Ken Gayer Named CEO Of USALCO

USALCO, LLC (“USALCO” or the “Company”), a leading producer of high-quality aluminum-based chemicals used in water treatment and refinery catalyst manufacturing, has appointed Ken Gayer chief executive officer (CEO). Gayer is the first non-family CEO of the private equity-backed chemical company, sponsored by H.I.G. Capital.

USALCO supplies high quality products with best-in-class service and industry-leading research and development to design solutions that meet its customers’ individual needs and ever-changing regulatory requirements. Over the past decade the Company has grown significantly through new product introductions, capital investment, and acquisition.

Gayer most recently served as CEO of Gelest, a PE-backed specialty silicones and silanes producer recently sold to Mitsubishi Chemical Company. Prior to Gelest, Ken was Business President of Honeywell Specialty Products and had a 15-year tenure at Honeywell in a variety of leadership positions. A former Lieutenant in the United States Navy Nuclear Submarine Force, Gayer holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management, a Masters in Chemical Engineering from MIT, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

About USALCO
USALCO is a leading provider of high-quality aluminum chemicals used in water and wastewater treatment, refinery catalysts and other industrial end market applications in the United States. Headquartered in Baltimore, MD, USALCO operates nine manufacturing facilities throughout the United States. For more information, visit https://www.usalco.com/.

About H.I.G. Capital
H.I.G. is a leading global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with over $41B of equity capital under management. Based in Miami, and with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta and Stamford in the U.S., as well as international affiliate offices in London, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to small and mid-sized companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused / value-added approach.

Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in more than 300 companies worldwide. The firm's current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of $30B. For more information, visit www.higcapital.com.