Industry People

Elinor Coatings named Michelle Pierre as the new Director of Aurora Center for Extreme Weather Materials, a division of Elinor Coatings.

Gannon & Scott welcomed Chris Cummings as a Senior Accountant for the Cranston, Rhode Island, company.

MeliX Global, a newly launched technical consulting and business development firm, is providing strategic support to manufacturers, integrators, and end users across the surface finishing industry.

Signature Plating in Cibiolo, Texas, has promoted Anthony Donoho to Director of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service.

Total Finishing is pleased to welcome Lewis Veraldi as the newest member of the Total Finishing team.

Total Finishing named Brandon Griffith as the newest Project Manager for Total Finishing Systems, while also serving as a Change Agent for Total Finishing Solutions.

Greg Immell, Chief Executive Officer at Saporito Finishing in Cicero, Illinois, was named a 2026 Chicago Titan 100 recipient for his business leadership.

As it rings in the new year, Miles Chemical Company—with facilities throughout California—is celebrating its 30th anniversary and announcing two key leadership changes.

Todd Luciano is the new Executive Director of the Powder Coating Institute.

REM Surface Engineering honored Bill Nebiolo, Business Manager for Automotive and Heavy Equipment, honoring more than three decades of commitment, leadership, and innovation.

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance Chief Executive Officer Alan Thomas has been appointed to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) External Technical Collaboration Board for a three-year term beginning November 2025 and ending August 2028.

Jeff Davis has retired as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Distribution at Hubbard-Hall.

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance has announced the ratification of its newly elected Board of Directors slate for the 2026-2028 term.

The Toxics Use Reduction Institute announced the appointment of Dr. David Turcotte as Interim Director of TURI.

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) named Paul N. Chang as Director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight (CPO).

Seacole welcomed senior chemist Bryce Sunsdahl to its talented laboratory team.

Gema USA Inc., a Graco Inc. company, added Cameron Fehland as Territory Manager for the Midwest Region.

Saporito Finishing Company in Cicero, Illinois, announces the promotion of Keith Logan to Technical Director.

TCI, a leading manufacturer of high-performance industrial coatings based in Ellaville, Georgia, named Jill Buckley as President.

Seacole has expanded its surface finishing sales team with the addition of territory manager MaryBeth Ketko.

Troy Johnson was named president of Apogee Architectural Metals, responsible for the Alumicor, EFCO, Linetec, Tubelite and Wausau Window brands of aluminum framing and fenestration products.