ACD 2025 Award Recipients

During its 2025 Annual Meeting, the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) announced the winners of its annual award recognitions—including the Member of the Year Award, Affiliate of the Year Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and ACD’s Spotlight of the Year Award.

Each award recognizes professionals who have been essential to supporting the mission of ACD and contributing to the advancement of the industry.

• The ACD Lifetime Achievement Award honors significant accomplishment over many years and acknowledges the unique dedication to colleagues and the work of the alliance. Honorees have shown steadfast commitment to the advancement of the mission and vision of ACD.
• The ACD Member of the Year award celebrates an alliance member who exemplifies ACD’s values and demonstrates exceptional service to ACD’s mission, membership, and colleagues.
• The Affiliate of the Year award recognizes Affiliate members who have made exceptional contributions to the betterment of the chemical distribution industry, providing service to fellow ACD members or affiliations.
• The ACD Spotlight of the Year celebrates an ACD team member who exemplifies the standards of ACD’s mission, demonstrates exceptional service, and provides an unwavering commitment to the Alliance and its members.

ACD Lifetime Achievement Award
Ed Boss of Riteks, Inc.

Boss has been a dedicated proponent of ACD for decades, as an active member of committees, a key contributor to the Emerging Leaders program, and an integral part of ACD's rebrand and member resource development. This year Boss served as the former Chairman of the ACD Board and is the current President of Riteks, Inc. As chairman, Boss added two Emerging Leader alumni seats to the Board, driving more inclusion of rising leader voices in ACD strategy and decision-making. Boss was also central to the development of the member-facing regulatory compliance tool, RegClear. His role at ACD has gone above and beyond the call of duty, playing a pivotal role in making ACD a true alliance.

ACD Member of the Year Award
Jeff Szklarek of Producers Chemical Company

Szklarek has served as an active leader of the chemical distribution industry for close to two decades. As President of Producers Chemical Company and a member of the inaugural ACD Emerging Leaders program, he brought his expertise in finance, tax, business operations, and sales to every pillar of the Alliance. Most recently, Szklarek stepped up to join the board of ASK Distribution Consulting, LLC, ACD’s newest subsidiary. Outside of his leadership within the Alliance, he contributes to the betterment of the industry in his leadership roles at the Chemical Distribution Network (CDN) and the Chemistry Industry Council of Illinois (CICI).

ACD Affiliates of the Year Award
Noushin Shamsili and Farid Tahvildari of Nuco Logistics

As President and CEO and Managing Director, respectively, Shamsili and Tahlvidari have played an important role in ACD’s advocacy and compliance support this year, providing ACD members with the information, guidance, and training needed to successfully navigate evolving rules around policy priorities—specifically on trade and tariffs. Over the course of their involvement with ACD, they have been strong advocates of ACD’s work when speaking at other trade group conferences, with government officials, and have strengthened the ACD Government Policy and Advocacy Committee’s programs.

ACD Spotlight of the Year Award
Roselle Foley of Alliance for Chemical Distribution

Foley has contributed a remarkable 25 years of service to the Alliance, its mission, and the advancement of the chemical distribution industry. Foley worked in a variety of roles at ACD over her tenure, and in every one she brought tenacity, dedication, enthusiasm, and humor. Roselle’s professionalism and unwavering commitment have made— and will continue to make—a lasting impact on ACD members, its staff, and the entire chemical distribution community.