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Thomas to lead materials association; theater owners tap O'Leary for top role; more departures and arrivals

Alan ThomasCEO ArrivalsMaterials group taps Thomas The Association for Materials Protection and Performance announced that industry veteran Alan Thomas will step into the CEO role April 1. Thomas succeeds Robert Chalker, who became CEO of AMPP when it was created in 2021 by the merger of NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings. Chalker had also led NACE International from 2014 until the merger. AMPP has offices in Houston and Pittsburgh.Thomas has been CEO of Houston, Texas-based energy company GRIDIRON for the past two years. Previously, he was CEO of Southwind Pipe & Supply. In 2014, he launched an industrial blasting, coating and metal… Read More