Following the recent formation of their new Standards Board, NACE International, has appointed David Barnes, has been Technical Manager at Elcometer, as their Vice Chair.
David has been Technical Manager at Elcometer for over nine years, and has worked closely closely with NACE, SSPC, ASTM, BSI and ISO on standardisation, writing and presenting technical papers at industry conferences around the world.
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 Programme, David’s role as Vice Chair will include developing strategies, objectives and tactics to enable the programme to better respond to the standardisation needs of the corrosion industry. He 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.
