BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.3B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Mfr. of Printing Inks & Organic Pigments & Dispersions
President, North American Inks
Brian LeenNumber of Employees 200
Contact Information
35 Waterview Blvd
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054-1285
(973) 404-6000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing: 325131
Recent Events
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Sun Chemical Introduces New Global Brand Names for Sheetfed Conventional Inks
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Sun Chemical Selects Brainware for Worldwide Invoice Processing
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Labelexpo Europe signals economic recovery
News & Analysis
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Drupa 2008 review
- 2008-08-01
Every four years, the printing industry heads to Dusseldorf, Germany for drupa, the huge two-week showcase for printing, drupa 2008 was another huge show, with nearly 391,000 visitors from 138 countries checking out the 1,971 exhibits. The ink industry was well represented at drupa 2008, with many of the...
Ink manufacturers take the stage at drupa 2008
- 2008-05-01
By virtually any statistic, drupa, the printing industry's largest trade fair, is a staggering undertaking. At the last drupa in 2004, 394,478 visitors from 122 nations attended the two-week exhibition, visiting 1,866 exhibitors from 52 countries. With that in mind, it's more than understandable that drupa is held every...
The RFID report: the RFID market continues to enjoy excellent growth as adaptation of the technology expands rapidly, and some major ink manufacturers are well-positioned to grow within the conductive ink marketplace
- 2008-05-01
There has been tremendous interest in the areas of printed electronics and radio frequency identification RFID tags. This interest is understandable, considering that IDTechEx, a Cambridge, UK consulting firm, places the potential annual sales of the printed electronics market at upwards of $300 billion in the next two decades, with...
2007 Ad
- 2008-04-01
As I write this year's editorial for the North American Top 20 Report, it marks the 10th year that I have worked on the Top 20 Report. Looking back on the April 1999 issue, we can see that so much as changed during that decade, as consolidation has changed the...
The sheetfed ink report: despite concerns over raw material costs and consolidation among customers, ink manufacturers believe there are opportunities ahead for the sheetfed market
- 2008-01-01
In recent years, the sheetfed printing market has undergone a major transformation, as consolidation and digital technologies have impacted sheetfed printers. For sheetfed ink manufacturers, who are also facing higher raw material, operational and transportation costs as well as increased competition, the past few years have been challenging. For...
The year in review: for most ink manufacturers, 2007 was a good year, although there remains much uncertainty regarding raw material costs and consolidation among printers. Meanwhile, a number of new leaders took the helm during the year
- 2007-12-01
The past few years have been financially challenging for the printing ink industry. Higher raw material, operational and transportation costs have cut sharply into profitability, and the decline in the printing industry has reduced ink shipments further. According to the U.S.-based National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers NAPIM, the earnings...
2007 Ad
- 2007-10-01
One of the major highlights for printers and ink manufacturers alike, Graph Expo 2007 was held Sept. 9-12 at McCormick Place in Chicago. According to Graphic Arts Show Company GASC, the show's organizer, Graph Expo 2007 featured 654 exhibitors filling 460,296 square feet of booth space on the sold-out...
The changing nature of the North American ink industry
- 2007-04-01
Since its debut in 1995, the U.S. Top 20 Report has been a fixture at Ink World. The most comprehensive report of its kind, the Top 20 and Companies to Watch reports provide a tremendous amount of information on what is happening at the leading ink manufacturers, and what we...
Ink manufacturers see color management as an opportunity for growth
- 2006-09-01
Ink producers have been operating their own color management systems for several years to ensure they can provide printers with the consistency of colors they require. Now ink companies are using their expertise in the area to offer customers color management services and equipment. Furthermore, they are employing color...
Raw materials
- 2006-09-01
Adhesion Promoters ADM Tronics, Inc. Arizona Chemical Bomar Specialties Co. Chartwell International Ciba Specialty Chemicals Cognis Corp., Coatings & Inks Division Colloides Naturals, Inc. Cytec Industries Cytec Industries Inc. DeFelsko Corporation Degussa Corporation, BU Coatings & Colorants DKSH...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian Leen | President, North American Inks |
| Greg Lawson | Group President, US Ink, Commercial and Publication Inks |
| Myron Petruch | President, Performance Pigments |
| Brad Schrader | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Cynthia Arnold | Chief Technology Officer |
| Edward Pruitt | Chief Procurement Officer |
| Felipe Mellado | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Rudi Lenz | Chief Financial Officer |
| Susan P. Guerin | Chief Financial Officer |
| David Meldram | Corporate Senior Vice President and President, Sun Chemical European Inks |
| John L McKeown | Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
| Melvin M. Cox | Senior Vice President |
| Michael Griem | Senior Vice President and President, North American Inks |
| Charles Murray | Sun Chemical's Corporate Vice President |
| Dennis Sweet | Vice President, Product Management, Publications Inks |
| Edward Polaski | Vice President of Sales, Sun Chemical Performance Pigments Division |
| Richard Martin | Global Vice President, Sun Chemical Screen |
| Russ Schwartz | Vice President of Colors Technology, Sun Chemical Performance Pigments |
| Ursula L. Stevens | Vice President & General Manager, Latin America |
| John Adkin | Sun Chemical's European Product Director |
| Tony Palmer | Business Director of Sun Chemical's Packaging Division |
| Christophe Maison | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels, Sun Chemical France |
| Curt Baskin | Marketing Manager, Sun Chemical's Specialty Inks Group |
| Jonathan Sexton | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels |
| Jose Andres Perez | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels, Sun Chemical Spain |
| Mike Farmer | Equipment Manager for Sun Chemical Screen |
| Paul Winstanley | Sun Chemical's Technical Sales Manager |
| Philip Berrie | Sales Manager for The Security Division, Sun Chemical Uk & Ireland |
| Robert J Clarkson | National Sales Manager, Sun Chemical Performance Pigments |
| Robin McMillan | Product Manager, Sun Chemical Screen |
| Tony Cox | Digital Business and Marketing Manager for Sun Chemical Screen |
| Uwe Boerner | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels |
| Walter Pelizzola | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels, Sun Chemical Italy |
| Azam Abdul Azeem | Accountant |
| John Marth | |
| Patrice Aurenty | Business Leader, Color Management |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | President, North American Inks | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Performance Pigments | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Group President, US Ink, Commercial and Publication Inks | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | President, Performance Pigments | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Vice President, Business Strategy and Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Chief Technology Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Chief Procurement Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | President and Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Garrett and Company | Accounting Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Customer & Service | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Fast Jet | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Information Technology, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Vyteris, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| PAXAR Corporation | President, Americas Apparel Group | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | CFO | Former |
| Lerner New York, Inc. | Cfo | Former |
| Information Technology, Inc. | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Finance | Former |
| Customer & Service | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Vice President | Former |
| E.F. Hutton | NA | Former |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Business Leader | Former |
| New York University | Masters of Business Administration Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Jet | Senior Vice President and President, European Inks | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Corporate Senior Vice President and President, Sun Chemical European Inks | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | President | Former |
| Texaco | Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Jet | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Senior Vice President, Human Resources | Current |
| Grand Metropolitan | Senior Human Resources Leader | Former |
| Lucent | Senior Human Resources Executive | Former |
| Warwick University | Former | |
| The Rover Group, Inc | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Fast Jet | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | General Counsel | Current |
| Fast Jet | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Corporate Vice President | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Law Degree | Former |
| University of Wyoming | Bachelor's Degree In Political Science | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Degree | Former |
Michael Griem is Senior Vice President and President, North American Inks, responsible for all aspects of our inks operations in North America. Mr. Griem began his tenure at Sun Chemical in 1993 as General Manager-Liquid Inks, Sun Chemical Hartmann. He was named Group Managing Director in 1996, and was promoted in 2002 to Corporate Vice President and Group Managing Director, Europe, where he led the following businesses: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Russia, Eastern Europe, Nordic Region, and Poland. Additionally, he led the technology and product activities for liquid ink across Europe. Mr. Griem joined Sun Chemical following a successful career with Ceilcote (Germany), a division of Sandoz. He began his professional career with Ceilcote USA, in Berea, Ohio, where he was trained in most functional areas including sales, R&D, production and engineering, and held positions of increasing responsibility, including positions of management for global business units in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Griem received his Chemical Engineering degree from the Technical University of Mannheim, Germany after serving as Assistant Chemist Assistant Lecturer for Theoretical and Experimental Chemistry at the Physical -Technical College in Hamburg, Germany. He also attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Senior Executive Program. A holder of two patents, he has been a featured speaker at trade seminars and has been published in trade journals.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Senior Vice President and President, North American Inks | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Sun Chemical's Corporate Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Vice President, Product Management, Publications Inks | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Vice President of Sales, Sun Chemical Performance Pigments Division | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Global Vice President, Sun Chemical Screen | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Vice President of Colors Technology, Sun Chemical Performance Pigments | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Vice President & General Manager, Latin America | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Sun Chemical's European Product Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Business Director of Sun Chemical's Packaging Division | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels, Sun Chemical France | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Marketing Manager, Sun Chemical's Specialty Inks Group | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels, Sun Chemical Spain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Equipment Manager for Sun Chemical Screen | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Sun Chemical's Technical Sales Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Sales Manager for The Security Division, Sun Chemical Uk & Ireland | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | National Sales Manager, Sun Chemical Performance Pigments | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Product Manager, Sun Chemical Screen | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Digital Business and Marketing Manager for Sun Chemical Screen | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Product Manager, Narrow-Web Labels, Sun Chemical Italy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cair-Chicago Co | Operations Coordinator | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Accountant | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The Marymont Group | Founding Partner | Current |
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Current | |
| Aerojet | Current | |
| ITT Corporation | Director of Executive Staffing | Former |
| Duke University | BA In Psychology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sun Chemical Corporation | Business Leader, Color Management | Current |
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