Vantage Specialty Chemicals is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Lotito to North America sales director of Lipo Chemicals, the personal care unit of Vantage Specialty Chemicals.
With a broad background in the chemical industry, Mr. Lotito offers a wealth of knowledge and experience. Mr. Lotito joined Ruger Chemical, the pharmaceutical unit of Vantage Specialty Chemicals, in 2007 and immediately achieved success. Mr. Lotito took the lead commercial role in Ruger and has been able to demonstrate a notable improvement in profitability and product focus within a very short time period. Before joining Ruger, he worked in various management positions for major Personal Care ingredient companies such as Lonza, Rhodia and Croda. Mr. Lotito has proven to be an effective sales manager and excellent coach and mentor throughout his career.
The domestic sales team covering the Personal Care and Pharmaceutical segments now report to Mr. Lotito. He will continue to lead the pharmaceutical commercial efforts while we analyze next steps for transitioning day-to-day management responsibility.
“I have high hopes and expectations to deliver value to the customer and to Vantage Specialty Chemicals Company” said Mike Lotito. “I look forward to the opportunity to work with this team and ensure that we work together in servicing our customers’ needs.”
“Mike brings a great deal of experience to the team and I’m confident that he will continue to accelerate the growth of our personal care and pharmaceutical businesses” stated Conrad Kempinska, Executive VP of Lipo Chemicals.
