CEO DATELINE - Coatings, corrosion industry associations to merge
CEO DATELINE - Coatings, corrosion industry associations to merge
- May 7, 2020 |
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Walt Williams
NACE International—The Worldwide Corrosion Authority and SSPC—The Society for Protective Coatings have finalized merger talks, with the new group to be led by NACE CEO Bob Chalker.
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The two associations announced the appointment of Chalker as top executive on Wednesday, roughly two weeks after the memberships of the two organizations voted overwhelmingly in favor of a merger. The groups began merger discussions two years ago.
NACE is a $38 million-revenue association based in Houston. SSPC is an $8.8 million-revenue organization based in Pittsburgh.
SSPC Executive Director Bill Worms will remain at the helm of the association while the process of combining the organizations begins, the groups said in a statement. In addition, the staff and office facilities of SSPC will remain in Pittsburgh.
"I'm honored to lead these two venerated organizations through this monumental change," Chalker said in a statement. "This is an opportunity to provide coatings and corrosion professionals worldwide with more mission-driven value, making societies safer by strengthening the standards, education and certification programs that make our members the best at what they do."
The new name of the merged association has not been announced.
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