
4 May 2004
Paul Symmons Assumes Key Strategic Operations Role for Univar Europe
Paul Symmons has been appointed European Operations Director for Univar Europe as Univar strengthens its approach to pan European business opportunities and efficiency gains. Paul brings cross sector experience to Univar's European business processes and supply chain management techniques. He has spent 4 years managing the UK Chemicals business for Univar including a supply chain redesign and the successful migration of the former UK Ellis and Everard business into Univar Ltd, creating an enlarged business with the strongest specialty and industrial chemicals offering in the market.
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Univar EMEA
Thames House, Gogmore Lane
Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9AP
United Kingdom
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About Univar
Univar N.V. is a chemical distribution leader in North America and Europe, with annual sales of approximately 5 billion euro. The company serves customers in key industry sectors from a broad-based product offering sourced from the world’s foremost chemical producers. Customer sectors include amongst others: food, pharmaceuticals, personal care, natural resources, cleaning products, polymer and plastics, paints and coatings, metallurgy, textile. They are supported through an extensive network of 195 centres located throughout the USA, Canada and 14 European countries. For more information: www.univarcorp.com