Meet Our Team
Shiona Stewart – Managing Director, Azelis Americas CASE
Shiona has over 25 years of experience in the specialty chemicals industry. Throughout her career she has held roles of increasing responsibility in the technical, strategic marketing, and global key account management functions. She has led both regional and global cross-functional teams while working for leading chemical suppliers to the Coatings industries with her most recent experience being the North American Business Director for Additives and then moving into the Dispersions Business Director role for Construction, Paper Coatings, and Carpet Business at BASF Corporation. Shiona holds a BS in Chemistry from Delaware Valley University.
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
Bob Erickson – VP Sales – Chicagoland/Upper Midwest
- 35+ years of Industry experience
- Azelis (20 years), Cargill, McWhorter Technologies, Seegott Inc
- BS in Business Administration, University of MN with a Minor in Economics, University of Minnesota
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
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)