PCI Announces 2023 Board of Directors and Executive Officers
LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL., February 13, 2023 – The Powder Coating Institute (PCI) announces its 2023 Board of Directors and Executive Officers. PCI values the support of its member companies and is very fortunate to have the leadership of the following individuals:
President: Shelley Verdun, business manager, powder coatings – Americas region, PPG
Vice President: Tom Whalen, vice president sales & marketing, TCI Powder Coatings
Secretary/Treasurer: Bob Cregg, business director North America, Covestro Coating Resins, Inc.
Past President: Chris Merritt, vice president of Gema North America, Gema USA, Inc.
PCI Executive Director Kevin Coursin remarks, “I am looking forward to working with the 2023 PCI Board of Directors on our mission to promote and grow the powder coating market. We are lucky to have three past board members who have been re-elected and one brand-new board member. Their guidance and planning for improving all the PCI programs and initiatives will be greatly appreciated”
PCI welcomes new board member Tabitha McLeish, global marketing director-powder, general industrial coatings, Sherwin-Williams Company. “As a newly elected PCI board member, I am very excited for the opportunity to share my passion about powder, help bring together powder coating industry professionals to exchange ideas and develop solutions, and contribute to PCI’s mission of communicating the sustainability, durability, and cost-efficiency benefits of powder coating technology to the industry.”
Continuing their commitment on the PCI Board of Directors for 2023, the following individuals provide support and service to benefit the powder coating industry on every level. David Flatten, president and CEO, Inland Powder Coating; Teddy Piepkow, Central US & Canada powder sales manager, Nordson Corporation; Marty Sawyer, CEO, Trimac Industrial Systems, LLC; John Sudges, sales manager, Midwest Finishing Systems, Inc.; Mike Withers, architectural segment leader, Axalta Coating Systems; and Mark Ziehm, senior technology manager, Henkel Corporation.
PCI’s 2023 Board of Directors, pictured front row, left to right: Teddy Piepkow, Tabitha McLeish, Chris Merritt, Shelley Verdun, Bob Cregg, and Mark Ziehm. Back row, left to right: Kevin Coursin, Executive Director, Marty Sawyer, David Flatten, John Sudges, Mike Withers and Tom Whalen.
About the Powder Coating Institute
Formed on May 1, 1981 as a non-profit organization, the Powder Coating Institute (PCI), represents the powder coating industry, promotes powder coating technology and communicates the benefits of powder coating to manufacturers, consumers, and government. PCI works to advance the utilization of powder coating as an economical, non-polluting and high-quality finish for industrial and consumer products. For more information, visit www.powdercoating.org.
