WASHINGTON - The National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) has announced its officers and board of directors for 2006. The individuals were elected and approved by NPCA's current board of directors during the association's annual meeting in Cleveland on Oct. 23.

NPCA's new officers are:

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Edward J. Donnelly Jr., DuPont Coatings & Color Technologies, Wilmington, Del.

Vice Chairman and Treasurer: Charles E. Bunch, PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Yasmin Sayed-Sweet, Alberdingk Boley, Inc., Bel Air, Md., is the representative for the Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology.

Denis Blanchette represents the Canadian Paint & Coatings Association, St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada. J.

Andrew Doyle is the staff member representing NPCA.

A list of elected committee chairpersons and board members is available at www.paint.org.