Atotech Announces Staff Updates
Specialty chemicals and equipment company has management changes in sales and marketing.
Atotech has a number of staff changes in marketing and sales.
Josha King, Atotech GMF sales manager for North America
Josha King was promoted to general metal finishing (GMF) sales manager for North America, and will also serve as regional sales manager for the central territory. King has been with Atotech for 21 years and has a deep background in all Atotech product groups.
Stewart Dobbs, Atotech national sales manager, Canada
Stewart Dobbs is national sales manager in Canada and will also serve as regional sales manager for the northeastern U.S. Dobbs has been with Atotech for 13 years and his background includes a technical background in all Atotech product groups.
Ryan McBath, Atotech GMF business manager for decorative coatings and plating on plastics, North America
Ryan McBath, formerly product marketing manager for decorative coatings and plating on plastics, was promoted to GMF business manager for decorative coatings and plating on plastics in North America. McBath has been with Atotech for nine years and is experienced in decorative coatings for all substrates as well as plastics.
Mike Johnson, Atotech business development manager for decorative coatings and plating on plastics
Mike Johnson joined Atotech in August 2019 as business development manager for decorative coatings and plating on plastics. Johnson has been in the finishing industry for several years in various capacities with an extensive background in decorative plating on plastics.
Paul Madden, Atotech product marketing manager for decorative coatings and plating on plastics
Paul Madden joined Atotech in October 2019 as assistant product marketing manager for decorative coatings and plating on plastics. He was promoted in January 2020 to product marketing manager for decorative coatings and plating on plastics. Madden spent several years in many aspects of the finishing industry.
Darrick Gula, Atotech OEM manager, North America
Darrick Gula joined Atotech in August 2019 as OEM manager, North America. Gula has been involved in decorative finishes on all substrates with a specific focus on the automotive market segment.
Leighton Wellman, Atotech North American western regional manager
Leighton Wellman is North American western regional manager. Wellman has been involved in various aspects of the finishing industry for over 22 years. His entry to the industry was in aluminum finishing and anodizing, and is experienced in all other disciplines of the industry.
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