Year-to-date sales down 10.6 percent year-over-year.
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Purchase expands Univar's footprint in Brazil and Latin America.
With this opening, Univar operates 25 facilities in the U.S.
The global chemistry distributor plans to trade under the ticker symbol UNVR.
CEO: Strategy has to reflect the 'realities of the world.'
A global business requires the flexibility to respond to regional needs while acting as a unified company – all in an effort to serve the customer. Associate Editor Jenel Stelton-Holtmeier spoke with Erik Fyrwald, president and CEO of Univar, about how the chemistry distributor builds on its global expertise while maintaining a focus on the differences in each of its markets.
This article includes:
- The challenge of bringing global strategies into unique markets
- The benefits of being owned by private equity
- Growth opportunities for the distributor & why it is focused on fracking
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Electrical distributor alleges in court documents that Beatty D'Alessandro retained proprietary and confidential documents.
D'Alessandro joins Univar after 29 years at Graybar.
