John Georges, managing director of Greenwich Chemical Partners and an affiliate of Ripplewood Holdings, is chairman of the new KRATON™ Polymers Business, with former vice president Steve Wood taking the chief executive position.
The KRATON™ Polymers Business pioneered SBC technology in the 1960s. Its high-performance KRATON™ polymers are manufactured in six countries — Brazil, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States. Research centers in each region support international sales, marketing and distributor networks serving customers in more than 120 countries.