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KINGSPORT, Tenn. -- Brian Yoon has been appointed as
the general manager for Asia Pacific coatings and inks in Eastman Chemical
Company's coatings, adhesives, specialty polymers and inks (CASPI) business
organization.
Yoon joined Eastman in 1988, and during his tenure, he
has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility to include
business market manager of performance chemicals business, supervisor
of product management and planning, Asia Pacific sales and market manager
of the adhesives and polymers business, and general manager of Qilu Eastman
Specialty Chemicals Ltd. in Zibo, China.
Prior to joining Eastman, Yoon spent three years with
Doosan Industrial Company as a sales and marketing representative for
Eastman and BYK-Chemie products. Yoon then joined BASF Korea Ltd. where
he spent two years as deputy sales and market manager of specialty chemicals
for the Korean market.
Yoon earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry
and chemical engineering from Sogang University in Seoul, Korea in 1982,
and received his MBA from the Sogang Business School in 1994.
Yoon earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry
and chemical engineering from Sogang University in Seoul, Korea in 1982,
and received his MBA from the Sogang Business School in 1994.
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) manufactures and
markets chemicals, fibers and plastics worldwide. It provides key differentiated
coatings, adhesives and specialty plastics products; is the world's largest
producer of PET polymers for packaging; and is a major supplier of cellulose
acetate fibers. Eastman is leveraging its heritage of innovation and strength
in polyester, acetyl and organic chemistry technologies to drive growth
and meet increasing demand in four select markets: building and construction,
packaging, health and electronics. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in
Kingsport, Tenn., Eastman is a FORTUNE 500 company with 2004 sales of
$6.6 billion and approximately 12,000 employees.
Source: Eastman
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