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TOPIC: "Engineering Growth and Profitability in Specialty Chemicals”

RESCHEDULED:
The March 15th Luncheon is rescheduled for June 29.

Panelists:
 Anne Noonan    Eric Vogelsberg
Anne Noonan
President and CEO,
Omnova Solutions		       
Eric Vogelsberg
SVP, M&A/Corporate
Development Practice,
Kline Group

As the specialty chemical industry has gradually matured, competition has increased, and the global economy has slowed, the challenge of achieving growth and maintaining strong profitability has become an increasing challenge. This challenge is faced by all chemical companies, but it has been particularly pronounced in specialty chemicals because natural growth and profitability was considerably higher 20 and 30 years ago. Ms. Noonan and Mr. Vogelsberg will share with us their experiences and strategic thinking on this vital issue from their respective viewpoints. Ms. Noonan has decades of experience successfully managing specialty chemical businesses and will share with us her view of the problem and some of the solutions that she has implemented at Chemtura and OMNOVA Solutions. Mr. Vogelsberg, as a senior member of a leading chemical consulting firm, will share the lessons that he and his firm have gleaned from client work they have successfully developed and implemented.

About our Speakers:

Anne P. Noonan
Anne P. Noonan is President and Chief Executive Officer of OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (NYSE: OMN), an $838 million global producer of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces.  Ms. Noonan joined OMNOVA in September 2014 as President of its Performance Chemicals business segment and was appointed CEO in 2016. The business develops and produces emulsion polymers and specialty chemicals for a variety of end use applications, including specialty coatings, construction, nonwovens, oil & gas exploration, and elastomeric modifiers.

Prior to OMNOVA, Ms. Noonan spent 27 years at Chemtura Corporation, a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals. She most recently served as Senior Vice President and President of Chemtura’s Industrial Engineered Products business, which included flame retardants, brominated performance products and organometallic specialties.

Ms. Noonan earned her B.S. Honors degree in chemistry and her M.S. in organometallic chemistry from University College Dublin, Ireland.   

Eric P. Vogelsberg
During his more than 30-year tenure with Kline, Eric has supported clients across Kline’s Industry Practices with a variety of growth and performance enhancement initiatives including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and asset sales; and joint ventures, alliances and in/out licensing; as well value chain expansion/repositioning. He has also driven the development and execution of the strategies underlying these initiatives.

Prior to joining Kline, Eric spent 10 years in roles of increasing management responsibility in the specialty chemicals industry with Hercules Incorporated and Harshaw Chemical. He holds an MBA in Chemical Marketing from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BS in Chemistry from St. Francis College (NY).
When:
Thursday, June 29, 2017, 11:30 AM until 2:00 PM
Where:
The Yale Club
Directions
 50 Vanderbilt Ave
New York, NY  10017

(212) 716-2100
Additional Info:
Event Contact(s):
Danielle J Fraser
203-763-9255 (p)
Category:
Monthly Luncheon
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
$85.00
$60.00
$85.00