AGAWAM, Mass. — OMG, Inc., a Steel Partners Company, has named Cecile Mejean as director of the New Product Development & Innovation Department for its Roofing Products division. 

Mejean will lead the new product development team, driving product and application innovation for the division. In addition, she will lead the Technical Services organization in delivering technical product support and managing codes and approvals. She reports to Peter Coyne, senior vice president and general manager.

“We are very excited to welcome Cecile to lead our new product development team and continue our rich history of product development and market innovation," said Coyne. "Cecile is a proven leader and strategic thinker who has led business and R&D teams to develop and launch new products that enhance customer experiences."

Mejean joins OMG Roofing Products from Saint-Gobain High-Performance Materials. She spent the past nine years in R&D and business leadership roles, most recently as business manager for the electronic market. Before Saint-Gobain, she held research positions at Yale University Medical School and at Harvard University.

Mejean holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering and materials science from Yale University, and master’s degrees in soft matter, colloids, and polymers, from the University of Bordeaux, and in chemical engineering from the Ecole National Superieure de Physique et Chimie de Bordeaux, both of Bordeaux, France.