ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Accella Performance Materials has promoted Joe Negrey to vice president and general manager of its Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Insulation business unit. 

Negrey will oversee all business operations with a primary objective to help advance Accella's commitment to bringing energy-saving, cost-efficient SPF technology to the North American and global markets.

A veteran within the polymers space, Negrey has more than two decades of process engineering, product development, sales, marketing and manufacturing experience in the polyurethane systems industry.

Prior to assuming this current role, Negrey served as vice president of Accella’s Tire Fill division where, under his leadership, the brand's foam fill product business for the Off-the-Road tire industry grew to become the recognized international category leader.

Negrey has also served in various other capacities within the Accella brand family, and held positions as Operations Manager, Director of Operations, and Vice President of Operations.  His strengths lie in his visionary leadership and strategic planning capability—and excellent team management approach.  Negrey holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Technology from California Polytechnic State University.

Accella Performance Materials is part of Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM), and the broader family of Carlisle Cos.’ brands.  As the premier specialty polyurethane supplier in the North American marketplace, Accella is pleased to better serve our valued clients within the $15 billion global construction-related polyurethane market, in concert with Carlisle – one of the world’s leading developers of building supplies and related technologies.

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