2011 AIMCAL MARCH MANAGEMENT MEETING Speakers

chemical specialty products, and
she will be based in the company’s
Singapore research
and development laboratory.
Her primary
responsibilities will be
to develop new products
for Michelman’s
broad line of surface
Shenglan Cheng
modifiers for the Asian
market, and to support
specific customer application requirements.
She has extensive experience in
the areas of emulsification, polymerization,
and product scale-up, as well as
applications experience with adhesives,
leather, and paint.
Linus Yoong, also based at the company’s
Singapore office, has been promoted
from new business development
manager to regional
sales manager.
Yoong’s new responsibilities
include managing
growth and sustainability
initiatives
in the region, as well
Linus Yoong
as directing territory
managers and sales
assistants. He will play a pivotal role in
the management of customer projects
including product development and
technical services. Yoong has almost two
decades of experience in the chemical
industry.
Janice Ng has been hired as a territory
manager, and will work closely
with Yoong, helping customers achieve
their sales and growth
objectives. Ng has
more than 10 years of
experience in chemical
sales and customer
management, with a
focus on construction
Janice Ng
chemicals, plastics,
polymers, and coatings.
Her resume includes a Bachelor of
Science degree in Organic Chemistry
from the University of Melbourne,
Melbourne, Australia. For more information,
visit www.michelman.com.
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Josh Yettaw has been promoted to
second shift supervisor at Harper Corp.
of America, Charlotte, North Carolina.
The three-year company veteran most
recently served as production supervisor.
He joined the company in December
2008 as a superfinish operator. “Josh has
displayed a no-nonsense, high-energy
approach to every task he has undertaken
since he joined us,” says Jan Kimble,
employee relations manager. “His work
perfectly reflects how much value we as
a company place on product quality and
end-user satisfaction.” His background
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includes approximately
six years in
production/manufacturing
as an assembly
mechanic at Harper
Machinery (no affiliation
to Harper Corp.),
Josh Yettaw a machine operator/
quality inspector at
Metal Improvement and dispatcher/
operations manager at American
Equipment.
Ron and Katherine Harper have
received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine
in recognition of their service to the state
of North Carolina. The couple has given
millions to education, including a $2 million
challenge grant to Gaston County
Schools in May 2010 to put an interactive
white board in each classroom.
The two were pioneers in their industry,
according to Gaston County Board of
Education Chairwoman Annette Carter.
“What they say is if you focus only on
making a profit, you’re going to strug
gle,” she says. “But if you focus on doing
things right for your customers every
day, success is sure to follow.”
The Harpers started their flexography
business in Charlotte in 1971 with
five children ranging in age from 10 to
17. In 1990, the couple started thinking
about how they could help education
and teach students more about their
industry. They worked with a foundation
and technical association in New York to
start flexography printing programs in
local high schools and colleges. They’ve
made large donations to colleges like
Appalachian State University, Boone,
North Carolina; Clemson University,
Clemson, South Carolina; and Central
Piedmont Community College,
Charlotte, North Carolina.
The Harpers donated $73,000 to Kiser
Elementary in Stanley for a technology
lab to learn computer skills. The classroom
has been dubbed the Katherine
Harper Technology Lab. A soon-to-bebuilt
park in Stanley, North Carolina,
bears the Harper name after the couple
gave $55,000 to the project. For more
information, visit www.HarperImage.
com.
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Juan Cardenas has joined Aspect
Automation, Saint Paul, Minnesota, as
director of Sales & Marketing. Cardenas
brings more than 24 years of varied
experience within the
manufacturing sectors
of Canada, Mexico,
and the United States.
Cardenas was previously
the regional
director of Corporate
Juan Cardenas Business Development
at Assembly & Test Worldwide, Dayton,
Ohio, where he was instrumental in
diversifying the business and penetrating
new markets. Prior companies
include Automation Tooling Systems
(ATS), Cambridge, Ontario, where he
more than doubled the company’s sales
to Mexico during his 10-year tenure and
ATS Southwest where he increased
annual bookings fourfold in a threeyear
period. As president of Cardenas
International Consultants from 1991-
1996, Cardenas promoted trade between
Canada and Mexico and opened
manufacturing plants in Mexico for three
customers. Cardenas has a Master in
Business Administration degree from
the Eller College of Management at the
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.
For more information, visit www.aspectautomation.com.
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Steve DelTorchio joins Davis-Standard,
LLC, Somerville, New Jersey, as manager
– Key Accounts for the company’s
Converting Systems Group. In his new
role, DelTorchio manages specific blown
film accounts and
provides technical
information and
quotations. He comes
to Davis-Standard
from Gloucester
Engineering,
Steve DelTorchio
Gloucester,
Massachusetts, where
he worked in proposals, sales, and
engineering for more than 30 years. He
will report directly to Rick Keller, vice
president, Blown Film Systems, who
notes, Keller “will immediately help with
our growing blown film business using
his extensive knowledge of the market,
products, and customer needs.” For
more information, visit www.bc-egan.
com.
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