Edward J. Donnelly Jr. Receives NPCA's Heckel Award
Donnelly took on the role of NPCA chairman of the board in 2005. Before that, he chaired NPCA’s Association Finance Strategic Planning Subcommittee. His leadership there earned him NPCA’s Industry Achievement Award in 2004.
Donnelly has spent close to 40 years working in the industry, with the last 37 at DuPont. Some of his greatest accomplishments followed the company’s acquisition of Ford’s North American Paint Operations, including leading the integration and transition team and coordinating all functional activity.