Executive Officers

Brian Coleman has been Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer since June 2020. Prior to that he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from August 2001 to May 2020 and served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from May 1997 until December 2002.

From June 1987 to May 1997, Mr. Coleman was employed by, and from July 1995 to May 1997, was a partner with BDO USA, P.C., the Company’s independent auditors.

Kate Houghton has been a Director of the Company since October 2023. Ms. Houghton joined Hudson Technologies in 2014 as Director of Marketing, was appointed to her current role as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2023 and was named an executive officer of the Company in 2020. Ms. Houghton has over 30 years of experience within industrial manufacturing companies.

Her previous roles include 16 years with Kidde-Fenwal/United Technologies, with experience as Director of Marketing, Global Suppression, Vice President of Marketing at C & M Corporation and Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Safety Hi-Tech USA. Ms. Houghton holds an MBA from Boston University as well as a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) from Monash University in Australia. In 2023 Ms. Houghton was recognized as a Top Women in HVAC for her contribution to the HVAC industry.

Brian Bertaux has been Chief Financial Officer since August 2024. Mr. Bertaux is a seasoned finance executive with 20 years of experience at Trex, an NYSE-traded company that is the world’s largest manufacturer of high performance, low maintenance composite decking and railing.

At Trex he served in roles of increasing responsibility, from Senior Director, Finance and Strategy to interim President, Trex Commercial Products. More recently, Mr. Bertaux served as Vice President, Finance for vonDrehle Corporation, a provider of premium paper products, which was acquired by Marcal Paper in December 2022. He joins Hudson from Brown Haven Homes, a designer and builder of custom homes in the southeast, where he served as Chief Financial Officer. Brian earned a B.S., Finance and Accounting from Frostburg State University and an MBA from the University of Maryland. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP).

Kevin J. Zugibe, P.E. was the founder of Hudson Technologies, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from inception in 1991 to 2020.

View our tribute to Kevin and details for donations in his name here.