Meet Our Team
Rocky Prior – Managing Director
rocky.prior@azelisamericas.com
Rocky has over 32 years of experience in the CASE industry and is currently responsible for leading the Azelis Americas CASE commercial team. Rocky has a passion for building high performance teams and he has held a diverse range of senior leadership positions in research and development, sales, marketing, and general management. Prior to joining Azelis Americas CASE in 2014, Rocky was the Americas Sales Manager for Air Products Specialty Additives and most recently their Epoxy Additives business. Rocky began his career with ICI Paints. He is also an entrepreneur and was Co-Founder and President of Southern Diversified Products which developed the world’s first high performance, non-toxic paint. Rocky holds chemistry degrees from the University of Akron and Baldwin Wallace College.
Stephanie Levy – Senior VP, Sales
stephanie.levy@azelisamericas.com
Stephanie has over 25 years’ experience in the chemical industry where she held several positions in supply chain, customer service and sales. Prior to joining Azelis, Stephanie was responsible for Arkema Inc.’s North American Molecular Sieve business into the coatings market which included the management of the distribution channel. Since joining Azelis she has managed the Midwest and Northeast Regions before becoming the Senior Vice President of Sales for all of United States in January 2022. Stephanie holds a Marketing Degree from Peirce College.
Steve Brownfield – General Manager – US CASE Division
Steve has over 30 years of industry experience in logistics, supply chain, marketing, project management, and operations. He has been instrumental in implementing and expanding best practices within the Americas’ businesses with an emphasis on reducing impaired and expired product. He initiated regular monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S & OP) meetings within many businesses and has worked closely on expanding the use of Demand Planning forecasting software. In his new role he is as GM of the US CASE Division where he is managing the Operations side of this business.
Kevin McDowell – VP Sales, East
kevin.mcdowell@azelisamericas.com
- 10+ years of experience
- Univar, Innosource
- BS, Business Administration, Drexel University
Julie Biggerstaff –VP, Southeast Sales
julie.biggerstaff@azelisamericas.com
- 28 years industry experience
- Mead Westvaco, PT Hutchins
- BS, Chemistry, College of Charleston & PhD, Physical Chemistry, University of Delaware
Mark Dudzic – VP Sales, West
mark.dudzic@azelisamericas.com
- 22 years industry experience
- Rodda Paint, Advanced Color Systems, Flint/ACS
- BS, Chemistry / Conc. Polymers and Coatings & BS, Aviation Management Technology, Eastern Michigan University
Jon Kleinman – VP of New Business Development
jon.kleinman@azelisamericas.com
- 20 years experience
- Permalite Inc.
- BS, Chemistry / Conc. Polymers and Coatings , Cal Poly & MS, Physical Chemistry, Cal State
Eva O’Keefe – VP of Principal Development
- MBA and BS in Industrial-Systems Engineer
- 26 years experience in specialty chemicals and
distribution - BS Industrial and Sytems Engineering – The University of Florida
- MBA – Pepperdine University
- Work experience: present day Arxada (Arch and Avecia original names), The Horn Company (IMCD), Angus Chemical, GE Betz
Tom Fasteson – VP, Construction Solutions
Shaun Julian – VP of New Business Development
shaun.julian@azelisamericas.com
- 15 + years experience
- Halocarbon Products, E.M. Sullivan Associates
- BS, Chemical Engineering, Villanova University & MBA, Rider University
Chris Woolaway – VP of New Business Development
- 15 years experience in formulation, sales, and management
- Tnemec, Hentzen Coatings
- BS, Chemistry, Washburn University
Aaron Rath – Vice President of Principal Management
- 21 years of experience: BASF Corp, Tri-iso, Archway Sales, Nexeo Solutions
- University of Michigan, Ross School of Business MBA
- The Ohio State University, MS Inorganic Chemistry
- Allegheny College, BS Chemistry
- Proud father of 4 and husband
Parish Basham – VP of New Business Development
- 34 years of industry experience
- Azelis CASE (16 years), Neville Chemical, W. W. Henry & Terra Firma
- BBA & MBA – University of Texas (Arlington)
