5 Sept 2002
Victrex Appoints New Commercial Director
Victrex plc. has announced the appointment of Blair Souder to the board as Commercial Director with effect from 16th September 2002.
Mr. Souder has over fifteen years experience in the global plastics industry covering technical, manufacturing and marketing positions. He has had a highly successful career with GE Plastics in a number of senior marketing roles, where currently, he is Global Marketing Director for Emerging Markets.
Mr. Souder is an American citizen. He has a degree in chemical engineering and an MBA.
David Hummel, Chief Executive of Victrex plc, welcomed Blair Souder to the Board saying: “My Board colleagues and I look forward to having Blair as part of the team. With his wide ranging commercial and technical experience, he is well placed to progress the commercial strategy of our business around the world.”
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Reader enquiries
Helen SwarbrickVictrex plc
Victrex Technology Centre
Hillhouse International
Thornton Cleveleys
Lancashire FY5 4QD
United Kingdom
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Notes for editors
Victrex plc, which has its sales, technical and production headquarters at Thornton Cleveleys in Lancashire, UK, had a turnover of more than £72m in the last financial year. The company exports 97 percent of its Victrex® PEEK™ polymer output to OEMs in the automotive, industrial, medical, food and electronics market sectors in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
Information on products, technical support services and sales and distribution contacts worldwide, can be accessed through the company’s web site: www.victrex.com
The PEEK™ Trademark
For many years Victrex plc has been using the PEEK™ trademark to refer to its brand of Polyaryletherketone. Victrex plc is the sole manufacturer and supplier of the PEEK™ brand polymer world-wide. PEEK™ is a trademark of Victrex plc.
