PHILADELPHIA - FMC Corp. announced key appointments for the company’s Specialty Products Business, Agricultural Products Group. Appointments include Nancy Schwartz as product manager, Michele Imel as communications specialist and Jay Rhyu as business development analyst.
Schwartz’s tenure with FMC spans a five-year period dating back to 1999 when she began her career with the company as communications manager. As a member of FMC’s communications group, Schwartz directed insecticide communications and contributed to the marketing efforts for a wide variety of the group’s products in the Specialty Products Business and North America Crop Business divisions, including the introductions of Talstar One multi-insecticide and Mustang Max insecticide. Her work on the Mustang Max launch resulted in First Place Best of NAMA awards from the National Agri-Marketing Association.
In her new role, Schwartz will be responsible for leading the company’s product launch activities for Aria, a new insecticide/aphicide. Schwartz received her Bachelor of Science from Temple University and is in the process of completing her MBA there.
Michel Imel will serve as Schwartz’s communications replacement. Imel has been a senior sales representative for FMC’s Specialty Product Business in the Phoenix area. Prior to joining FMC, she also served in a sales capacity for Whitmire Micro-Gen and Target Specialty Products.
Imel received her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Horticulture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and is currently completing her MBA. Imel transitioned into her new role in early August.
Rhyu joins FMC with more than 10 years’ experience across the United States and Korea in financial modeling & forecasting, planning & analysis, overall project management, and business development. Rhyu has worked on several Six Sigma projects and is trained as a Six Sigma Green Belt.
In his role at FMC, Rhyu will provide strategic and financial feasibility analyses for key new business development projects within Specialty Products Business’ existing chemistries, programs, and market channel access. Rhyu is an MBA graduate of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Rhyu is fluent in Korean, Cantonese, and French.