Birla Carbon appoints new COO

Atlanta/Mumbai – Birla Carbon has appointed John Loudermilk to serve as chief operating officer following the retirement of current COO Kevin Boyle on 31 Aug.

Loudermilk joined Birla Carbon with the acquisition of Columbian Chemicals Co. in 2011 after joining Columbian in 2005.  He has held several key leadership positions including as vice president, global operations and chief technology officer and, most recently, president, North America, Europe & Africa.

Retiring COO Boyle has served in this role since the acquisition of Columbian Chemicals.