The Eastern Coatings Show, the premier regional coatings event, announced the appointment of the 12 voting directors to the 2025 Board:

Chuck Jones – President – Market Segment Manager – Coatings – Ingevity

Jerry Norton – Vice President – Regional Sales Marketing Manager – JNS Smithchem

Marc Chan – Secretary/Treasurer – Director of Business and Market Development – Micro Powders

Brenda Alpert – Business Development – NanoTech Energy

Michael Hakos – Account Manager – Ravago Chemicals

John Kehmna – Head of Product Management – USL Univar Solutions

Pamela Levesque – Industry Market Manager Material Science – Brenntag

Michele Claeson – Vice President of Sales – TrustChem USA

Aida Pleho – Business Unit Manager – United Mineral and Chemical

Thomas Penny – Senior R&D Group Manager – Benjamin Moore

Douglas Lamb – Owner – Shepherd Consulting

“We are excited to welcome these members to our board of directors,” said Chuck Jones, “Each brings a wealth of experience and talents that will be invaluable as we continue to grow and serve the coatings industry. We look forward to building upon the success of past Presidents Bruce Schimmel, Chris Mangano, Dave White, Dan Canavan, Bob Whiteley and Rick Mazzariello.”
 
The Eastern Coatings Show is a premier regional coatings event in North America. The 2025 event will be held at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City, NJ from May 13 to May 15, 2025. Hosted by the Philadelphia Society for Coatings Technology, the New England Society for Coatings Technology and the Metropolitan New York Coatings Association, this show is intended to offer educational and technical presentations to create a profound understanding of the theory, the science, the manufacturing and the marketing of coatings to highlight the improvement of coatings performance and functionality beyond traditional expectations.