Tom Zhang

Business Development Manager of Agrochemicals, North Asia

Jing'an District, Shanghai, China

About

Solid knowledge of surfactant chemistry, polymer chemistry; formulation design; surfactant market; good at presentation and lecture.

Experience

  • Nouryon (7 yrs 9 mos)
    • Business Development Manager North Asia
      Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

    • Agrochemicals Sales Manager China
      Oct 2018 - Sep 2022 · 4 yrs

      Agro additives promotion and sales to Great China. Sales team management. Distributor management. Key accounts management.

  • AkzoNobel (6 yrs 6 mos)
    • Agrochemicals Sales Manager China
      Apr 2018 - Sep 2018 · 6 mos

      Agrochemicals sales and marketing

    • Techincal Sales Manager
      Jan 2014 - Apr 2018 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      1. Responsible for Agro customers in East China; 2. Distributor management and key accounts management; 3. Promoting Agro products of Akzonobel to target market, including dispersants, wetting agents, emulsifiers, adjuvants and solvents; 4. Work with team to set up agro projects with target customers and CRM management; 5. Annual sales are ~80M cny/y.

    • Researcher
      Apr 2012 - Jan 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

      1. As the first agro researcher of Akzo in Great China, finished agro lab setup in Songjiang plant; 2. New Product Development of Agro-solutions adjuvants; 3.Take part in R&D projects and carry out lab work in order to develop new formulations/products for customers; 4. Transfer Akzo agro from overseas to Greater China for business promotion; 5. Work with sales team to provide service to target customers to acheive annual target; 6. Lab management.

  • R&D Team Leader at Ashland
    Jan 2009 - Apr 2012 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    1. Formulate raw materials of Ashland/ISP into pesticide formulations,make all items analysis, compared with Rival's raw materials; 2. Formulate biocide of Ashland/ISP into suspension concentrate, evaluate its function in coatings etc. 3.Transfer peformance chemicals projects from US to China. 4.Techincal support to sales of Great China, Asia pacific and word wide. 5. Lab and team managerment. ---Paper issued: 1)A poster on Pesticide Formulations and Delivery Systems: Regulations and Innovation: “Application of New Solid Polymeric Dispersant (Spray-Dried Composite of Methyl Vinyl Ether Maleic Acid Butyl/Ethyl Half Ester, Partially Neutralized [MVEMAHE] and Polyvinylpyrrolidone) in SC & WDG Formulations – Improvement in Suspensibility and Rainfastness” , 30th ASTM Symposium, Atlanta, GA, October 20-22, 2009 2) “Application of New Solid Polymeric Dispersant (Spray-Dried Composite of MethylVinyl Ether Maleic Acid Butyl/Ethyl Half Ester, Partially Neutralized [MVEMAHE] and Polyvinylpyrrolidone) in SC & WDG Formulations – Improvement in Suspensibility and Rainfastness” Journal of ASTM International, October, 2010 3) "New self-emulsifying oils derived from unsaturated vegetable oils to formulate biologically active materials as an approach to green formulations” was presented at IUPAC, Malbourne, Australia 2010 4) Approaches towards Design of Green Matrices to Formulate Agricultural and Bioactive Materials and Provide Improved Efficacy. Journal of ASTM International, Dec, 2011

  • Research Chemist at Cognis
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2008 · 2 yrs

    1. Solid knowledge about Cognis China products about agro and coatings additives. 2. Development of Agro-solutions adjuvants and defoamers for coatings and ink; 3. Transfer Cognis agro and defoamer products from Europe to Greater China. 4. Per requirements of customers,evaluate Cognis product & competitive samples in customers' formulation products, in order to improve the quality of existing products and to highlight products.; 5. Assist in issuing bill of Material/manufacturing procedures; 6. Analyze and test new sources of raw materials and finished goods in order to maintain quality and stability of finished goods; 7. Lab management; 8. Visit local pesticide customers and give technical services to them;collect customers' new needs for Cognis functional products;collect information of rivals;introduce new products of Cognis to customers.