Commenting on Mr. Daniel's appointment, Mr. Sudhir Menon (Chairman & Managing Director) said, "We are delighted to have Mr. Daniel amongst us, as he brings a broad range of business skills to provide a sharp focus on Company's growth and profit strategy in the Asia Pacific region". Mr. Daniel has rich Management experience of 35 years in Speciality chemicals Industry, having worked for Nalco Chemicals (Singapore, UK, Indonesia and China), Uniglobal Corporation, Silliker Group (USA) etc. He has held roles in Sales and Marketing, Strategy, Production, Research, General Management and Leadership. He also had his own consulting firm for the A/P area and helped Silliker Corp. get started in China. He has Co-authored book: “Changing Face of Innovation: Is it shifting to Asia?”.
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April 30, 2011 – Dorf Ketal Announces Full Production at World's Largest Organic Titanate Plant
Dorf Ketal Speciality Catalysts today announced full production at its new, state-of-the-art organic titanate plant in Mundra, India. According to Sudhir Menon, Dorf Ketal Chairman, the plant will produce up to 10,000 metric tons of the industry’s broadest portfolio of titanates annually, making it the largest facility of its kind in the world.
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.
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