Innophos appoints chief marketing officer

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Innophos Holdings Inc. announced Monday it has appointed Sherry Duff as vice president, chief marketing officer, effective July 18.According to the Cranbury-based producer of specialty ingredients, Duff will be responsible for the company’s marketing and technology organizations.

Duff has more than 25 years of experience in the specialty chemicals industry. She most recently was with Arista Laboratories Inc., a subsidiary of Molins PLC, as its president and managing director.

“We are very pleased to welcome Sherry to the Innophos team,” Kim Ann Mink, CEO and president of Innophos, said in a prepared statement. “Sherry has a unique combination of strategic, commercial and technical expertise that will successfully help drive the construction of the road map for the strategic direction of the company. As we look ahead to the future of Innophos, I am confident that Sherry will be a catalyst for change as we continue to execute our initiatives across the three strategic pillars of our transformation, namely operational excellence, commercial excellence and strategic growth.  In particular, her industry knowledge and vast skillset perfectly align with our strategic growth pillar, as we work toward developing a robust marketing organization that dovetails with technology to ensure a sustained focus on growth through market leadership, innovation and customer intimacy.”

Prior to Arista, she spent 20 years with Arch Chemicals Inc., where she began as a development chemist in process technology.

“It is an exciting time to join the Innophos team,” Duff said in a prepared statement. “I look forward to working closely with the senior management, marketing and technology teams to make meaningful contributions to the company’s strategic transformation efforts. I am confident that my experience in successfully leading global teams to drive both growth and improved profitability, as well as leading M&A activity and operating in a changing environment, fits extremely well with the opportunities I see with Innophos as we strive to leverage our brand equity to address higher-value market needs in our current and adjacent markets.”