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International Process Plants in Princeton Junction, the world’s largest seller of complete industrial process plants, systems and equipment, recently announced the appointment of Scott J. Schwartz as its chief operating officer. 

Schwartz brings more than 20 years of experience in the global chemicals and materials sectors, including senior leadership roles at Arkema, Perstorp and Isolatek International.  

In his new role, Schwartz will oversee IPP’s worldwide operations and strategic initiatives aimed at expanding the company’s global footprint and scaling its differentiated asset solutions across the process manufacturing industry.  

“Working with the Gales and the entire IPP team over the past several months has shown me how dynamic the global team and market opportunities are for the company, and the strength of IPP’s value proposition,” Schwartz said in a June 17 statement. “I am very excited to be joining the IPP leadership team and to be working closely with its founders to accelerate its growth and global presence while positioning the company for an exciting future." 

Schwartz’s background uniquely blends technical and commercial roles, with an extensive record of accomplishments in the global industrial sector – including full P&L and operational leadership. He most recently served from 2018 to 2024 as CEO and board member of Isolatek International, a global manufacturer of fire protection materials.  

Prior to that, Schwartz served as managing director NA for Perstorp’s Specialty and Solutions division and held executive leadership roles at Arkema, where he led the company’s $300 million Functional Additives and Surfactants division and served as group president NA for the Thiochemicals division. He had global leadership roles in the U.S. and France.  

“After collaborating with Scott as a strategic adviser over the past eight months – particularly on our fast-growing process systems and equipment venture, Gale Process Solutions – we are excited to formally welcome him as our COO,” said IPP President Ronald Gale 

Jan Gale, IPP’s executive vice president, said: “Scott’s operational acumen and leadership in both large-scale industrials and agile, mid-cap companies position him perfectly to join us in leading IPP through our next phase of growth.”   

As COO, Schwartz will lead efforts to enhance operational efficiency to support the advancing of key strategic initiatives that deliver turnkey value to clients in the chemical, pharmaceutical and process manufacturing sectors.  

“His depth of experience in global operations, P&L management and commercial execution will help drive value across the IPP Group of Companies as we continue to support our clients in the rapid redeployment of process assets worldwide,” IPP Vice President Ross Gale said.  

Schwartz holds an MBA from Seton Hall University and dual BS/BA degrees in Chemical Engineering and Business Administration from Rutgers University. He also is a member of the JumpStart NJ Angel Network, reflecting his ongoing commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation in industrial technologies.  


About International Process Plants and Equipment Corp. (IPP) Group  

IPP and its affiliated entities are global leaders in the purchase, sale and redeployment of used and new process manufacturing plants and equipment, boasting operations in 15 countries. The company currently has 20 complete plant sites, 110 complete processes, and more than 15,000 pieces of equipment and systems available. The focus industries of the IPP Group include chemical, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, fine/specialty chemical, agrichemical/fertilizers, plastics/polymers, steel, oil/gas, food processing, power generation, paper, and metals processing/refining industries. The IPP affiliates include Universal Glasteel Equipment (UGE), a glass-lined equipment manufacturer and remanufacturer, and Gale Process Solutions (GPS), a manufacturer of alloy process equipment.