RTI International - News Release - 1.25.2010

Galen Hatfield Joins RTI International as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Engineering & Technology Unit

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Galen Hatfield

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.—Galen Hatfield joined RTI International as vice president of strategic initiatives for its Engineering and Technology Unit after serving as a consultant for six months.

In this new role, Hatfield will drive large-scale strategic initiatives and create new business opportunities for the unit that extend beyond the group's current work. He will also lead the unit's strategic planning process.

Hatfield is a senior executive with extensive experience in science and technology-driven companies. He has successfully built, operated, grown and exited businesses based on a number of technologies, ranging from polymers to nanoparticles.

These efforts have produced experience in markets as diverse as medical products, emissions control, clean energy, sustainability and personal care. He has also led business and technology development activities on five continents.

"We're very pleased to add Galen to our team," said David Myers, Ph.D., vice president of RTI's Engineering and Technology Unit. "His technical background and knowledge of marketing and the commercial sector will allow us to identify new outlets for our capabilities in energy, infrastructure, and materials, and will contribute significantly to our growth."

Most recently, Hatfield was vice president of innovation and development for a Dow Chemical joint venture where he guided all product development, market development and technology commercialization activities.

Hatfield's previous experience includes serving as a global director of marketing and business development at Millennium Chemicals and its acquisition into Lyondell Chemical Company, and in various research and management positions at WR Grace & Company.

He has six patents issued or pending and has authored or co-authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and has presented at more than 35 lectureships and conferences.

Hatfield earned a doctorate in physical chemistry from Colorado State University and a bachelor's degree in chemistry and English from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa.