Elementis has appointed Huibin Zhao as vice president of Coatings Asia and president of China. Zhao joined Elementis in March 2019. He is based in Shanghai, China. Zhao, who brings almost 30 years of experience to Elementis, previously held leadership roles with Evonik Specialty Chemicals and BYK Chemie. In his current role, Zhao is responsible for Elementis' Coatings business units throughout most of Asia. Zhao will further reinforce Elementis' global strategy and promote Elementis' positioning as a global specialty chemical company offering solutions together with high performance additives to customers in this market.