Fitz Chem Corporation Hires Matt Rhead for Inside Sales & Marketing Manager

Itasca, IL – November 20, 2006

Fitz Chem Corporation announced today that Matthew Rhead has been hired as Inside Sales & Marketing Manager.  Matt comes to Fitz Chem with many years of experience in sales from various industries.  His responsibilities include coaching and maintaining a “customer focused” inside sales team and also meeting annual sales goals.  He will also identify efficiencies and improve processes to maintain the accuracy and integrity of data in providing necessary sales account information.

When asked about joining the Fitz Chem team, Matt stated “I am extremely happy to be part of an organization which places such a high emphasis on ethical values and superior customer service.  Fitz Chem has a well deserved reputation for excellence in the industry and I look forward to playing a role in furthering that reputation.”

Fitz Chem Corporation Honored with Distributor of the Year Award for 2004 and 2005 at the 2006 FSCT ICE Show

Itasca, IL – November 20, 2006

Fitz Chem Corporation was honored with a Distributor of the Year glass pedestal award by TOR Minerals as its best distributor for the years 2004 and 2005 at the Federation of Societies Coatings Technology International Coatings Expo held November 1 through November 3, 2006 in New Orleans, Louisiana. TOR Minerals generally gives out an award every year, but since there was no ICE Show in 2005 the award for both years was not presented until this year.  Fitz Chem’s territory for TOR Minerals includes the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and parts of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.

The award was presented on November 2, 2006 by Andy Panozzo of TOR Minerals to Robert Milano of Fitz Chem.   Mr. Milano stated “It is quite an accomplishment to be recognized with this beautiful award from one of our key suppliers. We look forward to growing our business even more next year and we plan to share this award with all the Fitz Chem associates that helped make this award possible.”

Itasca, Illinois – November 10, 2006:  Fitz Chem Corporation, a leading Midwest distributor/sales agent of raw materials to the Coatings, Plastics, Ink, Construction, Adhesives and Personal Care Industries, announced today that Kronos, Inc. has expanded their territory to include the States of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Southern Iowa and the entire State of Illinois.    In addition, Ferro Corporation also has expanded the territory that Fitz Chem covers to include the states of Iowa, Kansas and Missouri.

Mr. Scott Hendrickson, V.P. Sales & Marketing at Fitz Chem, stated “It is with great pleasure and excitement that we accept this new geography from two long-time Fitz Chem suppliers.  We look forward to working with local accounts to expand each of these quality companies’ products in the Mid-South markets.”                                                                                          

Fitz Chem Welcomes Gabriele Vega as a Sales Coordinator
Itasca, Illinois – August 31, 2006:  Fitz Chem Corporation, a leading Midwest distributor/sales agent of raw materials to the Coatings, Plastics, Ink, Construction, Adhesives, I & I and Personal Care Industries, welcomes Gabriele Vega as a Sales Coordinator to the sales support team. Gabi has extensive experience in support positions.  Her essential duties and responsibilities include taking and processing  Technical Industry Managers’ and customers’ requests, maintaining computerized pricing information, literature, communicating pricing information to customers and maintaining sales and marketing oriented databases.

When asked, Gabi commented “It is a pleasure to join this team of dedicated and customer-focused individuals.  I look forward to supporting Fitz Chem’s dynamic and talented sales force.”

Fitz Chem Hires Preethi Kundoor for Newly Created Position of Systems Application Specialist
Itasca, Illinois – July 14, 2006:  Fitz Chem Corporation, a leading Midwest distributor/sales agent of raw materials to the Coatings, Plastics, Ink, Construction, Adhesives, I & I and Personal Care Industries, continues to expand their commitment to technology. Preethi Kundoor has recently joined Fitz Chem in a newly created role at the company of Systems Application Specialist.

Preethi has a B. Tech. Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Texas A & M. She has been in the computer field for several years and has extensive experience with Oracle implementation, training and support. This new position will allow Fitz Chem to manage and utilize Oracle to its fullest capabilities.

Fitz Chem Hires Russel Rhoads as a New Technical Industry Account Representative
Itasca, Illinois – June 5, 2006:  Fitz Chem Corporation, a leading Midwest distributor/sales agent of raw materials to the Coatings, Plastics, Ink, Construction,  Adhesives, I & I and Personal Care Industries, announced today that Russel Rhoads has joined its inside sales department as a Technical Industry Account  Representative.

Russel graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in Chemistry. He has been a sales representative for the chemical industry for the past 16 years working the past 14 years as both a field representative and manager.

“I am very excited to have joined an organization with such a strong customer focus.  Our entire team has a wealth of talent and experience.  I look forward to continuing to provide our accounts and prospects with solutions and value.”

Cognis Corporation Honors Fitz Chem Corporation with Award for Significant Achievements in Sales Growth and Exceptional Service
Itasca, Illinois – May 25, 2006:  Fitz Chem Corporation, a leading Midwest distributor/sales agent of raw materials to the Coatings, Plastics, Ink, Construction,  Adhesives, I & I and Personal Care Industries, announced today that they received an award from Cognis Corporation.

Cognis Corporation has awarded Fitz Chem with an award which symbolizes
Cognis’ standard for excellence:  The DOME Award.  DOME stands for Distributor Operational Measure of Excellence.  This award is given for significant achievements in sales growth and exceptional service. Fitz Chem distributes and promotes products from three of Cognis’ business groups:  Polymer Building Blocks, Care Chemicals, and PCI: Polymers, Coatings and Inks. 

Fitz Chem Names Blair Oldfield New Technical Industry Manager for the Construction Industry
Itasca, Illinois – April 14, 2006:  Fitz Chem Corporation, a leading Midwest distributor/sales agent of raw materials to the Coatings, Plastics, Ink, Construction, Adhesives, I & I and Personal Care Industries, announced today that Blair Oldfield has been named Technical Industry Manager for the Construction Industry.  Blair has over twenty years of construction sales experience in the Midwest.

When asked to comment about his new position, Blair said “It is a sincere pleasure to be a part of an organization as talented and customer focused as the team assembled at Fitz Chem.  I look forward to working with all of them and the opportunities offered by working as a part of such a high quality team.”                   

When asked to comment about his new position, Andrew said “I am excited by the opportunity to work with such a customer focused, high caliber team at Fitz Chem”

When asked to comment about his new position, Mike said “I am excited to work with Fitz Chem.  I am looking forward to the day-to-day challenges and to bringing Fitz Chem’s ideals, ethics and products to our current customers and future partners.”
             

When asked to comment about her new position, Penny said “I am very happy to work at Fitz Chem.  It is the best company I have ever worked for.  This company truly thinks about their customers and employees as being just as important as growing the bottom line!”