News Bits
Posted on Saturday, February 1, 2014
Julie Hanes has
joined The Powder
Coating Institute
(PCI®) as events
manager. She
is an action and
results-oriented
meeting/event planner with strong
organization background and 14-plus
years’ experience. Hanes is a Certified
Exhibits Manager (CEM) and
attended Texas Tech University where
she studied Business Administration.
She lives in Dallas, and her hobbies
include traveling with her husband,
cooking, discovering craft beer and
football. Please join us in welcoming
Julie to the PCI® community! She can
be reached at jhanes@powdercoating.org.
Estron Chemical hired Tony Pledger
as business manager for Europe and
the Middle East. This new position
is an important element of Estron’s
strategy for continuing growth
outside of North America. Pledger
was formerly the global sales manager
for powder coating cross linkers and
additives at Ems-Chemie AG. He has
more than 25 years of experience
and a deep knowledge of the powder
coatings industry, having worked
previously for both powder coating
and raw material manufacturers. He
will be based in the United Kingdom.
Fred Allen, Ph.D., joined
Axalta Coating Systems as global
technology director
for its powder
coatings business.
In this newly created role, Dr.
Allen will focus on developing and
implementing global strategies for
powder technology to meet customer
needs worldwide. He holds 17
patents and has published over 20
technical publications about materials
and coatings. Dr. Allen received his
Ph.D. in materials science and surface
chemistry from Harvard University.
He will be based in Houston.
TCI Powder
Coatings has
launched its new
inside sales program which will focus
on small businesses—one of TCI’s
fastest growing customer markets.
Partnered with Intech Services, TCI
says they will now be able to reach
and provide service to hundreds
of more current and potential
customers. TCI says this additional
sales channel will complement
the efforts of its field sales team
and its customer service group,
not replace them. You can contact
customer service at 800-533-9067 or
customerservice@tcipowder.com.
International metallurgy business,
Advanced Interactive Materials
Science Limited (AIMS) announces
they are looking to optimize its
expanding international client base by
securing worldwide partners.
The growing reputation of AIMS’
market leading Sagittite® range—
combining powder metallurgy with
the Hot Isostatic Process—has been
extending its reach across the globe.
The Peterborough based company
now has customers in Australia,
China, the Far East and Middle
East. To find out more about AIMS
and to enquire about partnership
opportunities contact Paul Young,
Sales Director on +44 (0) 1733
302180.
Milwaukee-based Engineered
Products and Services Inc. (EPSI)
has added three members to its sales
force. Brian Gaylord is representing
EPSI’s custom and standard masking
solutions to eastern Wisconsin.
Elvin Knox is responsible for
Illinois, eastern Iowa and Missouri,
and western Wisconsin. Steve
Cabanatuan is heading up EPSI’s
inside sales efforts for the U.S. and
Canadian market.