Brotherton Re-elected as Chairman of SOCMA

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) announced Larry Brotherton, president and CEO of Ortec, Inc., has been re-elected as chairman of its board of governors at its 89th annual membership meeting.

SOCMA members also re-elected the following slate of officers for one-year terms:

  • Vice chairman—Nicholas Shackley, BASF Corp.
  • Vice chairman—David Hurder, McGean, Inc.
  • Treasurer—David DeCuir, Albemarle Corp.
  • Secretary—Steel Hutchinson, GFS Chemicals, Inc.
  • Immediate past chair—Charles Hinnant, Optima Chemical Group, LLC

And SOCMA members were elected to serve one to three-year terms now include:

  • Walter Adams, Baker Hughes, Inc.
  • Charles Bennett, Dixie Chemical Company, Inc.
  • Brian Denison, Emerald Performance Materials, LLC
  • Charles Gavin, MFG Chemical, Inc.
  • Charles Hinton, Ethox Chemicals, LLC
  • Aslam Malik, AMPAC Fine Chemicals
  • Graham Merfield, Rhodia Inc./Novecare
  • Stephen Munk, Ash Stevens, Inc.