Emerald Kalama Chemical has appointed Huub Moolenaar as sales manager, EMEA, for K-FLEX plasticizers and coalescents in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Moolenaar, whose experience includes more than 30 years in various marketing, business development and technical roles in the specialty additives and materials industries, joins Emerald from Eastman Chemical, where he most recently served as manager, marketing and strategy, EMEA. Previously, he also held positions with Linde Gas, Pfizer and Dow. He obtained an M.S. in chemical engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.