Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, created the new position of Asia Sales Manager, appointing David Keung to support growing demand for the K-FLEX non-phthalate plasticizers in the Asia Pacific region. Keung will be based out of the group's Hong Kong sales office serving both Asia and Australia.

Keung has more than 12 years of experience in the specialty materials industry, serving in various technical, product development, business development and marketing roles. He joined Emerald after serving as commercial market manager at BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters. He also previously held roles at Chitwan International, 3M, Climate Coatings and ION Automotive. Keung holds an M.S. in polymer and coatings science and a Bachelor of Technology degree, both from the University of Auckland (New Zealand).