The ChemQuest Group (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA), a global consulting firm focused on tailored business strategy and optimization, technology acceleration, market intelligence, and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) advisory services for the specialty materials industry, recently appointed Abe Rezai as senior vice president.
In this role, Rezai will support strategy development and key client engagements for the firm. According to the company, this will include projects related to business transformation, technology development, and advisement for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. His success in this position will be driven by an extensive background in technical and executive management roles for global organizations within the specialty chemicals and consumer products industries.
Rezai brings more than 40 years of technical and leadership experience focused on chemistry and materials. He most recently served as vice president and chief technology officer for Sekisui Fuller, as well as previously holding roles with H.B. Fuller and Procter & Gamble. According to the company, he has a track record of successfully delivering breakthrough business results, building collaborative relationships, developing and executing global commercialization strategies, and leading organizational transformation.
“In the years I have known Abe, he has consistently demonstrated a deep knowledge of the inner workings of successful organizations,” says Daniel Murad, president and CEO. “He knows which levers to pull to drive success, including innovation, transformation, IP strategy, manufacturing systems, and processes. He is also an expert and thought leader for industries that are essential to ChemQuest’s knowledge base and 2025 strategy, primarily hygiene, consumer products, adhesives, and sealants.”
“ChemQuest has an outstanding reputation for having trustable and reliable insights and perspectives in the area of specialty chemicals,” Rezai adds. “The company has enabled this market to grow and prosper with the information, solutions and recommendations that it has provided to its members for years.”
Rezai has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and is an inventor on over 100 patents related to specialty chemistry and commercial products. He is based in Huntington Beach, California, USA, and speaks English, Farsi, and Japanese.
Source: The ChemQuest Group, www.chemquest.com.