartomer Co., Exton, PA.
• Joseph Tremper joins Uteco North America, Kennesaw, GA, as sales director for the US. He takes over responsibilities from Giuseppe Trombetti, who now covers Canada and developing markets in Eastern Europe.
• The Commercial Div. at Sun Chemical, Chicago, IL, appoints Kevin Yeazall VP general manager of the Kohl & Madden business unit and names Brian Breidigan VP general manager, Specialty Inks, North America.
• Joining Prism USA, Wilmington, MA, as implementer/project managers are Penny Chase on the West Coast and Joe Saro in the Midwest. Both will report to Michael Kinnear, the newly named operations manager in North America.
• Erik Udstuen rejoins GE Fanuc Automation, Foxboro, MA, to lead the software business.
• Robert Heithaus directs the sales and marketing team for Southern Label Co., Birmingham, AL.
• Saint-Gobain Corp., Valley Forge, PA, announces Jacques Aschenbroich as president and CEO. He succeeds Jean-Francois Phelizon, who returns to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's Paris, France, headquarters as senior VP and advisor to Saint-Gobain's global CEO, Peirre-André de Chalendar.
• MAN Roland, Westmont, IL, appoints John Graff director of sales, packaging and corporate accounts.
• Paratherm, West Conshohocken, PA, names Jim Oetinger to the newly created position of director of technology; Rich Clements becomes sales manager.
• Vic Biazis is named president of Wisdom Global Adhesives Group, Elgin, IL.
• Patrick DeRose becomes director of sales for the US and Canada, newspaper and packaging segments, at Kodak, Rochester, NY.