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Director of Rohm and Haas France SAS PBM Business Group Director (PBM World)
Patrice Barthelmes joined Rohm and Haas in 1999 as president of Shipley European Group. He was elected a Vice President of Rohm and Haas Vice President in 2001. Later that year he became responsible for the global Circuit Board Technology organization and for all of Electronic Materials in Europe. In early 2004 he took on the added role of president of Rohm and Haas France. In May 2005 Mr. Barthelmes was named Director of the Plastic Additives Business Unit while maintaining his role of President of Rohm and Haas France.
In January 2007 Mr. Barthelmes began his current role at Rohm and Haas as Director Europe Packaging and Building Materials. In this capacity he is responsible for creating strong underlying processes and an operational support network across the organization that will help optimize operating costs.
Prior to joining Rohm and Haas Mr. Barthelmes had an extensive career starting in 1983 with Air Liquide Group where he held positions in Research and Development and in Marketing. In 1989 he joined the Sanofi Group where he was vice president for Marketing and Sales for the Technical Gelatine Division. When SKW acquired this business from Sanofi his responsibility was extended to the whole Gelatine Division. When he left in 1989 he was senior Vice President and General Manager for the Flavors and Fruit Preparations Division.
Mr. Barthelmes obtained a degree in Chemical Engineering from INSA Toulouse (France) in 1983. He earned an M.S. degree in International Management from IMD Business School Lausanne (Switzerland) in 1988.
Mr. Barthelmes and his family live in Switzerland. | 