David Deters joins Orion Engineered Carbons

David Deters has joined Orion Engineered Carbons as Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer. In this role he directs Orion’s global research and development, process technology and quality functions. He will serve as a member of the Executive Management Team.

Prior to joining Orion, Deters served as Group Vice President, R&D and Marine Marketing, at Hempel A/S in Konigs Lyngby, Denmark, and Vice President and Business Manager at King Industries, Inc. in Norwalk, CT. He is Six Sigma Green Belt-certified and has lectured at the Danish Technical University in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. Deters was also appointed Ph.D. Examiner by the Denmark National Board of Higher Education for the discipline of Chemistry.

Deters earned his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. He currently resides in Bonn, Germany with his wife.

Orion Engineered Carbons is a worldwide supplier of Carbon Black. The Company offers standard and high-performance products for coatings, printing inks, polymers, rubber and other applications. Its high-quality Gas Blacks, Furnace Blacks and Specialty Carbon Blacks tint, colourise and enhance the performance of plastics, paints and coatings, inks and toners, adhesives and sealants, tyres, and manufactured rubber goods, such as automotive belts and hoses. With approx 1540 employees worldwide, Orion Engineered Carbons runs 15 global production sites and four Applied Technology Centers