Chimenti came to Hexpol from Synthomer in Cleveland, where he worked as global director of key accounts. He has experience in channel growth and new product development.
Sullivan previously worked at State Industrial Products in Roswell, Ga., where he served as executive vice president of U.S. sales. He has more than three decades of experience in the chemical product field.
Chimenti and Sullivan join Brad Donat, director of specialty compounding (the third market segment for HCA).
As a group, Hexpol A.B. is divided into Hexpol Compounding (which encompasses rubber compounding, TPE compounding and thermoplastic compounding, and contains Hexpol Compounding Americas, Europe and Asia) and Hexpol Engineered Products.
The company works in advanced polymer compounds, gaskets for plate heat exchangers and wheels made of polymer materials for truck and caster wheel applications.
Customers are primarily system suppliers to the global automotive, engineering, building and construction industries; and within the transportation, energy, consumer and cable and medical equipment spaces.
Hexpol Compounding Americas comprises about 55 percent of group sales for the $3 billion Hexpol A.B.