PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Barry Snyder has joined Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading
provider of liquid and powder coatings, as Senior Vice President and
Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Snyder will report to Axalta Chairman and
CEO Charlie Shaver and be responsible for all of the company’s research
and development.
Dr. Barry Snyder, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Axalta Coating Systems (Photo: Business Wire)
“Developing new products based on leading edge coating technology will
be a key engine for Axalta’s growth,” explained Shaver. “Our customers
count on us to develop coating products and application systems to meet
their evolving requirements. New composite and plastic substrates for
light weighting and the need for lower VOC products and more productive
and energy efficient application systems, among other drivers, call for
innovative solutions that we are committed to deliver in the years
ahead.”
Dr. Snyder joins Axalta from Orion Engineered Carbons where he served as
Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer and was responsible for
global R&D and quality assurance. Orion’s carbon black products play a
key role in the manufacture of paints and coatings as well as plastics,
printing inks, adhesives, sealants and tires. From 2008 through 2012,
Dr. Snyder was Vice President, Marketing & Technology and Chief
Technology Officer at H.B. Fuller Company where he oversaw 15
laboratories on four continents. At Celanese between 2007 and 2008, he
was Global Technology Director for the company’s emulsions and polyvinyl
alcohol division. From 1990 to 2006, Dr. Snyder held a number of
positions of increasingly broad scope and responsibility at Rohm and
Haas.
Dr. Snyder holds a Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from Harvard University,
an M.B.A. from Temple University and B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemistry
from Emory University. He will be based at Axalta’s corporate
headquarters in Philadelphia, PA.
Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and
providing customers with innovative, colourful, beautiful and
sustainable solutions. From light OEM vehicles, automotive refinish and
commercial vehicles to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our
coatings are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and
enable the materials we coat to last longer. With more than 145 years of
experience in the coatings industry, the 12,000 people of Axalta
continue to find ways to serve our more than 120,000 customers in 130
countries better every day with the finest coatings, application systems
and technology. For more information visit axaltacoatingsystems.com
and follow us @axalta on twitter.
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