News | February 11, 2011

Richard J. Guerrerio To The Position Of Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Source: Merichem Company -- Merichem Gas Technologies

Merichem Company, a global partner serving the oil and gas industries with focused technology, chemical, and service solutions, announced recently the appointment of Richard J. Guerrerio to the position of Vice President & Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Guerrerio is replacing Mr. Bruce Upshaw, who has served as Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of this business, and will retire effective March 31, 2011.

Mr. Guerrerio is a highly accomplished and enterprising business manager, finance executive and corporate officer, and, over his 38 year career, has displayed a very successful record of achievement in the mining, manufacturing, engineering support, chemical and petrochemical industries.

Prior to joining Merichem, Mr. Guerrerio held similar positions with several companies, including Vopak North America, Mettler-Toledo and SGS. Mr. Guerrerio commenced his career as a Staff Auditor with Coopers and Lybrand.

"We are thrilled to add Richard to our team" said Ken Currie, Merichem CEO, "as he brings strong leadership skills, a sound financial and control background and significant transactional experiences."

Mr. Guerrerio holds Bachelor of Science degrees in both Marketing and Accounting from Fordham University and MBA studies at Iona College.

About Merichem
Merichem Company provides a diversified portfolio of products and services to a wide range of operations, including the refining and petrochemicals industries. With more than 1,000 licensed process units worldwide, Merichem is the leader in licensing patented process technologies and supplying proprietary equipment to provide hydrocarbon treating solutions and by-product management services that remove sulfur and other impurities from hydrocarbon liquids and gases in the upstream and downstream energy sectors.

The U.S. headquarters is in Houston with 33 international representatives. For more information, visit www.merichem.com.

SOURCE: Merichem Company -- Merichem Gas Technologies