FAIRLAWN, Ohio—Akrochem Corp. has promoted Jason R. (Jay) Silver to president and Charles R. Lamb to vice president.
Silver will oversee all facets of the company's operation. He joined Akrochem, an Akron-based distributor of compounding materials for the rubber, plastic and adhesive industries, in 2000 as a technical sales representative. He was promoted to vice president in 2008.
Lamb has served in the rubber industry for 34 years. He began his career with Akrochem in 1987 as a technical sales representative and most recently was business manager of the company's affiliated manufacturing firm.
Akrochem, founded in 1929, is headquartered in Fairlawn and has four locations in the Akron area, as well as warehousing nationwide.