Industry People

Micron Industries in Garland, Texas, hired Bud Mitchell as its Business Development Manager.

Tamea Franco, President and CEO of Global Metal Finishing, was selected as a 2025 honoree for the Women MAKE Awards presented by the Manufacturing Institute.

Joe Brady joined Bowman as Technical Sales and Support.

S+S Industries in Houston, Texas, promoted Greg Andrews as President of the plating and coating company.

Rafael Dominguez was named Production Manager at Aero Plating, a Nadcap-certified chem-film and passivation applicator in Lancaster, California.

Total Finishing Solutions added David Gable to its team as a Change Agent, covering Pennsylvania, New York, and Maryland.

Alberto Landois Jr. was promoted to Plant Manager for Houston Plating & Coatings.

Roy Ratcliff has been promoted to Technical Sales Manager for Houston Plating & Coatings.

Axalta Coating Systems announced that Tim Bowes has been appointed President of Global Industrial Coatings.

Seacole has expanded its surface finishing sales team with the addition of territory manager John Atkins.

Jason Reese has joined Uyemura as Northeast Regional Sales Engineer.

American CRS, a provider of DC power supplies and technical services within the metal finishing industry, announced the appointment of Remington Schieffer, Amalia Langlinais, and Chris Tice to its leadership team.

Karsten Nielsen joined Techevon as a Technical Director at their Global Innovation Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

Erik Weyls was appointed Executive Vice President for North America for Socomore’s surface preparation, treatment, and coatings unit.

Total Finishing Supplies is proud to announce the addition of Hannah Christopherson as the company’s new Marketing Manager.

Total Finishing Solutions welcomes Jarrod Staffen as a Change Agent for Utah and SE Idaho, bringing a wealth of experience and leadership to the team.

Greg Gascon has joined MicroCare of New Britain, Connecticut, as a Strategic Account Executive.

Saporito Finishing is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Immell as Chief Executive Officer of the Cicero, Illinois, company.

BEP Surface Technologies, a leading electroplating and surface finishing specialist in Manchester, UK, is accelerating its ground-breaking R&D into nanodiamond technology with a key appointment.

WolfRayet announces that Marhya Osheaski has joined the WolfRayet team as President of the company.

A new survey released today from Dewalt found that high schoolers enrolled in skilled trades programs are fully committed to their future career (68%), but faced challenges accessing critical training with 52% of students reporting they were placed on a waitlist.