Jun.11.2022, Shanghai ------ Azelis, a leading global innovation service provider in the specialty chemicals and food ingredients industry, announces the appointment of Laurent Nataf as Chief Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Officer, a new strategic function within the group’s Executive Committee. Sertaç Sürür is appointed as the group’s new CEO & President for Azelis Asia Pacific, and joins the Executive Committee in his new role, expanding Azelis’ executive leadership to six members.
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As part of Azelis’ strategy of growth acceleration, Laurent Nataf, currently CEO & President of Azelis Asia Pacific, is assuming the role of Chief M&A Officer effective 1 September, 2022. The creation of this new role within the Executive Committee reflects the continued importance of the group’s M&A program to complement its organic growth development in strengthening its footprint and market leadership. Laurent will further develop and execute Azelis’ global M&A strategy, in line with the group’s ambitious growth plans, and will also oversee post-acquisition integration programs. Laurent will be leveraging his leadership skills and experience in business development, having led the acquisition of 17 companies for Azelis in Asia Pacific. Under Laurent’s leadership, the group’s Asia Pacific business grew from 8% to over 15% of group revenue and expanded Azelis’ footprint to cover 12 countries in the region.
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Sertaç Sürür, currently Managing Director of Azelis Turkey, will assume the leadership of the Asia Pacific region from Laurent Nataf. Since joining in 2015, Sertaç has performed various local and regional leadership roles, and has developed the group’s Turkish business from 2% to almost 6% of Azelis’ EMEA revenue, steering the business to become a leading specialty chemical distributor in the domestic market. Prior to joining Azelis, Sertaç held various commercial and management leadership positions at global industrial and chemical distribution and production companies, including DSM and Ravago.
As members of the Executive Committee, Laurent and Sertaç will both report to Group CEO,Dr. Hans Joachim Müller. They will commence transitioning into their new roles shortly to ensure a smooth and seamless handover.
Dennis Verhaert, the current Group M&A Director, will be assuming a new role within Azelis, details of which will be announced soon.
As members of the Executive Committee, Laurent and Sertaç will both report to Group CEO,Dr. Hans Joachim Müller. They will commence transitioning into their new roles shortly to ensure a smooth and seamless handover.
Dennis Verhaert, the current Group M&A Director, will be assuming a new role within Azelis, details of which will be announced soon.
“I am pleased to announce these strategic appointments to the group’s leadership, signifying the next stage in our development to become the reference innovation service provider for the specialty chemicals and food ingredients distribution market. The addition of the M&A function in the Executive Committee is a logical step given our strategy of complementing organic growth with acquisitions to strengthen our lateral value chain and global footprint", commented by Dr. Hans Joachim Müller, Azelis Chief Executive Officer, "I would like to thank Dennis for his contribution in developing a strong M&A team, supporting the group’s rapid growth over the past four years. Laurent and Sertaç have both built impressive track records of developing businesses for the group, and I have every confidence that they will continue to successfully deliver in their new roles.”
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About Azelis
Created in 2001 through the merger of Novorchem in Italy and Arnaud in France, establishing the foundation for an international distribution network, as envisioned by Dr. Hans Udo Wenzel, the founder of Novorchem. However, the roots of Azelis actually can be traced back to 1898, with the formation of Chance and Hunt, a chemical distributor in the UK, which became part of Azelis in 2002.
Azelis has a leading position in the highly fragmented specialty chemicals and food ingredients distribution market, having established a global market reach with a local footprint. We are the conduit between over 2,300 specialty chemicals and food ingredients principals that have granted Azelis one or more mandates to distribute their products, and over 51,000 customers, which are typically small- and medium-sized players that cater to diversified life sciences and industrial chemicals end markets.
The group have a presence in 57 countries around the world, with over 60 application laboratories and 100+ offices globally. Azelis is a market leader in EMEA (which accounted for 46.5% of the Group's revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020), where it is the second largest pure-play specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor, and the Americas (which accounted for 42.9% of the Group's revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020), where it is the largest pure-play specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor, and has a growing presence in Asia-Pacific (which accounted for 10.7% of the Group's revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020).
Created in 2001 through the merger of Novorchem in Italy and Arnaud in France, establishing the foundation for an international distribution network, as envisioned by Dr. Hans Udo Wenzel, the founder of Novorchem. However, the roots of Azelis actually can be traced back to 1898, with the formation of Chance and Hunt, a chemical distributor in the UK, which became part of Azelis in 2002.
Azelis has a leading position in the highly fragmented specialty chemicals and food ingredients distribution market, having established a global market reach with a local footprint. We are the conduit between over 2,300 specialty chemicals and food ingredients principals that have granted Azelis one or more mandates to distribute their products, and over 51,000 customers, which are typically small- and medium-sized players that cater to diversified life sciences and industrial chemicals end markets.
The group have a presence in 57 countries around the world, with over 60 application laboratories and 100+ offices globally. Azelis is a market leader in EMEA (which accounted for 46.5% of the Group's revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020), where it is the second largest pure-play specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor, and the Americas (which accounted for 42.9% of the Group's revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020), where it is the largest pure-play specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor, and has a growing presence in Asia-Pacific (which accounted for 10.7% of the Group's revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020).
Azelis's brands in the Americas:
| ADAPCO© is the world’s largest distributor of innovative insecticide products, technology, and equipment to the professional mosquito control industry. |  |
| Construction Solutions is a national business that operates within the CASE market segment providing a full breadth of products, technical support and an application lab dedicated to the construction market. |  |
| DeWolf Chemicals provides comprehensive service through the delivery of specialty chemical solutions for the formulation of Personal Care and Home Care & Industrial Cleaning products. |  |
| Glenn provides comprehensive service through the delivery of specialty chemical solutions for the formulation of Personal Care products. |  |
| Red River Specialties is one of the nation’s leading distributors of specialty products for Industrial Vegetation Management/Aquatics, Range and Pasturelands/Noxious Weeds and Forest Land Management. |  |
| Ross Organic is a leader in the sales of eco-friendly, natural, mild and value-added specialty ingredients for the cosmetic and personal care industries. |  |
| Vigon International, Inc. has been a leading manufacturer and distributor of high-quality flavor and fragrance ingredients for more than 33 years. Its range of product offerings and service is unsurpassed in the industry; recognized as INC. 5000's "Fastest Growing Companies" and "Best Places to Work". |  |
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