OUR NEXT MEETING
WHEN:
Thursday, 20 November 08

WHERE:
Indian Meadows Country Club
275 Turnpike Road
Westboro, MA 01581
Telephone: 508-366-6526

Directions:
http://www.indianmeadowsfunctions.com/directions.htm

TOPIC:
The Changing Face of Sun Care

SPEAKER:
James Gall, Market Development Manager, Sun Care
Amerchol/Dow Chemical

ABSTRACT:
The sun care industry has experienced strong growth in recent years due to expanded product claims and material innovation targeted to meet market needs. Better educated consumers continue to demand higher SPF, improved aesthetics and now “full spectrum” coverage.

If keeping up with the consumer wasn’t difficult enough, the FDA has now proposed a new sunscreen monograph. As written, the new monograph will require future products be photostable, undergo UVA testing and include UVA performance on the label.

This presentation looks at historic and projected market growth, common product and formulation trends and the impact of the new monograph. Finally, the talk concludes with the discussion of the pro’s and con’s of some of the options to meet the requirements of the monograph.

SPEAKER BIO:
James A. Gall is a market development manager for Amerchol, Dow’s personal care business. In this role, he is responsible for leading the exploration, analysis, and implementation of managing new business opportunities for Amerchol in the sun care and oral care markets. He is currently located in Midland, Michigan.

Gall joined Dow in 1985 as a technologist. In 1990, he moved into the role of chemist within Dow’s Calcium/Magnesium business, and was named senior development chemist for the Global Chlorinated Organics business in 1999. In 2000, he was named senior new business development specialist for pharmaceutical technologies, and moved into the role of business builder for the Dowpharma business in 2004. Gall was named to the role of sun care market development manager for Amerchol in 2005, and added responsibility for the oral care market in 2007.
Gall graduated from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. He also holds a master’s in business administration (MBA) from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.


PROGRAM:
Board Meeting 4:00 PM
Registration 4:45 PM
Guest Speaker 5:15 PM
Dinner 6:16 PM
Adjourn 7:00 PM


COST:
$50.00 Pre-registered Memeber
$55.00 Pre-registered Non-member
$25.00 Student or Emeritus
$55.00 Door Registration
PayPal - Same as Pre-registered


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