AMPP Announces Newly Elected Board Leadership

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) recently announced the ratification of its newly elected Board of Directors slate for 2023-2025, as well as its 2023 Vice Chair Candidate put forth by the Nominating Committee.

The newly announced slate includes:

2023-2025 Directors

  • Khalil Abed: CORTEC Middle East, United Arab Emirates
  • Guillermo Loayza: Setmix, Ecuador
  • Tom Weber: TWC Group, USA

2023 Vice Chair Candidate

  • Paul Vinik, Greenman Pedersen, Inc., USA

The AMPP Board of Directors serves the 501(c)(6) branch of the association, which oversees AMPP certification, accreditation, and advocacy initiatives.

The full membership of the AMPP Board includes:

  • Sam Scaturro, Chair: President, Alpine Painting & Sandblasting Contractors, USA
  • Amir Eliezer, Vice Chair: Director, Corrosion Research Center, Nano-Bio & Advanced Materials, Israel
  • Tim Bieri, Past Chair: Principal Corrosion Engineer, BP Exploration & Production Operating Co., USA
  • Ross Boyd, Director: Vice President, TruQC, LLC, USA
  • Kevin Garrity, Director: Executive Vice President, Mears Group, Inc., USA
  • Michelle Lau, Director: Managing Director, Mach3 Engineering Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
  • Garry Manous, Director: Vice President of Operations, Atsalis Bros. Painting, USA
  • Russell Norris, Director: FIRETEX Intumescent Coating Specialist, Sherwin-Williams Co., USA
  • Doni Riddle, Director: President, WDR Consulting, USA
  • Skip Vernon, Director: Owner, CLT, Inc., USA
  • Paul Vince, Director: Principal Materials Engineer, Aurecon, USA

Ex-Officio

  • Kristin Leonard, AMPP Global Center Vice Chair, USA
  • Bob Chalker (AMPP CEO), Secretary, USA
  • Mitra Shahbaz (AMPP CFO), Treasurer, USA 
  • Helena Seelinger (AMPP Global Center Executive Director), USA

About AMPP

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) is a global community of professionals focused on the protection of assets and the performance of industrial and natural materials. AMPP was established in 2021 following a merger between NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings. The new association unites 145 years of corrosion control and protective coatings expertise and service to industry and members worldwide. 

Today, AMPP is the world’s largest corrosion control and protective coatings organization serving more than 30,000 members in 130 countries. AMPP is headquartered in the United States with offices in Houston and Pittsburgh, and additional offices in Brazil, Canada, China, Dubai (training center), Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Kingdom. 

Source: AMPP, www.ampp.org.