Jan-Paul de Vries takes over at DSM Elastomers
ERJ staff report (DS)
Geleen, Netherlands -- Jan-Paul de Vries has taken over as president of the DSM Elastomers business from Bob Hartmayer. Since November 2007, Hartmayer has been based back in the US, running DSM's Pharmaceutical business.
Jan-Paul de Vries has worked for DSM since 1984. He held various positions in the company, including several management positions in the area of marketing and sales, Director Marketing at DSM Coating Resins, Business Unit Director of DSM Desotech and Business Group Director of DSM Composite Resins. Mr De Vries studied chemical technology and has an MBA from Groningen University.
DSM is in the process of selling its elastomers business. De Vries declined to comment on the progress of that sale.
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