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GEO Specialty Chemicals CEO WIns Award

GEO Specialty Chemicals’ CEO Wins Award;
Company Expands Research with USM
l George Ahearn, CEO of GEO Specialty Chemicals, Cleveland, OH, has been named Cleveland Entrepreneur of the Year (in the manufacturing category). The award is part of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program which culminates at a national awards ceremony in November.
GEO Specialty Chemicals has also entered into an agreement with University of Southern Mississippi’s International Coatings and Formulation Institute (ICFI). Through the accord, GEO is a new member of ICFI and is funding a joint and proprietary research program focused on developing the next generation of environmentally friendly waterborne polyurethane dispersions. Another phase of the program centers on application areas.
Andrew Woo, technical director, TRIMET products group at GEO, and Oliver Smith, director of operations and technology manager of ICFI, will lead research

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