Ray Kollar named as vice president of commercial services for Flexsys

St Louis, Missouri -- Solutia Inc. has named Ray

Kollar vice president of commercial services for its Flexsys(r) business.

In this role, Kollar has global leadership oversight for Flexsys'

sales, marketing technical service and customer service functions.

Flexsys is the world's leading supplier of chemicals to the rubber

industry, and its products play an important role in the manufacture of tyres and other rubber products, such as belts, hoses, seals and

footwear.

"Ray is a senior-level executive experienced in developing new

ventures and re-energizing existing businesses," said Jim Voss,

President of Solutia's Flexsys business. "I am confident he brings the

expertise and drive that will create additional value for our customers

and for Flexsys."

Kollar joins Solutia from Intel Corporation, where for the past 20

years he has served in various sales and marketing roles, including his

most recent position of director, marketing strategy and market development for Intel's

$8000 million business computing unit. Prior to

joining Intel, Kollar spent 11 years in engineering and engineering

management positions with McGraw Edison and later McDonnell Douglas.

Kollar has a BS degree in electrical engineering from the

University of Akron and an MBA degree from Washington University in

St. Louis.