Industry People

Renny Fritz was named Business Development Manager for Hendor and Plating Electronics in the United States and Canada.

Renee Vaughn has joined Linetec as a client development manager serving the southwestern and south-central states.

HeaterTek has hired Kyle Faulman as its National Sales Manager.

ChemResearch in Phoenix announced the addition of Mark Soward to its team as the Quality Manager.

Austin Zajichek was promoted to marketing manager for the Linetec, Tubelite, and Alumicor brands.

Uyemura announced an important field promotion and a new addition to its Connecticut Tech Center Engineering Team.

Todd Bennett has joined the Association for Materials Protection and Performance’s Board of Directors. 

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance named Jennifer Colunga its chief financial officer. 

Hubbard-Hall hired John Forlenzo as Supply Chain Manager to oversee the global purchasing activities, including logistics and inventory.

MicroCare, a cleaning, coating, and lubrication solutions provider, appointed Vince Libercci as National Sales Manager.

American Plating Power added Bert Stocker to their team as a Sales Engineer.

Hubbard-Hall appointed Aaron Mambrino as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the company.

Surface Finishing expert George Milad of Uyemura International passed away on Dec. 7 at the age of 81.

MicroCare named Lu Anne Green as Chief Operating Officer of the New Britain, Connecticut, company that supplies critical cleaning to finishing operations.

Ronald Morrissey, Ph.D., a prolific researcher and scientist in the surface finishing industry, passed away January 3 at age 89.

Clayton Lynn has joined Tri-Mer Corp. as a process engineer.

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) announced internationally-known physicist Dr. Michio Kaku as the keynote speaker for its upcoming AMPP Annual Conference + Expo.

Total Finishing Solutions welcomes Joel McIlvain as Sales Representative for Utah.

Linetec has added Aaron du Pont as a client development manager serving Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

Hubbard-Hall announced a strategic realignment within its Business Development team.

Hubbard-Hall has promoted Connor Callais to Product Manager, with a primary focus on zinc and manganese phosphates, as well as the hot black metal coloring product lines.