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:

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

2023 Vice Chair Candidate

• Paul Vinik, Greenman Pedersen, Inc., United States

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, United States,
• 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., United States
• Ross Boyd, Director: Vice President, TruQC, LLC, United States
• Kevin Garrity, Director: Executive Vice President, Mears Group, Inc., United States
• Michelle Lau, Director: Managing Director, Mach3 Engineering Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
• Garry Manous, Director: Vice President of Operations, Atsalis Bros. Painting, United States
• Russell Norris, Director: FIRETEX Intumescent Coating Specialist, Sherwin-Williams Co., United States
• Doni Riddle, Director: President, WDR Consulting, United States
• Skip Vernon, Director: Owner, CLT, Inc., United States
• Paul Vince, Director: Principal Materials Engineer, Aurecon, United States

Ex-Officio

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

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. 

For more information, contact: AMPP, (800) 797-6223, www.ampp.org