HOUSTON – Zack Hays has joined Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC), a global specialty chemicals company, as marketing manager for coatings and printing systems in North America. In his new position, Hays will address customer needs, monitor market trends and determine market strategies and product pricing for specialty carbon black applications in the Americas for coatings and printing systems.
He has more than 20 years of experience across various management and executive roles. Prior to joining Orion, Hays served as the regional head of strategic marketing for the Americas at
Heubach Colorants. Previously, he had been global segment manager and before that market segment manager for Clariant Pigments, now Heubach Colorants’ coatings business.
Hays moved into the chemical industry in 2014 when he joined the Momentive Performance Materials consumer coatings division as marketing manager. He then stepped up to senior product development manager, consumer and construction coatings at Momentive.
Hays began his career as a packaging manager at Danaher Corporation, advanced to global strategic sourcing manager and then product innovation and development manager.
Hays earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in packaging engineering at Michigan State University and an MBA at the University of North Carolina.
About Orion S.A.
Orion S.A. (NYSE: OEC) is a leading global supplier of carbon black, a solid form of carbon produced as powder or pellets. The material is made to customers’ exacting specifications for tires, coatings, ink, batteries, plastics and numerous other specialty, high-performance applications. Carbon black is used to tint, colorize, provide reinforcement, conduct electricity, increase durability and add UV protection. Orion has four innovation centers and produces carbon black at 15 plants worldwide, offering the most diverse variety of production processes in the industry. The company’s corporate lineage goes back more than 160 years to Germany, where it operates the world’s longest-running carbon black plant. Orion is a leading innovator, applying a deep understanding of customers’ needs to deliver sustainable solutions. For more information, please visit orioncarbons.com.
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Orion S.A.
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