Teknor Apex appoints new manager for Asia Pacific

Dr. Hang Gao has joined Teknor Apex Company as manager of new business development for thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) in the Asia-Pacific region, it was announced by Mr. Sachin S. Sakhalkar, director of strategic marketing and new business development for the TPE Division. Working with the TPE business manager at Singapore-based Teknor Apex Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd., Dr. Gao will manage new business development programmes in China and elsewhere in the region that require close liaison with OEMs or brand owners in the United States. Dr. Gao comes to Teknor Apex from SABIC Innovative Plastics, where his latest position was that of sales development leader for the U.S. Northeast. He joined the company as a product technologist in 1996 when it was the plastics division of General Electric. Subsequently he led a team that developed new materials, design techniques, and improved processes; built and led cross-functional teams in two Six Sigma Black Belt projects; and served as a product marketing manager.

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