A specialty chemicals industry veteran, Karl Davenport brings over 35 years of global experience to ChemQuest.
The ChemQuest Group recently announced that it has hired Karl Davenport to be its newest director. A specialty chemicals industry veteran, Davenport brings over 35 years of global experience, having orchestrated projects with leading specialty chemicals producers in North America, Europe, and Asia. He has been involved in many projects related to starting up production, expanding chemical/coatings manufacturing operations, consolidating operations/laboratories, and transferring manufacturing operations from one or multiple locations.
After earning his bachelor’s degree in polymers and coatings technology from Eastern Michigan University in 1987, Davenport launched his career as a Q/A chemist at Valspar’s Fort Wayne, Ind., plant. He held several roles of increasing responsibility with Lilly Industries and was selected to lead the Valspar-Lilly acquisition integration. He has also worked with SRI Group, Ellis Paint, and SDC Technologies.