McHenry, IL: Chroma Color Corporation, a leading specialty color and additive concentrate supplier, is pleased to announce that Gerald (L.J.) Baillargeon, has joined the Chroma Color executive team as chief financial officer.
“Having L.J. join us with his record of strong and decisive executive leadership in organizations ranging from $50 million to $1 billion is a definite asset as we move forward with aggressive growth plans for 2019 into 2020. With his broad financial expertise and proven leadership, I am confident L.J. is the right leader who will help propel us in our next phase of growth,” stated Tom Bolger, CEO Chroma Color Corporation.
Baillargeon will report to Bolger, lead the company’s finance and IT functions and work with the executive leadership team to drive and integrate the growth strategy.
Most recently, Baillargeon held the position of chief financial officer at Elite Comfort Solutions where he assisted in the facilitation of the platform acquisitions, driving significant growth and coordinating the successful exit. He also served as the chief financial officer at Solvaira Specialties and Diversified Global Graphics Group (DG3) where he performed similar duties of those at Elite. Earlier in his career, he held key financial positions at Automatic Data Processing and Ernst & Young.
About Chroma Color Corporation
Chroma Color Corporation is a leading specialty color and additive concentrate supplier of the highest quality and the shortest lead times in the plastics marketplace. The business exceeds $160 million in sales due to solid organic growth and targeted acquisitions. Chroma’s extensive technical leadership and manufacturing expertise coupled with its game-changing colorant technologies have surprised and delighted customers for over 50 years in markets such as: packaging, wire and cable, building & construction, consumer products, medical, healthcare, lawn & garden, durables, sanitation, recreation & leisure, transportation and more.