Cobar BV Appoints Accomplished New Chemist

May 2009 � The Balver Zinn Group announces the appointment of Tim Lawrence PhD, a Product Development Manager with a consistent track record of process and product innovation, as well as patent coverage and commercialization.

Dr. Lawrence received his PhD in Physical Chemistry from Leicester University, UK. In 1992, having worked as a Senior Colloid Chemist for 10 years at the BP Research Centre in Sunbury on methods of exploiting crude oil reserves, Dr. Lawrence joined Multicore Solders Ltd, Hemel Hempstead as a Product Development Manager. In this role, he worked on all types of soldering consumables, liquid flux, cored wire, solder paste and tacky flux.

�Tim brings to the Balver Zinn Group a wealth of experience from the Chemical industry and will be a valuable asset in our drive to introduce more new state-of-the-art products into the marketplace�, said Stan Renals, Managing Director CEO Cobar Division.