Croda has recently appointed Joe Matt and Susan Shapiro to the company’s sales and marketing teams in its North American Headquarters and Innovation Center, located in Edison, New Jersey.
Joe Matt has accepted the position of account manager – Personal Care. He holds a BS in Chemistry from Penn State University and an MBS – Chemistry from Rutgers University. Matt joined Croda in 2007 as part of the company’s Graduate Trainee programme. After completing several rotations within the programme, he took a position as a research scientist in synthesis where he was subsequently promoted to lead research scientist. In 2012, he took a new position as a technology development specialist in Croda’s Technology Innovation Group. In his new role as account manager, he will be supporting Croda’s Personal Care Sales business with a focus on customers in the Eastern part of the United States.
Susan Shapiro joins Croda as marketing manager – Communications, and will develop and oversee Croda’s marketing communications programme in North America. Shapiro brings 10 years of experience from Benjamin Moore, where she worked in various marketing and management roles, including brand development and content marketing. She has a BS degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing from University of Rhode Island and an MS degree in Management from Stevens Institute of Technology.
