Chris Merritt Celebrates 30 Years with Gema
Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Gema USA Inc., Indianapolis,
announced that Chris Merritt is
celebrating 30 years
of service with the
company. Chris is
the general manager
for Gema USA Inc., a
division of Graco Inc.
His responsibilities include managing
the powder coating business within
Canada, United States, and Mexico for
Gema USA Inc.
Prior to starting his career, Chris
received his B.S. degree in Mechanical
Engineering Technology and Associate
Illustration Degree from Purdue
University. His entrance into the
finishing industry began in 1984 as an engineer within the powder equipment
group, Ransburg Gema, a division
of the Ransburg Corporation. Chris
gained valuable experience in a variety
of sales, engineering, and management
positions. Chris was promoted to
general manager of Gema in 2005
and has successfully guided the Gema
business unit through favorable
and volatile industry and economic
conditions.
Throughout his career, he has
become recognized as an industry
expert. This is evident through his
extensive amount of experience on
powder coating, in both organic and
enamel applications, as well as holder
of several U.S. patents related to the
powder coating industry. Chris is a
published author and speaker on the
subject of powder coating and actively
presents at many industry technical
conferences. Chris is a member of
several industry associations, and is a
strong supporter of the powder coating
industry trade association, The Powder
Coating Institute (PCI®). He has
served in a variety of leadership roles
ranging from committee chairman to
board president. Chris currently chairs
the Marketing Intelligence Committee
and is serving his fifth term on the
PCI® Board of Directors.
Congratulations to Chris Merritt
on 30 years of service!