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Adhesives, Sealants, Glues,

and Caulks Manufacturing........................................................................................................................................................... POSITION NICHE

Executive Level Management

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Senior VP, Supply Chain

& Procurement ........................................................................................................................................................... CLIENT

Loparex

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COMPANY

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Loparex

LoparexPOSITION

Senior VPSupply Chain & Procurement LOCATION

Raleigh, NC

For more information contact:

Eric Krause

Client Partner

Ropella

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LoparexSenior VP, Supply Chain & Procurement 2

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

Company Information

More Information:

www.loparex.com

LoparexLoparex is a leading manufacturer and the largest global supplier of silicone release liners, used in a wide variety of pressure sensitive adhesive applications. They provide in-depth technical expertise, state-of-the-art production technology, flexible service programs, and experienced sales and R&D teams driving global innovation, all backed by a commitment to meeting and exceeding customer expectations in quality, performance and service.

Loparex agents and technical experts are at the customer's disposal to select and develop the right solution to match their production processes and end-use requirements.

Global Service

Loparex's global capabilities allow them to develop, manufacture and service their products to meet local customer needs. They have the flexibility and capability to support global market dynamics, to and from all regions.

Technical Expertise

With in-depth technical expertise, state-of-the-art production technology and flexible service programs around the world, Loparex can offer customers the right release liners for their specific needs.

Innovation

Loparex’s R&D department is at the forefront of innovation. This allows them to respond to trends in the market place with new liner options for the most demanding applications.

Extensive Product Line

Loparex has an extensive product line that can meet the varying requirements of graphic arts, medical, composites, solar, electronics and many other industries.

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Markets In release liner applications, customer and market expectations and trends are ever-changing. Loparex's aim is to exceed these expectations in quality, performance and service. Their commercial and technical teams work closely with the customer to design and choose the right release liner for each specific application.

Thanks to the wide range of substrates, coatings and silicone formulations, Loparex develops and offers optimum solutions for the most demanding release liner business areas.

Leading the Way in Innovation for the Graphics Market

While specific liner requirements may vary, several characteristics are generally necessary to meet the needs of graphics applications.Loparex’s broad range of silicone coated release liners includes poly-coated and direct coated papers and films with faultless performance in various graphics applications.

Reliable, High Quality Release Liners for the Medical Market

Loparex develops and manufactures siliconized paper and film-based release liners for the most demanding medical applications. In addition to meeting the demands for product performance, delivery and cost containment, Loparex provides solutions to the market’s needs for quality control, short development cycles, as well as registration and compliance in accordance with government regulations (FDA, USP, and DMF available).

Providing Creative Product Solutions for Label Applications

Loparex manufactures release liners offering special performance advantages in both primary and secondary label markets. Their product line includes direct coated and polycoated silicone coated release liners with smooth, consistent surface for adhesive coating. High tensile and tear strength properties minimize web breaks during high-speed applications. Release film liners offer clarity, tight caliper control, gloss surface and stiffness.

Market Information

Graphic arts

Medical

Labels

Loparex delivers unparalleled

customer solutions

• POP Displays• Vehicle Marking• Corporate & Architectural• Exhibition & Trade Show

• Traffic & Safety Signage• Over-laminating Films• Decorative Films

• Transdermal Drug Patches• Wound Care• Medical Tapes• Bandages

• Body Electrodes EKG & ECG• Ostomy Devices• Process Liners

• No-Label-Look• Wine Labeling• Prime Papers & Films• Specialty Labels

• On-Demand Labeling• Durable Labels• Holograms




High Performance Release Solutions for Critical Composite Applications

For the composite industry, Loparex has long been the premier supplier of release liners. Developing the most technically advanced products in synergy with their customers’ requirements has made Loparex the largest supplier in this field. Their release liners serve as process liners during the production and handling of pre-impregnated fiber composite materials.

Global Partner for the Expanding Hygiene Market

The global feminine hygiene and adult care market is wide and varied in its scope. Loparex continues to expand the market by innovating products that are thinner, more breathable and more absorbent. Their low base-weight release liners are the preferred choice of leading global brands for their consistent quality, cost-effectiveness and performance. Loparex offers customized print designs in order to provide product differentiation and branding.

Customer Engineered Release Liners for a Variety of Tape Applications

Loparex works closely with prominent tape manufacturers to develop new release liner solutions for traditional and new high-tech applications. In tape manufacturing, their release liners consistently provide stable differentials, smooth deposition of adhesives, moisture resistance and superior die-cut performance.

Customized Release Solutions for a Wide Range of Industrial Applications

Loparex is constantly innovating products to offer cost-effective solutions that integrate seamlessly in production workflow. Their products offer consistent quality, reliable performance and customization to meet the needs of demanding industrial applications.

Hygiene

Tapes

Industrial applications

Composites

• Aerospace(Commercial/Defense)

• Wind Energy• Marine

• Automotive/Transportation• Recreational• Industrial (Ocean Energy, B&C)

• Single-Sided Tapes• Double-Sided Tapes• Masking Tapes

• HVAC Tapes• Specialty Tapes

• Feminine Hygiene • Adult Incontinence

• Automotive• Construction• Insulation

• Waterproofing• Food• Roofing




ProductsLoparex offers release liner solutions on a wide variety of paper and film substrates. They provide all silicone types and curing methods to optimize the release properties of the final product.

LOPASIL® Direct Coated Papers are paper release liners with silicone coated directly on one or both sides. Base paper and silicone formulation solutions are selected to provide the specific desired properties suitable to each intended end-use application. All are available with either a solvent-free or a solvent-based coating and with easy or modified release properties. LOPASIL® liners are often used in applications when strength and temperature resistance are critical, as well as applications requiring the most economical solutions.

POLY SLIK® Poly Coated Papers are extrusion coated and siliconized release papers with good dimensional stability, layflatness and smoothness. POLY SLIK® liners are widely recognized for their versatility with C1S and C2S polycoating and silicone combination. This product line is ideal for certain uses within the graphics and medical markets.

PRIMELINER® Direct Coated Films include direct silicone coated polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyester (PET), and polystyrene (PS) films with either one- or two-sided release options. In addition to standard one- and two-sided silicone coatings, they offer very stable one and two-sided siliconized liners with the option to use solvent-based or solvent-free chemistries. This product line is ideal for certain uses in the medical, industrial, and composites industries.

A typical FILM PLUS® Poly Coated Films construction has would have polyolefin extruded onto two sides of a PET film, then silicone coated on onto one or both sides. Alternate base films can be used to meet application specific needs. These liners are ideal for certain uses within medical, industrial and tape market segments.

Loparex has multiple Blown Films lines with a wide range of capabilities to produce various plastic films. Each film resin type provides a unique blend of properties. Their films are available from 30-350 micron (1.2 to 14.0 mils) thicknesses and in widths up to 2337mm (92”), and in multiple colors depending on resin, caliper and width produced.

Poly Slik® coated papers

Primeliner®direct coated films

Blown film

Loparex offers release liner solutions on a variety of

substrates

Market Information




Simon Medley, CEOSimon Medley is the CEO of Loparex and is an international leader with a track record of transformational success over nearly thirty years working across various industries. Before Loparex, he was an Executive Vice President and a Business President at Chemtura, until its recent sale to Lanxess. While there he led the Petroleum Additives division, and then the larger Industrial Performance Products division. Prior to his tenure at Chemtura, Simon worked for BASF Personal Care while also serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials. Although he ultimately moved to the commercial side, he started his career as a technical professional, working as a Process Engineer and then an Operations Manager with ICI Chemicals and Polymers after receiving his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Teesside University.

Simon is known as a visionary, and as a charismatic leader; his sterling reputation precedes him. He is known to be a consummate professional, a role model of a true leader who builds and supports his team. His colleagues value his outstanding skills in building trustworthy relationships and unfolding his employees’ maximum potential. Employees across divisions strive to become part of his team, and he is one of the most motivating people you will ever meet, inspiring motivation across an organization. He is especially adept at guiding organizations through transitions; he maintains calm professionalism under intensive pressure, wins buy-in from the bottom to the top, and juggles complexities with ease.

A few guiding principles help him to achieve this transformational success. Integrity and inclusiveness are two cornerstones on which he builds success, knowing that any venture lacking either of these two values is doomed to fail. He then focuses on making his current workplace the best place to work. Believing that people are the key to extraordinary success, he seeks to bring top talent to strategy development, innovative concept creation, and professional execution. He finds great reward in working alongside this top talent, both in learning from them and creating believers in the organization.

Hiring Team Information

Simon Medley




Senior VP, Supply Chain & ProcurementRole

This is a critical role with the ability to impact Loparex’s global operational and strategic performance. The position represents the steward of functional excellence for The Loparex Group in all supply chain, customer service and procurement topics to support the achievement of sustainable profitable growth. The position is a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team.

This is a critical professional executive role within the company that is vital to Loparex’s overall success. The incumbent must be a proven high performer and must have demonstrated high agility in working successfully “outside of natural comfort zones”.

Responsibilities

� Leads the definition of the supply chain and procurement strategies in the framework of the Loparex Group strategy.

� Responsible for global functional governance, compliance and foresight.

� Leads the implementation focus and continuous improvement ethic for supply chain, customer service and procurement.

� Ensures appropriate global alignment through oversight of global virtual teams in functional areas of supply chain and procurement.

� Ensures that supply chain, customer service and procurement functions are connected to the cutting-edge of industrial professional excellence in order to stimulate creativity and conceptual thinking.

� Ensures that Loparex’s business activities are optimized for value by appropriate consideration of the functional perspective in business decisions and critical business processes.

� In collaboration with commercial functions, responsible for mapping the customer experience and optimization of service levels in the context of business model design.

� Represents the senior executive face of Loparex’s supply chain and procurement functions to strategic customers and suppliers and steers value-adding collaboration projects in conjunction with operational marketing.

� Leads the critical business process of Integrated Business Planning.

� Intimately involved in the definition of the go-to-market concepts and implementation plans associated with the strategic and operational plans.

Position Information




� As a Loparex critical leadership position, participate in companyculture leadership as a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

Qualifications

� 15+ years of global experience in customer service, supply chain andprocurement in a related industry.

� Demonstrated high performance and success in past positions.

� Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills to manage complexproblems and drive a data-based continuous improvement ethic andhigh-performance organization.

� A strong sense of urgency and results driven orientation.

� Change management / leadership experience to institutionalizelasting improvements throughout the organization.

� Leadership and communication skills to lead cross-functionaloptimization and collaboration across multi-cultural teams.

� Conflict management experience to ensure a healthy tension and thepursuit of high standards of excellence.

� The ability to have impact on a wide range of audiences fromoperators to the board.

� Situational leadership with the ability to step in to detail and driveactions as necessary.

� A bachelor’s degree in a related field. Master’s degree highlypreferred.

� Knowledge of release liner and pressure sensitive adhesives marketsis a plus.




Location InformationRaleigh, NCThe capital of the state of North Carolina, Raleigh is known as the “City of Oaks” for its many oak trees, which line the streets in the heart of the city. Home to over 415,000 residents, Raleigh is currently the second largest city in the state and one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Raleigh frequently receives national recognition (from organizations such as Business Week, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal) for its quality of life and favorable business climate. Raleigh is best known for its world-class museums, Broadway shows, live concerts, capitol area historic sites, professional and amateur sporting events, and shopping mecca status. The greater Raleigh area truly offers something for everyone.

Raleigh is home to numerous cultural, educational, and historic sites. Museums in Raleigh include the North Carolina Museum of Art in West Raleigh, as well as the North Carolina Museum of History and North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences located next to each other near the State Capitol in Downtown Raleigh.

From the Red Hat Amphitheater to the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts complex, Raleigh offers a wide variety of live entertainment. Additionally, Raleigh is home to several professional arts organizations, including the North Carolina Symphony, the Opera Company of North Carolina, Theatre In The Park, Burning Coal Theatre Company, the North Carolina Theatre, Broadway Series South and the Carolina Ballet.

Raleigh’s downtown is also home to many local art galleries such as Art Space and Visual Art Exchange in City Market and Bee Hive Studios on Harget Street. CAM Raleigh is a downtown modern art museum that serves to promote new artists and does not house a permanent collection. CAM Raleigh was designed by the award-winning architectural firm Brooks+Scarpa of Los Angeles, CA.

This area boasts three major shopping malls, plus other prominent shopping areas and an abundance of local boutiques selling everything from haute couture to one-of-a-kind vintage frocks. Greater Raleigh’s three traditional shopping malls – located in Midtown, North Raleigh, and Cary – offer the highest concentrations of department stores that are unique to the region.

The Raleigh area has earned a well-deserved reputation as a must-see destination for professional and collegiate sports fans. The NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, the North American Soccer League’s North Carolina FC, and minor league baseball’s Carolina Mudcats all reside in and out of Raleigh,

North Carolina Museum of Art

Downtown Raleigh

Art Space and Visual Art Exchange

Raleigh




as does the Wolfpack, North Carolina State University’s 24 intercollegiate varsity sports teams. The state of North Carolina is especially well-known for being home to some of the best college basketball teams. In addition to the NCSU Wolfpack, both the Duke Blue Devils and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Tar Heels home courts are located less than an hour’s drive from Raleigh. This “Research Triangle” region has also hosted the PGA’s Rex Hospital Open since 1994, at Raleigh’s TPC Wakefield Plantation. Whether playing, watching live or on TV, or offering other types of support, the Raleigh area has proven itself time and time again to be one of the most sports-friendly regions of the country.

For the nature lover, the award-winning City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation has more than 8,800 acres of parkland and almost 1,300 acres of water within the city. This offers a wide variety of leisure opportunities at more than 150 sites throughout the city, which include: park land, greenway, community centers, a BMX championship-caliber race track, tennis courts, public lakes, and public aquatic facilities. Whether you’re in the mood for a canoeing or sailing excursion, taking a nature hike through the woods or playing a round of golf in the summer sun, the Raleigh area is the perfect place to spend time outdoors.

As home to 10 traditional universities and colleges and numerous satellite campuses and for-profit institutions of higher education, the Raleigh area is unusually rich in educational opportunities. Among the traditional colleges are North Carolina State University, a major research center; a private women’s college; a law school; two seminaries; and two historically black universities. As one of the three “corners” of the Research Triangle Region, Raleigh’s academic research network is enhanced by the presence of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and by Duke University and North Carolina Central University in Durham.

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ShoppingTriangle Town Center www.triangletowncenter.com

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North Hills visitnorthhills.com

Arts & EntertainmentDuke Energy Center www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com

North Carolina Museum of Art www.ncartmuseum.org

North Carolina Museum of History www.ncdcr.gov

EducationWake County Public Schools Systemwww.wcpss.net

North Carolina State University www.ncsu.edu

Duke University www.duke.edu

Wake Tech www.waketech.edu

SportsCarolina Hurricanes hurricanes.nhl.com

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Durham Bulls www.durhambulls.com

NewsThe News & Observer www.newsobserver.com

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Skill Survey Senior VP, Supply Chain & Procurement

Name: Date:

1. Outline University Degree(s): (Please provide the Name, the Location, and the Phone Number of each Institution)

2. Provide an overview of your customer service, supply chain and procurement experience. Weâ€™re interested in your hands-on involvement in executing modernization, new systems/procedures, software/technology etc.

3. What strategies have you execute to reduce costs, maintain quality and manage change while maintaining customer service levels? Describe the KPIâ€™s you used to track progress and evaluate the final outcomes.

4. Outline your personnel management experience. What is the largest team you have managed/led and what were the locations, functions and overall experience levels of those who reported to you?

5. Highlight any relevant experience in release liners, pressure sensitive adhesives, or related technologies.

6. What is your comfort level with travel? Do you have a maximum % level of travel or # of days/weeks away from home that you could sustain?

7. Tell us about any non-compete and/or employer restrictions that you may have. Please provide these documents for our review.

8. If asked one of the following questions during an interview, how would you answer? Why are you considering this opportunity? (or) What motivated you to consider a job change at this time?

9. Have you ever applied, either directly or through a third party, for any role with Loparex? If so what was the date of your most recent application (month/year)?

Relocation Acknowledgement As evidenced by my initials below, I acknowledge the requirement to relocate to the Cary, NC area for the specific opportunity with Loparex and am willing to do so if hired. I fully understand that this acknowledgment is a requirement for the interview process and states that I have already spoken with any necessary parties (i.e. spouse, significant other, children, parents, etc.) who may directly be impacted by my final decision to relocate.

Initials

References Please provide three to six references. The first priority is current and/or past supervisors, then employees, then peers, then customers (where appropriate).

Example: Bob Smith, currently - Business Director at ABC Corporation 412-123-4567, Email: [email protected]. Was Business Director, my direct supervisor, while I was a Manager at ABC Corporation.

We will NOT contact any references until after completing the

interview process and not without notifying you first.

1) 2) 3)

4) 5) 6)

Our Candidate Comparison Score Card is to be completed on every candidate you have now screened as a potential fit. If you can tell that some of the candidates are probably Low level (in a superficial overview) in comparison to others you set those aside now and just score the rest. The Score Card will help you objectively weigh all the Must

Haves and even the preferences in such a way that at the end of using the Score Card process you can be pretty sure who the High plus candidates are, who the High

candidates are, and who the Medium candidates are. Then we focus on scheduling for the High Potentials.

Candidate Comparison-Scorecard Grader's Name:

Candidate Name: Grade:

Client Name: Loparex Hiring Mgr: Simon Medley

Position: Senior VP, Supply Chain & Procurement

HR Contact: Sue Vanhoy

Salary Range: 250K - 300K

Candidate Base: Bonus:

Communications: L = Heavy Accent - Hard to Understand M = Accent - Understandable H = No Accent

- Easy to Understand

Comment:

Attribute H/M/L Comment

1. Education H = Bachelor's degree in a relevant field M = +1/2 Master's or MBA L = N/A

2. CS, SC&P Experience H = 15+ years of experience in customer service, supply chain and procurement AND hands-on experience implementing change M = 10-15 years of experience in customer service, supply chain and procurement AND hands-on experience implementing change L = Less than 10 years of experience in customer service, supply chain and procurement OR no hands-on experience implementing change

3. Strategies and KPIs H = Well-defined answer detailing preferred strategies for reducing costs, maintaining quality and managing change while maintaining customer service levels, as well as preferred KPIs for tracking progress and evaluating outcomes M = General answer that indicates some knowledge of and experience with utilizing strategies to reduce costs, maintain quality and manage change while maintaining customer service levels, as well as KPIs to track progress and evaluate outcomes L = Answer does not demonstrate experience utilizing strategies to reduce costs, maintain quality, and manage change, as well as KPI's to track progress and evaluate outcomes

4. Personnel Management H = Has successfully managed teams of 50 or more direct and indirect reports across various job functions M = Has successfully managed teams of 30-50 direct and indirect reports L = Has never successfully managed large teams of direct and indirect reports

5. Release Liners, Pressure Sensitive Adhesives H = Significant experience with a strong understanding of release liners, pressure sensitive adhesives and/or related technologies M = Moderate experience with a basic understanding of release liners, pressure sensitive adhesives and/or related technologies L = Little to no experience and/or limited understanding of release liners, pressure sensitive adhesives and/or related technologies

6. Travel H = Road Warrior - open to travel at 50% or greater M = Prefers 40-50% travel L = Requires less than 40% travel

7. Non-Compete H = No relevant non-compete or non-disclosure in place M = Has a peripheral non-compete or non-disclosure in place - could limit some activities L = Has a strong relevant non-compete or limiting non-disclosure

Grading Point System: H’s = 4 M’s = 3 L’s = 2 Bonus Points = .5

Now add up the numerical value of each grade and then divide by the total number of grades

Total Points:

Divided by 7 grades =

Avg. Grade:

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