George R. Pilcher
Vice President

George Pilcher joined ChemQuest in 2007.  He spent the previous twenty-six years in senior technical positions in Akzo Nobel's coil and extrusion coating business, preceded by eleven years in a variety of technical and supervisory positions in industrial coatings with The Sherwin-Williams Co.

George's capabilities include comprehensive command of research and technology development, regulatory issues, production methods, technical marketing tools, raw material specification and purchasing, change management and public awareness/education.  George has also served as executive liaison with corporate and outside legal counsel and has extensive experience with patent, trademark, acquisition/due diligence, personnel, warranty, advertising, confidentiality and contract issues.  George is widely in demand as a speaker at international venues on a broad array of topics -  from product durability and regulatory issues to marketing topics and the nature and importance of innovation and creativity.  George has published twenty-three articles, editorials and papers in various industrial, technical and scientific journals, both refereed and non-refereed.  He has also written three book chapters.  George delivered the Joseph J. Mattiello Memorial Lecture at the International Coatings Exposition in Chicago in 2004.

George holds a B.A. degree in Chemistry from The College of Wooster (Wooster, OH).