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10 specialty chemicals sales experts
These ten professionals have led specialty chemicals sales in director, head of sales and vice president roles at chemical companies. A reader can learn how sales leaders build and run their teams in specialty chemicals companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ben Klug
LinkedInExperience: Sales Director · DuBois Chemicals, Inc.
Former Sales Director at DuBois Chemicals, Inc. (2024–2025) and Vice President - Commercial, Food & Beverage there since 2025, a role the profile tags at the President/Vice President level in Sales. Former Sales Manager (2021–2024) and Technical Sales (2017–2021) at DuBois. The profile describes DuBois as a leading single source specialty chemical supplier.
Chris Donaghy
LinkedInExperience: Director Sales and Marketing Lubricant & Polymer Additives · Croda
Former Director Sales and Marketing Lubricant & Polymer Additives (2006–2017) and Global Sales Director - Energy Technologies (2017–2019) at Croda. Vice President, Global Commercial, Bioindustrial at Cargill since 2022. The profile describes global sales, marketing and business development roles with Croda, Uniqema and Mobil.
Corey McCollom
LinkedInExperience: VP of Sales · US Vanadium LLC
VP of Sales at US Vanadium LLC since 2025; the profile describes the company as a producer and seller of specialty vanadium chemicals, including high-purity vanadium pentoxide. Former Sales Manager- polymer and Synthesis at FMC Corporation (2018–2021) and Sales Manager at Livent, now Rio Tinto (2018–2021).
Craig Stearns
LinkedInExperience: Director of Sales - Acrylic Monomers Americas · Arkema
Director of Sales - Acrylic Monomers Americas at Arkema since 2024, and former Senior Account Manager - Acrylic Monomers Americas there (2017–2024). The profile describes Arkema as a global manufacturer of specialty chemicals and advanced materials. Former Vice President of Sales at ITW Pro Brands (2014–2016).
Crystal Jacobs
LinkedInExperience: Head of Global Sales - Oil & Gas · BYK Additives
Head of Global Sales - Oil & Gas at BYK Additives since 2024, and former Head of Global End Use - Oil & Gas (2023–2024), Head of Global End Use Production Chemicals (2021–2023) and Sales Manager (2018–2020) there. The profile describes BYK as a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals.
Duane P. Hall
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Head of Sales-Americas at LANXESS Lubricant Additives Business · LANXESS
Former Vice President, Head of Sales-Americas at LANXESS Lubricant Additives Business at LANXESS (2014–2026) and former National Sales Manager at Croda (2004–2013). The profile describes more than 20 years leading sales, business development and commercial organizations across specialty chemicals, and building and leading sales teams in specialty chemicals.
Eric Johnson
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Sales · DuBois Chemicals, Inc.
Former Vice President of Sales (2024–2025), Sales Director (2021–2022) and Regional Sales Leader (2017–2021) at DuBois Chemicals, Inc., and Vice President Industrial Solutions there since 2025. The profile describes DuBois as a specialty chemical supplier to the manufacturing, food and beverage, paper and pulp, and water treatment industries.
Joe Dymecki
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Sales and Marketing · MFG Chemical, LLC
Vice President of Sales and Marketing at MFG Chemical, LLC since 2021, with a Director of Sales role there also listed as current since 2020; the profile describes MFG Chemical as a specialty chemicals manufacturing company. Former VP of Sales at Dubois Chemicals (2018–2020) and Director of Sales at DuBois Chemicals, Inc. (2014–2018).
Mike Selby
LinkedInExperience: Director of Sales - Coating Additives · Evonik Industries
Former Director of Sales - Coating Additives at Evonik Industries (2016–2017), former Vice President of Sales at Milliken Europe B.V.B.A. (2018–2021) and former Americas Sales Manager - Coatings at Michelman (2014–2016). The profile headline names a Vice President of Sales - Milliken Fine Chemicals role, and the profile also lists a Vice President of Sales - Performance Specialties role.
Rob van de Graaf
LinkedInExperience: Sales Director Polymer Catalysts Americas · Nouryon
Sales Director Polymer Catalysts Americas at Nouryon since 2018, a role the profile tags at the Director level in the Sales department. The profile headline gives a Vice President Sales Americas Polymer Specialties title at Nouryon, and the profile describes Nouryon as a Chemical Manufacturing company.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's end market and product type to yours, since selling coatings additives, lubricant additives, oilfield chemicals or polymer catalysts involves different customers and technical support. Also consider whether you need help with a regional sales team or a global account structure, and pick someone whose roles covered that scope.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you organize technical sales and application support so customers qualify new products faster?
- 02How do you decide which accounts and end markets to prioritize when capacity or raw materials are tight?
- 03How do you manage pricing and margin conversations with large industrial customers when input costs move?
Reaching specialty chemicals sales experts
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