Michelman Names Wong Managing Director of Asia Pacific

Michelman, Cincinnatti, Ohio, USA, has hired Steven Wong as managing director of Asia Pacific. Wong will be responsible for managing Michelman's Asian strategy across all of the company's industry segments in accordance with its global strategy.

According to Steven Shifman, president and CEO at Michelman, "years ago, we made a strategic commitment to creating and growing our presence in the Asian region. Over the past two years in particular, we have made great strides in adding people resources, leadership resources, global practices, and investment to support our growing business in the region. The addition of Steven Wong to our team continues that trend and we feel fortunate to have added someone of his caliber."

In his newly created position, Wong will report directly to Shifman, and will work closely with the company's global Executive Leadership Team. He will be heavily involved with Michelman's global supply chain, finance, and commercial development teams with a focus on the Asian region.

Wong brings 11 years of experience with Honeywell Corp. and most recently three years with Tennant as the managing director/GM of Asia Pacific. In his career, he has been involved in technical and commercial development, operations and general management. He also has a broad academic background with an MBA in marketing from the University of Leicester, in the U.K., an MSc in polymer science and technology from Victoria University of Manchester, Institute of Science & Technology, also in the U.K., and various other academic accomplishments.

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