Another new member of the Executive and a Trustee of the Institute is David Deacon who has accepted the position of Vice President. David is well known to many of you and is highly respected in the coatings industry. He brings a deep knowledge of the Institute and keen business skills to the Executive which makes David an excellent President Elect. Already he is drawing up a central list of possible speakers/topics and suitable technically biased visits. We would be most grateful for anyone who would like to be included inthis list to conatct David or Linda at Head Office