Rohm and Haas Company’s board of directors has elected Michael Hamilton as vice president , effective March 1. Mr Hamilton was recently named business unit director for the global Powder Coatings business.

He joined Rohm and Haas Canada in 1991 as an account manager for the Ion Exchange business, and then followed that with increasing responsibilities in marketing and general management responsibilities within the Coatings businesses based in Germany. In 2001, he relocated to London, and was named European general manager of the Architectural and Functional Coatings business. In 2003, he returned to Philadelphia, as director of Investor Relations, and in 2004 he assumed responsibility for the Performance Chemicals and Adhesives and Sealants businesses in APR, based in Singapore.