Hallstar
Allan Koch is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in leadership roles across multiple companies. Currently serving as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Global Controller at Hallstar since February 2015, Allan has previously held key positions, including Director of Operations Accounting and Financial Controller at CommScope from May 2000 to January 2015. Earlier in the career, Allan worked as a Senior Field Auditor at Rentrak from January 1998 to May 2000. Educational qualifications include a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance and Management & Strategy from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and studies at Universidad de Sevilla.
Hallstar
At Hallstar, our company vision describes who and what we are: a company that uses technical expertise and knowledge to improve our customers’ products and profitability. We are results-driven and passionate about our customers and our people, ethical in our business practices and experts in our markets. These values have been key to our decades of success in helping beauty and personal care and industrial companies solve complex problems and offer breakthrough products. Ester chemistry is indispensable to these markets, and we’re proud of our expertise and creativity in this area. Our more than 100 patents attest to our innovative culture. Our loyal customers which include some of the biggest companies and brands in the world value our collaborative work style, unparalleled technical support, quality and speed of development and delivery. Based in Chicago, Illinois, we are growing globally while retaining the agility, responsiveness and personal touch usually associated with smaller firms. We really get to know our customers and work closely with them. It’s a “chemistry” that we cultivate within our company and in collaboration with our customers.