The National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF) has announced the names of the new officers and board members for 2009.
The appointments are as follows:
Michael Siegmund, MacDermid, Inc., Waterbury, Conn., has been selected to serve as the president of the trade association for 2009. He will succeed Ray Lucas, Valley Chrome Plating, Inc., Clovis, Calif., who has completed a two-year term.
Other officers for 2009: Tony Revier, Uyemura International Corporation, Ontario , Calif., vice president; Pat Gleason, Microfinish Co., Inc., St. Louis, Mo., secretary/treasurer; Rick Delawder, SWD, Inc., Addison, Ill., executive committee member at-large; and Ray Lucas, past-president.
Results from NASF’s recent board of directors election were also announced. Newly elected to the Board for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2009, was Blair Vandivier, Benchmark Products, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind.; Bob Burger , KC Jones Plating Co., Warren, Mich.; Peter Gallerani , Integrated Technologies, Danville, Vt.; Tom Gerhardt, General Super Plating Co., E. Syracuse, N.Y.; Pat Gleason; John Kinne, Xtalic Corp., Marlborough, Mass.; Ray Lucas; Bill Wiggins, Automation Plating Corp., Glendale, Calif; and Joelie Zak, Scientific Control Labs, Chicago, Ill.—all serving two-year terms.
Other members of the board include: Tony Alcaro, Alcaro & Alcaro Plating Co., Montclair, N.J.; Rick Delawder; Ken Hankinson, KCH Services, Forest City, N.C.; Jim Jones, Dixie Industrial Finishing, Tucker, Ga.; Mike Kelly, Asko Processing, Inc., Seattle, Wash; Charles Remied, SERFILCO, Ltd., Northbrook, Ill.; Tony Revier; Michael Siegmund; and Jerry Wahlin, AAA Plating & Inspection Inc., Compton, Calif.
The board was elected by the general membership in elections held this fall, with officers chosen at the annual board meeting on Nov. 19, 2008, in Washington, DC.
NASF is a membership trade association whose mission is to promote the advancement of the North American surface finishing industry. Its 2,800-plus members include metal finishing companies, suppliers, technicians, researchers, academics, consultants, students, and others.