Industry People

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.

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance recognized its Board Chair, Juan Caballero, on his appointment as Coordinator of the Corrosion Commission for the Panamanian Society of Engineers and Architects.

Doug Kirby, Production Manager at Tri-Mer Corp., is the company’s newest sales engineer.

Hubbard-Hall has named Kevin Stein as Director of Sales and Business Development.

Seacole has hired network administrator Nick Parker to the Seacole team. 

Ronatec welcomed engineering intern Matthew Wilson to its team.

HighTech Finishing, a provider of decorative metal plating for the aviation industry, announced the retirement of Rick Niefield, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, at the end of the year.

Gema USA Inc., a Graco Inc. company, announced Nick Harris as the winner of the 2025 PCI/Gema Scholarship.

Seacole promoted Tyler Thomas to assistant sales manager of its surface finishing and printed wiring board divisions.

Maas Brothers Powder Coating, an independently owned powder coater in Northern California, has named Everardo Sagarnaga as Vice President of Operations.

Andrew Jin has joined Uyemura’s Engineering Team as a Technical Service Engineer for the Midwest.

RTT Engineered Solutions appointed Trey Peavy as General Manager.

Canadian Coatings Association announced that Dave Carey is their new President and CEO.

Gema USA hired Steven Richardson as a Territory Manager, serving the Southcentral United States.

Veterans Metal in Largo, Florida, added Jesse French to its leadership team as General Manager to helm the company’s growth through quality strategy.