David Beckford, managing director of Pronto Paints, an industrial coatings manufacturer based in South Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, has been voted onto the CEPE (European coatings association) board of directors. Beckford is a serving member of the British Coatings Federation’s board (since 2011) and was BCF president from 2018 to 2020. He received almost unanimous support from the CEPE membership, with 2,673 votes in favor, three abstentions, and zero votes against. The result was announced by CEPE president, Roald Johannsen, vice president, PPG Automotive Coatings EMEA, at the CEPE General Assembly in Madrid September 30, 2022.
“It is fantastic to continue to have representation from the UK on the CEPE board, and from an SME company. We welcome David to the board and wish him every success,” concluded Johannsen.