Univar PP&S Announces New Regional Alignment and HR Director

AUSTIN, Texas – Univar Professional Products & Services (PP&S) announced a new regional structure with James Delaney, John Charleston and Kurt Grade being named as regional directors and James Osuch as director of human resources, effective Jan. 1, 2012.

Univar PP&S is focused on creating greater efficiencies with improvements and additions to its customer service initiatives.  

John Charleston will be Regional Director for the West. The Western region will increase its geography to now include the Pacific Northwest and the state of Utah. John is currently the manager of the Western District and will continue to be located in Southern California.

Jim Delaney will be Regional Director of the Central Region. This region will span Colorado and New Mexico to Ohio in the East and include Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Jim is currently the manager of the Northeast District and will continue to be located in Indianapolis.  Jim will also continue to maintain responsibility for the PP&S operations in Canada.

Kurt Grade will be Regional Director of the Eastern Region and will be responsible for business from Florida to Maine and as far west as Alabama and Tennessee. Kurt is currently the manager of the Southeast District and will continue to be located in Tampa.

All 3 Regional Directors will report directly to Trace McEuen – General Manager.  “The change to 3 Regions led by these strong managers will allow us to enhance our efficiency focus and customer service efforts” states John Bolanos, President of Univar PP&S.  

In addition, James Osuch has been promoted to the position of Human Resources Director for PP&S. Reporting directly to John Bolanos.  James will be the driving force in directing the recruiting, training, and development of the Univar PP&S organization.