ADRIAN, Mich.—Wacker Chemical Corp. has named Todd A. Kamyszek as its Ohio technical manager for Silmix.
Prior to his new position, Kamyszek was manager of production chemistry for the Wacker Silicones Division's Adrian facility.
Wacker said Kamyszek brings 10 years of experience working with Wacker elastomers and silicone rubber materials. He joined the firm's Adrian facility as technical marketing manager for the Silicones Division, then was promoted to manager of production chemistry in 2011.
Prior to joining Wacker, Kamyszek served as a process engineer for Nyloncraft Inc.
Silmix is Wacker's trademark for custom-mixed silicone rubber compounds. It provides technical and sales support service for standard silicone, fluorosilicone and phenylsilicone rubber compounds and application development.
Wacker Chemical Corp., a subsidiary of Munich-based Wacker A.G., is a global chemical company with about 16,700 employees and 2014 sales of about $5.3 billion. It operates 25 production sites, 21 technical centers and 52 sales offices worldwide.