New Appointments: February 2015

Bayer MaterialScience LLC has appointed Kenneth Schwartz to business development manager for Makrolon® polycarbonate sheet products. With this promotion, he will continue his current role as resin marketing manager for construction in North America, while assuming additional responsibilities for business development for the company’s sheet business.

EverBrite LLC names Don Marshall as director of Indoor Product Sales. Marshall will be responsible for meeting the sales and marketing objectives for indoor products produced by Everbrite and will also spearhead the introduction of new indoor POS products and the expansion of customer relationships in new markets. He had over twenty years of retail creative and merchandising experience with American Greetings Company before joining the Everbrite Sales Group in 2004.

FSR has hired Stella Blasse as strategic accounts manager. Blasse will manage sales of the company’s products and services to the USAV Group. She has more than ten years of experience working in customer service and sales within the AV Industry, including six-plus years of inside/outside sales and support.

Q-Lab has elected Brad Reis to chairman of ASTM’s Subcommittee D01.27, which focuses on accelerated testing for paints and coatings. Reis has been serving as temporary chair of this subcommittee since June 2013. Throughout his 23-year professional career, Reis has held various technical leadership roles in marketing, new product development, applications engineering, equipment design, and intellectual property.