The corporate management of the Hempel Group in Copenhagen, Denmark, has appointed Finn Olander as regional manager-North America for Hempel's Marine Paints' corporate activities. He has been president and chief executive officer of Hempel's Marine Paints, Inc., New York, since 1979. Hempel's is a worldwide manufacturer of marine and protective coatings, with 27 factories worldwide. In the United States and Canada the company manufactures and distributes through a factory in New Jersey and offices/distributors in all major ports in the United States.