Mr.
Robert J. Ockun
Mr.
Robert J. Ockun, upon his graduation from Michigan Tech with
a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering in 1963,
joined Hercules Powder Company in Applications Research in
Wilmington, Delaware, becoming an authority on corrosion prevention
coatings, specialty coatings for the US Military, and adhesion
promoters for plastics. In 1967 he transferred to Chicago
in plastic sales, eventually becoming Product Director for
Hercules in 1982. With the formation of HIMONT in 1983, a
worldwide joint venture of Hercules and Montedison’s
plastic businesses, Robert became the first Director of Sales
and Marketing for HIMONT USA. In 1987, he became Worldwide
Business Director, Resins, responsible for developing the
global business strategy for polypropylene resin and worldwide
acquisition of strategic feedstocks. As Vice President of
Resins in 1988, he was responsible for initiating and managing
joint venture projects around the world. In 1991 he was named
Senior Vice President of HIMONT NA, President of HIMONT USA,
and Chairman and President of HIMONT Canada, responsible for
all of HIMONT’s one billion dollar North American business
operations. Retiring in 1999, he signed on for a two-year
restructuring assignment as President and CEO of Epsilon Products
Company. Robert is a founding member of the American Plastics
Council, chairing the advertising committee responsible for
the national television and media campaign “Plastics
Make it Possible.” He was also the corporate executive
member of the Chemical Manufacturers Association and member
of the Society of Plastics Industry. He has served on the
Board of Directors of several North American and European
companies and has been inducted into Who’s Who in Executives
and Professionals. |
