The CEO is a scientist!
Perth, Australia, and Greer, South Carolina: Alexium International Group Limited (“Alexium,” “the Company”) (ASX: AJX, Nasdaq International Designation: AXXIY) has appointed Dirk Van Hyning, Ph.D. as Chief Executive Officer, effective from June 30th, 2017, replacing Nicholas Clark, who remains on the board and assumes the new role of Executive Director Strategy reporting to the Chairman. Nick Clark will also work closely with Dirk Van Hyning during this transition period.
Dr. Van Hyning joined the Company in 2013 as Senior Research Scientist and earned subsequent promotions to Head of Product Development and Commercial Transition and then was appointed President in October 2014. As President, reporting to Mr. Clark, he was responsible for leading Alexium’s R&D, sales and business development, applications and corporate services to meet the Company’s financial growth targets.
Before joining Alexium, Dr. Van Hyning was with Milliken Research Corporation, a global innovation company, where he began as a Research Engineer in 1999 and earned subsequent promotions to Project Management Leader and Senior Development Engineer-Military and Protective Business. Dr. Van Hyning received his Ph.D. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University. Dr. Van Hyning has received several honors and awards, including the Hans Kuhn Award for Outstanding Technology Commercialization and also holds four patents.
http://alexiuminternational.com/ale...otes-dirk-van-hyning-chief-executive-officer/
So essentially the guy now calling the shots knows all about the chemical industry.
Cheers.
