Mr. James W. Mash, President/CEO of Purafil, Inc.

A Division of Kaydon Corporation

Crafting a Unified Strategic Vision to Drive Growth for Long-Term Profitability, Escalating Global Expansion and Balancing Corporate Finances as an Executive Business Partner

As President and CEO of Purafil, Inc., James (Jim) Mash, Sr. is responsible for developing a strategy, along with creating and communicating the mission for the organization. The Purafil organization is recognized as the world leader in the gas-phase filtration industry. Mr. Mash is acknowledged for constructing the long-term strategic vision for Purafil to achieve their business objectives. His strategic vision for Purafil focuses on three fundamental aspects: supporting global customer intimacy by conducting business under a regional approach in alliance with local cultures; generating market leadership and brand recognition in products and services to uphold a best-in-class commitment; and disruptive innovation to continually foster diverse new products, markets and business partnerships.

Prior to coming to Purafil, Jim Mash managed key construction aspects of major projects such as the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Glaxo Pharmaceuticals in the Research Triangle, and several seventy-story plus high-rise buildings. Hired as Purafil’s Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations in 1993, Mr. Mash’s twenty-plus years of experience managing extensive projects placed him in position to control costs and develop Purafil’s ISO quality program while raising product performance globally. He was promoted to the position of Corporate Vice President in 1998, cultivating crucial corporate partnerships with such companies as Ingersoll-Rand, Yokogawa, Carrier and Honeywell. Promoted again in 2002 to Vice President of Sales, Mr. Mash accepted responsibility for developing Purafil’s global sales distribution, resulting in an export business segment comprising sixty-five percent of overall Purafil business and reinforcing Purafil’s global brand recognition. Since his appointment as President and CEO, Mr. Mash has successfully transformed the well-established, privately-owned company into a flourishing subsidiary of the publicly traded corporation Kaydon Corporation (KND).

After his appointment as Purafil President in 2006, Mr. Mash’s most significant achievement was the restructure of domestic and global enterprise into regional business units under the leadership of Purafil’s strongest sales management. Refining the company’s infrastructure created additional support for unit management and business partners throughout the organization. With a focus on strategic solutions analysis, he conceptualized the structure and creation of a fully integrated business reporting database and management system known as the Purafil W.A.R. Room (Worldwide Analytical Resources). The system is critical to the success of business expansion, identifying and acting on business trends and global business unit performance for over two hundred representative companies world wide.

Mr. Mash successfully completed a five-year Sheet Metal Apprenticeship as a member of Local 12 Sheet Metal Workers, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Throughout his business life, he has completed numerous advanced training courses and benefited from the expertise of strong mentors. Mr. Mash states, “The only way to be successful is to create a highly efficient and motivated culture at the company and we are fortunate to have that at Purafil.”

Jim Mash is currently a member of the local Chamber of Commerce, the Georgia Traditional Manufacturer’s Association and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). He has also served on Georgia’s Governor’s Manufacturing Council. Service to the community includes coaching soccer for more than twelve years. He served as a State Soccer Referee and Assessor, officiating and assessing other officials, for Olympic Development and NCAA Division I matches in a four-state area for more than twenty years.

Mr. W. Andrew Huey, Jr., Controller

“One of the things I’ve learned through my career growth is that you have to possess the same level of commitment, desire and drive for success in your professional life as you do in your personal life,” shares Purafil Controller, Drew Huey.

The Columbus, Georgia native joined Purafil in July 2007 as a member of the senior management team. Drew began to orchestrate his career by leaving an immeasurable impact on each company. In past positions, Drew's talents for streamlining existing operations, developing processes and procedures for start-up operations, and utilizing personnel management strategies became valuable to his employers. He strategically developed his skill set as a capable accountant and has amassed more than two decades of experience. Drew worked for companies such as Wise Business Forms, Inc., Georgia-Pacific Corporation, and Exide Technologies in various senior accounting roles. Drew strives to improve the accounting department's interaction with overall operations through the implementation of tracking/analysis tools and development of team effort and credibility. Solid experience coupled with commitment, desire and drive for success makes Drew a vital addition to the Purafil management team.

Drew resides in Alpharetta with his wife, Debbie, and their three children, Rachael, Chris, and Rebekah. He enjoys singing and competitive sports such as soccer and SEC football. Whenever the opportunity presents itself, he also enjoys spending time in the mountains or at the beach. This progressive thinker and business partner also has a creative side; he plays the guitar. Drew earned his bachelor degree in management from Columbus State University and completed his accounting courses at Troy University.

Mr. Thomas Ramsey, Director of Marketing and Business Development

Mr. Ramsey brings to Purafil’s Executive Team a wealth of global experience in marketing, sales and business development of high technology filtration and separations products to industrial, healthcare, consumer, and laboratory markets. Prior to joining Purafil, Mr. Ramsey’s experience includes Porex Corporation, where he served as Vice President of Marketing for the Porous Products Group, and as Vice President/General Manager for the Filtration Division, and at Pall Corporation, where his positions included Director of Sales and Marketing for their Industrial Fluids Microfiltration and Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for their Pall Medical division.

In his current role, Mr. Ramsey is focused on strategic growth opportunities that support and expand Purafil’s position as a global, environmental technology leader focused on specialty fluids filtration and separation.

Mr. Ramsey holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey, and has been active in the Parenteral Drug Association, the Michigan Medical Device Association, the American Association for Respiratory Care, the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, the North American Membrane Society, and the American Filtration and Separations Society, where he served as Vice-Chairman and member of the Board of Directors. He holds multiple patents in the area of filtration and porous media technology.

Mr. Patrick Mazzariol, Vice President, Sales

Mr. Patrick Mazzariol leads the global sales activities for PURAFIL. Having held senior executive leadership positions at Fortune 200 companies, including 3M & Ingersoll Rand, Patrick has demonstrated expertise in channel development throughout 65 countries. He has built and led world-class sales and marketing organizations, and managed P&L of $100 million. Patrick is a champion of creating value with enduring success.

Mr. Mazzariol reaffirms the Purafil company commitment to improve the air quality of the world's consumers through branded products of superior quality and value. The Company's growth strategy is focused on winning with consumers through innovative, superior performing products and services that protect people, processes and environments.

He is fluent in three languages, holds a BA and MS in International Management from University of Aix-en-Provence and ESSEC and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Patrick resides in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Tricia.

Mr. Christopher O. Muller, Technical Director

“Purafil has allowed me to be involved in the development of domestic and international standards for gas-phase filtration. This type of interaction will help level the playing field and help customers distinguish between our quality products and our competitors,” says Chris Muller, Technical Director.

Chris has written and spoken extensively on the subject of indoor air quality and the application/use of gas-phase air filtration, and counts over 50 papers and articles, more than 20 seminars, and 7 handbooks to his credit.

He is one of only 49 ASHRAE members named as a Distinguished Lecturer and is a frequent speaker at ASHRAE Chapter and Regional meetings, both domestically and abroad. He recently received their Distinguished Service Award (DSA) established by the Society’s Board of Directors to recognize a member who has served ASHRAE faithfully as a member of committees or otherwise has given freely of their time and talent on behalf of the Society. His ongoing ASHRAE activities include serving as Chair of ASHRAE Standard Project Committee 145P which is developing industry standards for assessing the performance of media and equipment used in gas-phase air filtration systems. He is a voting member of Standing Standard Project Committee 62.1 - Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality, serves on the Education subcommittee, and is a co-author of the Standard 62.1-2004 User's Manual. He is also a member of Technical Committee 2.3 - Gaseous Air Contaminants and Gas Contaminant Removal Equipment.

Chris is also a member of ISIAQ and their Task Force on IAQ and climate in cultural and heritage collections, A&WMA's IAQ Committee, ASTM committees on Indoor Air and Activated Carbon, and ISA's committee on Environmental Conditions for Process Measurement and Control Systems. He is a senior member of the IEST and contributes to their working groups on cleanroom environments and design considerations for AMC filtration systems. He serves on the Yield Enhancement Technical Working Group for the 2007 update to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS).

Chris has testified before OSHA on proposed Indoor Air Quality legislation and has consulted on the preparation of Dutch and Italian governmental standards for indoor environments. He has worked closely with many state and national agencies in the U.S. and abroad to develop and implement indoor environmental control strategies for airborne contaminants.

He received his B.S. in Applied Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Georgia Tech and has done postgraduate work in Industrial Engineering at Southern Polytechnic State University.

Mr. William G. England, Laboratory / R&D Manager

“A patent examiner looks for the magic in an invention. But the inventor doesn’t intentionally set out to create magic,” Bill England, Laboratory/R&D Manager explains.

With more than 35 years of experience in air quality monitoring and instrumentation, Bill. England directs the revolutionary research and development initiatives of Purafil, Inc. Bill oversees Purafil’s Corrosion Classification Coupon (CCC) research, analysis and reporting – a comprehensive Purafil service, which allows for the passive monitoring of corrosive, acid gases as the first step in establishing an air quality control program. Purafil provides complimentary analysis of more than 12,000 coupons annually and reporting in 10 languages. Bill also manages the analysis and reporting of chemical media, also a complimentary service, which is a key element to verifying the performance of the filtration system and projecting the life cycle of system media.

Bill is also active in the unparalleled research, development and testing of new gas-phase filtration technologies, in quality assurance testing of Purafil media according to ISO 9001:2000 procedures, and the design and operation of test procedures and test equipment, as part of Purafil’s on-site consultation customer program.

Bill was instrumental in the development of the patented OnGuard ® Atmospheric Corrosion Monitor, the world’s first real-time indoor corrosion monitor. OnGuard monitors are used in hundreds of world-renowned facilities, such as the Sistine Chapel and the Santa Maria delle Grazie, housing Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. Bill is also the intuitive inventor of numerous, patented Purafil products, including the Purafilter ®, Purafil ® Select, PuraGRID ®, as well as Purafil’s many other dry-chemical, gas-phase filtration medias.

Despite his keen ability to detect the unique advantage of an invention in its infancy stage, Bill remains humble. However, Bill’s magic is a nearly effortless byproduct of his uncanny creativity and impeccable quest for knowledge. Although he often does not begin a development project with magic in mind, he “wittingly stumbles into something wonderful” with his many award-winning inventions.

Bill is a member of ASQC, AWMA and an ISO Working Group. Prior to joining Purafil, the reserved Georgia native worked as a meteorological consultant and as a meteorologist in the U.S. Army’s National Defense Science Lab.

Mr. Andrew Weiller, Director, Purafil Asia

“The Asia Pacific marketplace has monumental potential for growth, and Purafil’s local representatives are eager to present versatile clean air solutions to endusers in the region,” explains Andy Weiller, Director, Purafil Asia. “I am looking forward to collaborating with the sales managers and representatives in order to propel Purafil’s regional sales.”

Andy develops and manages strategies and daily operations in the Asia Pacific region. Andy will continue to strengthen Purafil’s existing business and secure new endusers in the expansive Asia Pacific market.

Andy shares a successful history with Purafil. In fact, he has garnered leadership positions at Purafil since 1989. He served as Inside Sales Director and International Sales Coordinator. He also helped to establish Purafil’s A3 Electronics Division, which included training the global representative network on the benefits of Purafil’s patented OnGuard monitoring technology. During his expansive career, Andy has traveled to six continents.

Andy studied business administration at Oglethorpe University. The Queens, New York native lived in Montreal, Rome, and Atlanta. He speaks several languages, including English, Italian, French and Spanish. He enjoys visiting the mountains, hiking and spending time with his family and his granddaughter.

Mr. H. Christopher Moon, Business Manager USA

“When I first started working for Purafil, it was a $3 or $4 million company, and during my tenure it has grown approximately 100 times,” exclaims Chris Moon, Business Manager, USA.

H. Chris Moon maintains all business and sales activities in the United States. Since 1983, he has worked in Purafil’s chemical and sales divisions. With extensive technical, field service and monitoring experience, Chris qualifies as one of the resident expert assessors of contaminant gases in commercial, industrial, preservation, and semiconductor settings. Chris established Purafil’s thorough training program for international and domestic representatives addressing the technology behind gas-phase air filtration.

Chris is responsible for thousands of noteworthy Purafil installations nationwide, including the New York Stock Exchange, the Smithsonian, the Museum of Modern Art, the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, the Georgia Archives, and many more. As a member of ASHRAE, AWWA, ISA TAPPI, and WEF, Moon has served as keynote speaker for annual conferences and chapter meetings.

As former Business Manager over Purafil’s EnerSAVE program, Chris cultivated Purafil’s working relationships with domestic facilities in order to implement Purafil’s gas-phase filtration systems using ASHRAE 62’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Procedure to conserve energy and improve IAQ. Purafil’s EnerSAVE program is currently in operation at many prestigious facilities, including the Westin Peachtree Plaza in Atlanta and the Busch Memorial Center at St. Louis University.

Chris received his bachelor’s degree in business from Georgia State University. Originally from Conyers, Georgia, he now resides in Atlanta with his wife, two daughters and golden retriever.

Mr. Henri Seng, Business Manager, Asia Pacific

Since joining Purafil, Inc. in 2007 as Business Manager, Asia Pacific, he has successfully helped to double Purafil’s business in his territory every 3 years. He is a seasoned industrial machinery, rotating & static equipment sales veteran with more than 25 years of experience working in the marine, oil & gas & general industrial markets.

“Working for Purafil has been the most interesting part of my career life, as Purafil has the widest product applications across different markets where business opportunities are endless” claimed Henri.    

Prior to joining Purafil, Henri worked at various organizations as a sales manager and service engineer, where he accumulated vast sales & marketing experience in the South East Asia region. In addition, Henri has previously served in the Republic of Singapore Navy as a marine engineer.

Henri received his business degree in marketing from LaTrobe University in Australia after completing multiple technical programs. Henri is fluent in English & Mandarin. He & his family live in Singapore, which is also home to the Purafil Asia office.

Mr. René van Dijke, Business Unit Director, Europe

“A fundamental part of Purafil’s continued success is the strength and commitment of our excellent global representative network, which serves customers in several markets,” says Purafil Business Unit Director, René van Dijke.

René’s daily responsibility is managing Business Unit EMEA contributing to Purafil/Kaydon’s global growth. Since he joined the Purafil family in 1994, René has acquired a keen aptitude of all Purafil markets and applications. His background includes sales and marketing strategy development and he readily exhibits strength in implementing this for the Business Unit and the Purafil representative firms.
Working with a global professional company as Purafil, he understands that an open mind in multi-cultural business matters and a people-friendly approach is crucial to the success of any business anywhere in the world. Prior to joining Purafil in 2005, René served as a Sales Manager for Twin Filter, Purafil’s representative firm in The Netherlands and specialized in Air and Liquid Filtration. He also served as Sales Engineer at Geveke Compressors in Amsterdam.

René earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Haarlem, The Netherlands. René also holds a degree in Music, specializing in percussion, and has served as an adjudicator, leader of several Dutch music ensembles and music composer for leading bands in Europe. A native of The Netherlands, he speaks Dutch, German, English and French. He resides in The Netherlands with his wife, son and daughter.

Mr. Ryan Odell, Business Manager, South America, Global Engineering and Replacement Media Manager

Ryan Odell serves as the Regional Sales Manager for South America and the Global engineering Program Manager. Ryan primarily oversees all Latin American sales for Industrial, Preservation and Water-Wastewater markets.

His previous position as Purafil’s Market Research Analyst provided him with an understanding of Purafil’s industry and its potential opportunities. This experience has provided him a unique advantage to lead Purafil’s efforts and expand its market share in South America. “The Latin America market is primed for rapid growth, especially in the Water-Wastewater, Petroleum and Mining sectors. Purafil will be an industry leader in these markets and I plan on playing a major role in their expansion,” Ryan said.

Ryan also manages Purafil’s global engineering database. In this function, he is in charge of identifying the world’s top engineering firms and their staffs. The program’s purpose is to update Purafil’s global specifications and establish long-lasting relationships with key contacts relevant to the gas phase filtration industry.

This fluent Spanish speaker has a passion for the Latin American culture and lived in Chile for two years. Ryan recently began learning Portuguese. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys athletics and plays volleyball at least once every week. He says he loves camping and backpacking as well. Ryan holds a Masters degree in International Business from Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Mr. Alan Block, Operations Manager

“It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute,” affirmed 19th century theologian, William Pollard.

Purafil’s new Operations Manager, Alan Block, strives to align his work ethic with Pollard’s idealistic view. “Purafil [consists of] a group of talented, dedicated employees; a loyal, professional team of business partners, and endless opportunities to expand new products into new markets,” Alan explains. As the Operations Manager, Alan will streamline Purafil’s self-sustaining processes and procedures, oversee Purafil’s chemical plant operations, safety, and environmental compliance and spearhead process improvement initiatives.

Over the years, Alan has cultivated an impressive career that reflects strong leadership skills. Prior to joining the Purafil family, he worked at Georgia-Pacific for 13 years. Initially, Alan began his tenure as an off-shift supervisor. He quickly advanced to numerous positions, such as process manager, superintendent, and logistics manager and worked in Missouri, North Carolina, Indiana, and Georgia, respectively.

Alan exudes conviction as a capable leader. In fact, his five-year goal is to, “facilitate continuous improvement that increases customer satisfaction and enhances Kaydon shareholder value.” Alan’s experience will be advantageous to foster professional and individual growth within Purafil. “I welcome the opportunity to assist in developing the next generation of Purafil leadership,” he attests.

William Pollard once proclaimed “information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.” Alan’s journey has provided illuminating insight and positioned him as a vanguard for prosperous operations and procedures in his latest endeavor.

The Corvallis, Oregon native earned a bachelors degree in history from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Kansas. He also served as an Air Defense Artillery Captain in the U.S. Army.

Ms. Paula Westmoreland, Inside Regional Sales Manager

As Inside Regional Sales Manager, Paula is responsible for the inside sales and service departments. For more than three years, she has formulated relationships with customers, representatives and internal departments, effectively coordinated orders and maintained product price adjustments. Her unmatched ability to navigate the departments toward continuous improvement with a necessary finesse is a learned skill. Many of her sought after skills as an inside sales professional stem far beyond her years with Purafil. In fact, Paula has worked in sales for more than a decade.

Prior to joining Purafil, she worked at Zellweger Analytics, Inc. as a Technical Sales Support Representative, an Inside Sales Representative and a Latin American Regional Sales Representative. Yet, nearly 20 years ago, Paula worked as a computer operator and, unbeknownst to her, that position set the stage for her current position. As Purafil’s Inside Regional Sales Manger, she displays meticulous attention to detail and an ability to troubleshoot problems as they arise. Although she honed these skills before joining Purafil, Paula was able to maximize them within her position.

In addition to her responsibilities as Inside Regional Sales Manager, she also serves as one of Purafil’s International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 internal auditors. Wearing this hat directly affects the company. Purafil’s ISO certification is a highly esteemed accolade and the auditors along with each employee work to uphold the integrity with each Purafil unit that is ordered, manufactured and shipped to our customers. Paula plays an integral role in this process.

Paula earned a bachelor of arts from Brenau College. Among her other talents in managing adult obstacles, she is also certified to teach grades 1-4, which may often prove even more challenging. She is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish.