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INDUSTRY NEWS
Elcometer Technical Manager
appointed as NACE Standards
Board Vice Chair
Following the recent
formation of their new
Standards Board, NACE
International, a worldwide
corrosion prevention
organisation, has appointed
David Barnes, Elcometer’s
Technical Manager, as their
Vice Chair.
David has been elected as Vice Chair due to
his proven leadership role within Elcometer
Limited and familiarity with NACE
International as a whole and its Technical
Committees in particular.
David has worked as Technical Manager at
Elcometer for over nine years, where he has
worked closely with NACE, SSPC, ASTM, BSI
and ISO on Standardisation, writing and
presenting technical papers at industry
conferences around the world.
In addition to his role as Elcometer’s liaison
to International Standards Organisations,
David heads up Elcometer’s Global technical
support and training department, training
Elcometer and Distributor personnel and
customers across Elcometer’s extensive range
of abrasive blast equipment, NDT equipment
and inspection equipment for the coating’s
industry.
David will serve a three-year term as the
NACE Standards Board Vice Chair, followed
by a further three years as its Chair. His term
as Vice Chair is scheduled to begin on 20th
June, 2020.
Playing a vital role in providing oversight and
management of the NACE Standards
Program, David’s role as Vice Chair will
include developing strategies, objectives and
tactics to enable the NACE Standards
Program to better respond to the
standardisation needs of the corrosion
industry.
David will also overlook the performance of
the NACE Standard’s activities - including
global growth in the standards portfolio and
being responsive to the industry’s
standardisation needs.
“It is an honour to be elected to become the
first Vice Chair of this newly formed Board
and I look forward to helping improve the
development of standards within the
organisation”. David Barnes stated, upon
receiving his letter of appointment.
“David’s many years of experience and
involvement in the industry will be a
tremendous benefit to NACE.” Michael
Sellars, Managing Director of Elcometer
said: “We are very pleased to hear about
David’s appointment and look forward to
continuing the mutually beneficial
relationship Elcometer has with NACE.”
Elcometer is a leading manufacturer of
high-quality inspection equipment,
with specialised divisions dedicated to
coatings inspection, ultrasonic NDT
inspection, concrete inspection, metal
detection and blasting. For information
on our full range of products visit our
website www.elcometer.com
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