Rogers Corporation names Griffin Gappert CTO

Rogers Corporation announced that Griffin Gappert, Ph.D. has joined the company as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. He will lead Rogers’ global Research and Development organization and partner with business unit leaders to drive innovation and commercialization of next-generation material solutions. Griffin joins Rogers from Henkel where he was the Global Head of Innovation for Henkel’s Adhesives Automotive OEM business, based in Germany. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the specialty materials and chemicals industries to Rogers. Prior to joining Henkel, Griffin held leadership roles at Ashland Inc., Dow Chemical Company and The Rohm and Haas Company. Griffin holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.