Dr. Ira Kukin, president of Apollo Chemical Corp., Clifton, N.J., has announced key personnel additions and changes as part of the rapid growth of the company in its marine department.
Richard E. Weiss has been promoted to technical manager, Marine Department. Mr. Weiss was formerly a marine sales engineer for Apollo.
Additionally, Ron Harper, Apollo Gulf Coast sales engineer, and Harry Popiel, Apollo West Coast sales engineer, will handle marine sales in their respective areas.
Mr. Weiss previously was a production manager for U.S. Steel Company. He is a graduate of Thiel College, Greenville, Pa., with a B.S. in chemistry.
Dr. Kukin also announced that as part of Apollo's worldwide program for terminal and marine service engineer locations, the following sales agents will handle the Apollo line of patented slag inhibitors and combustion catalysts: Contivema N.V. in Rotterdam, Holland; Seagulf Marine and Industrial Products, Ltd., in Montreal, Canada; Etablissements Tilley in Marseilles, France, and Stedman Marine Supply Co. in the Gulf Coast areas.