(KANSAS CITY, Mo., August 6, 2007) – Tnemec
Company Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance protective coatings
for specialized industrial and architectural markets, has appointed Chase Bean
as executive vice president, according to company President and CEO Pete
Cortelyou.
“While continuing to lead our sales department, Chase will assume additional responsibilities for coordinating the activities of our marketing, research and development and technical services departments,” Cortelyou announced. “His experience as vice president of sales and his exemplary service as a principal agent for the independent representative agency in Minnesota have well-prepared him for this new role.”
Cortelyou cited Bean’s considerable knowledge and experience gained while growing sales in the company’s core markets, which are water storage tanks, water and wastewater treatment, specialty architectural, industrial and processing and manufacturing.
“Equally important is the fact that he’s earned a master’s degree in business while balancing family and company responsibilities,” Cortelyou added.
Bean is active in the Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). He is a NACE Certified Coating Inspector and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. He holds an MBA from the Bloch School of Business at the University of Missouri – Kansas City.
ABOUT TNEMEC
Established in 1921, Tnemec is one of the largest privately
held companies in the U.S.,
specializing in industrial coatings for steel, concrete and other substrates for
new construction and maintenance. More than 120 architectural and industrial
coating products are manufactured at facilities in Kansas
City and Baltimore.
Headquartered in Kansas City, Tnemec operates
distribution facilities in Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle and Compton, Calif.
In addition to the company’s national network of technical representatives,
Tnemec has technical representatives in Canada, the Dominican
Republic, England,
Puerto Rico and Trinidad. For more information
on Tnemec Company Inc. or any of its products, call 800-863-6321; write to 6800 Corporate Drive, Kansas City, Mo. 64120-1372; or visit www.tnemec.com.