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Alan E. Barton joined Rohm and Haas in 1984 as a senior research scientist in the Agricultural Chemicals business. Over the next six years, he held positions of increasing responsibility in Agricultural Chemicals, Industrial Coatings and Architectural Coatings. In 1991, he accepted the position of Business Development manager, Polymers and Resins, and moved to the Rohm and Haas location in Frankfurt, Germany. While in Europe, Dr. Barton took on increasing leadership roles in Industrial and Architectural Coatings. Returning to the United States in 1997, he was named business manager, North America and worldwide business director for Coatings. He was elected a vice president of Rohm and Haas in 1999, and named to the Executive Council in 2001. Dr. Barton also oversaw the company operations in Asia-Pacific as regional director from 2004 to 2005.
Today, Dr. Barton is the Regional Director for the North American Region, while continuing to provide executive oversight for the Latin American Region. In addition, he also has oversight responsibilities for the Global Operations, EHS and Procurement functions. Dr. Barton also leads our Sustainable Development efforts.
Dr. Barton holds a B.A. degree in Chemistry from Oxford University in the United Kingdom (1978), and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Harvard University (1984).
He is a member of the board of directors of Technitrol, Inc.
He resides in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania with his wife and children. | 