Sea-Land Chemical appoints Jennifer Altstadt as new chief operating officer

Sea-Land Chemical Company announced the promotion of Jennifer Altstadt to chief operating officer. In her new leadership role, Altstadt will be responsible for overseeing all departments and the daily operations of the company and will report to the president.

Altstadt joined Sea-Land Chemical in 2015 as director of marketing and was promoted in 2016 to senior vice president of operations and strategy.

“Over the past two years, Jennifer has improved our operations and developed the strategic planning initiatives of the company,” says Joe Clayton, Sea-Land Chemical president. “We look forward to Jennifer leading the organization as the next step of our succession plan.”

Prior to joining Sea-Land Chemical, Altstadt served as the president of Libra Industries and Weatherchem Corporation and has more than 25 years of experience developing profitable and sustainable growth.

Altstadt holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in industrial engineering and a master of business administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.

Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. in 1964, Sea-Land Chemical is a 100% employee-owned distributor of specialty chemicals. The company provides a variety of products to the lubricants; household, industrial & institutional cleaner; coatings and adhesives; and rubber and plastics industries.