12/29/2025
As this year comes to a close, we are marking the end of a defining chapter at JTM Products and ChemMasters.
After more than 34 years of service, leadership, and stewardship, our President, Dan Schodowski, is retiring.
Dan joined our organization in 1987, bringing with him the discipline of a CPA, a sharp mind, and a deep sense of responsibility. From his early days in accounting and finance to his role as President beginning in 2004, he has been a constant thread running through both companies. Calm in moments of change. Grounded in moments of growth. Always focused on getting it done right.
Across decades of transitions, acquisitions, and expansion, Dan led with accountability, trust, and a can-do attitude that set the tone for how work gets done here. He believed rigor and humility belong together. That leadership is service. That results matter, and people matter more.
Under his guidance, JTM and ChemMasters grew in capability, scale, and reach. More importantly, they grew into places where people feel respected, trusted, and part of something bigger than themselves. Dan fostered a culture that values family, camaraderie, and shared purpose, while never losing sight of excellence, integrity, and operational discipline. He led seriously, and he led with joy.
Dan was a steady hand at the helm. He navigated complexity with clarity, built trust through consistency, and made leadership feel human. His impact is visible not only in what we built, but in how we built it and in the people who will carry it forward.
On behalf of the entire JTM and ChemMasters family, we thank Dan for his leadership, his friendship, and his unwavering commitment to our companies and our people. As he begins this next chapter with his wife Vivian, we do so with deep gratitude and confidence in the future shaped by the foundation he leaves behind.
Some leaders leave behind titles and timelines. Dan Schodowski leaves behind a way of leading. Steady. Principled. Human. And because of that steadiness, what he built at JTM and ChemMasters will outlast his tenure. That is a legacy that does not retire.
