Nalco appoints Melin to lead Asia Pacific Operations

Nalco announced that it has appointed Eric Melin to lead its Asia Paciifc operations.

Melin was working a sa consultant with the Nalco team in Asia. Prior to this he was:

• Chief Operating Officer, President and Board Member of Isola Corporation, a private-equity-owned global designer, developer and manufacturer of high-performance materials used in electronic systems.
  
• He worked for 24 years at DuPont, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of a performance coatings business with $2 billion in revenues and 5,000 employees. Melin was instrumental in the growth of that business in Asia through development of local leadership and rapid expansion of marketing, sales, technology and manufacturing capability.
  
• Prior to that, he was the Singapore-based Global Director of a DuPont engineering polymers business and has additional experience in manufacturing, strategic planning and business operations.