Jean-Pierre Baizan
- B.A. History, Rice University, 1990
Mr. Baizan is President of SolvChem, Inc. and Packaging Service
Co., Inc. (PSC) - divisions of Sempre Avant, LLC. PSC is a
manufacturer of paint sundry chemical products under the brand name
Crown and barbecue products under the brand names Frontier and Jack
Daniel's as well as leading store brands. PSC's consumer brands are
sold primarily to hardware, paint, sporting goods, mass, and
grocery retailers throughout the U.S. SolvChem is a chemical
distributor of both organic and inorganic products sold to various
industrial markets in the South Central US and throughout Latin
America. SolvChem currently ranks as a one of the Top 25
Chemical Distributors in North America and Top 75 Chemical
Distributors Worldwide (ranked 24th and 72nd respectively in ICIS
2011 Rankings). Sempre Avant (PSC and SolvChem) currently ranks
63rd in Hispanic Business Magazine's Top 500, the annual survey of
largest Hispanic-owned companies in the U.S.
In January 2009, Jean-Pierre Baizan was selected by industry
peers to serve on the Board of Directors of the National
Association of Chemical Distributors for a three year term. Mr.
Baizan is both a member of Vistage International and YPO, the two
largest executive leadership organizations worldwide. As an
undergraduate student at Rice University, Mr. Baizan was inducted
as a member of the Pi Delta Phi Honor Society, served as
Vice-Chair of the Rice Honor Council, and was a four year starter
for Rice Men's Soccer Team.