logo
  

Balchem Appoints Theodore Harris As CEO - Quick Facts

Balchem Corp. (BCPC) announced the appointment of Theodore Harris as President and Chief Executive Officer or CEO. Harris will succeed Balchem's President and Chief Executive Officer, Dino Rossi, who will remain Chairman of the Board.

The company said Harris will also join the Balchem Board of Directors and these changes will become effective April 28, 2015.

Harris most recently served as Senior Vice President and President, Performance Materials of Ashland, Inc. (ASH). Prior to that, Harris spent 12 years at FMC Corporation, where he served in a variety of senior level roles with global responsibility, including General Manager, Food Ingredients Business.

For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com

Business News

Editors Pick
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission or CPSC has announced recalls including earmuffs, racer car toys, log splitters and cylinder kits, hampshire cribs, and air rifles, citing various reasons. 3M Co. has recalled Peltor X4 Series Earmuffs citing risk of overexposure to loud noise and sound, while Santa Monica, California -based JAKKS Pacific Inc. has called back children's Mario Kart... Lincoln Park, New Jersey -based ConSup North America Inc. is recalling around 85,984 pounds of ready-to-eat or RTE sliced prosciutto ham product produced in Germany without the benefit of equivalent inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service or FSIS announced. French drug major Sanofi reported Thursday weak profit in its first quarter, despite higher net sales. The company also maintained its fiscal 2024 outlook. Sanofi shares were gaining around 4 percent in Paris trading as well as in pre-market activity on the Nasdaq.

A busy week for economics saw the release of first quarter growth figures for the U.S. economy and the interest rate decision in Japan. Read our stories to find out why the GDP data damped market sentiment in the U.S. and what were the signals given out by the Bank of Japan. Other news this week included new home sales data and jobless claims figures from the U.S., and the latest purchasing managers' survey results for the Eurozone.

View More Videos
Follow RTT