Highlights & rationale

• Eduardo Salinas will lead the expansion of Azelis Americas in Latin America.
• Azelis Americas’ entry into Mexico via Megafarma has already resulted in growth into new markets such as CASE, Rubber and Plastics Additives, Personal Care and HomeCare and Industrial Care.
• Eduardo will report into CEO of Americas, Frank Bergonzi.

With the acquisition of Megafarma, in January 2020, Azelis Americas gained a strong position in the pharmaceutical and food segments in Mexico. Azelis Americas has subsequently, grown into other market segments, such as plastics, CASE, personal care, and household & industrial cleaning. Under Eduardo’s leadership, Azelis Americas is now poised for further geographic expansion in LATAM, as we continue to implement our M&A strategy.

Frank Bergonzi, CEO and President, Azelis Americas states:

“Latin America is a critically important region in our expansion plans. We continue to be committed to increasing our presence in the region both, organically and via acquisition and require additional resources to execute our plan. Eduardo has the unique experience, qualifications and knowledge of the region to fulfil these goals. We will continue to leverage our existing assets and our strong relationships with key principals in the US and Canada”

“Martin Hernandez, General Director at Megafarma, will continue to lead our efforts in Mexico, and will report into Eduardo Salinas.  Martin has done an excellent job of integrating Megafarma into the Azelis family.  In Mexico, we have successfully expanded our infrastructure and platform for entry into new market segments. In addition, we are building a new application lab in Mexico City and have recently hired a lab director.”

Eduardo Salinas, Managing Director, Azelis, Latin America: 

“It is an honour to join a globally renowned, world class specialty chemical distributor in Azelis. I know what a great organization Azelis is.  I look forward to working with Martin and the rest of his team at Megafarma to continue to grow the business in Mexico, and to working with Frank in implementing Azelis’ M&A strategy in expanding our footprint into other Latin America countries.” 

Prior to joining Azelis, Eduardo was a co-founder of High Chem Specialties Mexico; a specialty chemical distributor in Mexico. Eduardo’s career started at Eastman Chemicals as Sales Manager than moved to Air Products as Business Manager for Latin America before running High Chem Specialties in Mexico City.

Eduardo has a Chemical Engineering Degree from UNAM, Mexico City and an MBA from ITAM University of Mexico City.

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Glenn, a specialty ingredients distributor dedicated to the personal care industry and renowned for its technical competence and focus on sustainability and innovation, added Brontide to its portfolio to support personal care customers in creating natural and sustainable beauty products that meet the demand and expectations of today’s consumers.

Glenn brings 16 technical account managers dedicated to the personal care industry, an application lab bolstered by e-Lab and iChat digital capabilities, and the shared experiences of its Azelis colleagues throughout the world — including insights from Azelis’ marketing and distribution of Brontide in Europe.

Genomatica and Glenn are both committed to sustainability, with Genomatica’s focus on helping manufacturers make products more sustainably, and Azelis’ recent EcoVadis Gold rating for corporate social responsibility, placing it in the top one percent of distributors worldwide. Recently, Azelis joined Together for Sustainability (TfS), the global initiative for sustainable supply chains.

Brontide can be found in a variety of personal care and beauty products from major beauty manufacturers and indie brands, including moisturizers,shampoos, body washes, creams and more. A multi-functional ingredient, it can be used for moisture retention, improved texture, antimicrobial properties and as a solubilizer for plant extracts, flavor and fragrances.

About Genomatica

Genomatica is harnessing synthetic biology to remake the world of everyday products and materials through the power of clean manufacturing. The company is developing more sustainable, higher-performance key ingredients for everyday products, using plants and waste rather than fossil fuels or other non-sustainable sources like palm oil. Genomatica has already commercialized products to make better plastics, spandex and cosmetics, and is working on nylon, household cleaners and more. To learn more, visit www.genomatica.com. To learn more about Brontide, visit www.brontidebg.com.

About Azelis

Azelis is a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients present in over 50 countries across the globe with around 2,200 employees. Our knowledgeable teams of industry, market and technical experts are each dedicated to a specific market within Life Sciences and Industrial Chemicals. We offer a lateral value chain of complementary products to about 40,000 customers, creating a turnover of $2.37 billion (2019). In the US we operate under a number of renowned co-brands that cater to the various markets in the region.

Throughout our extensive network of more than 60 application laboratories, our award-winning technical staff help customers develop formulations. We combine a global reach with a local focus to offer a reliable, integrated service to local customers and attractive business opportunities to principals. And we believe in building and nurturing solid, honest and transparent relationships with our people and partners.

Impact through ideas. Innovation through formulation.

www.azelis.com

Media Contact

For Genomatica: Patti Bianchi, CG Life, pbianchi@cglife.com, +1.630.841.1771
For Glenn Corporation: Gizem Eren, Business Development Manager, gizem.eren@azelis.com
For Azelis: Terry Mullin, Corporate Communications, terry.mullin@azelis.com

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