CPCA announces new Board of Directors

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CPCA Elects New Executive Committee, Board of Directors at Annual Convention

OTTAWA, ON – SEPT. 18, 2008 – The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA), the national voice of Canada’s paint and coatings industry, elected a new Executive Committee and Board of Directors at its Annual Convention, held in Ottawa September 13 - 16.

"The CPCA is delighted to welcome our newly elected Board and Executive Committee," says Jim Quick, CPCA President. "We see these extremely capable individuals as leaders who will work together to help our sector continue to meet the health-related needs of Canadians, the public policy objectives of government and the business goals of industry.

"We are also delighted to welcome Mr. Pierre Dufresne as the new Chair of our Board of Directors," Mr. Quick adds.

The newly elected CPCA Executive Committee includes:

Pierre Dufresne, AkzoNobel Decorative Paints Canada (Chair)
Brian Edwards, DuPont Performance Coatings (Past Chair)
Robin C. Rotenberg, BASF Canada Inc. (Vice Chair)
Tim Vogel, Cloverdale Paint Inc. (Treasurer)
Rick J. Duha, The Duha Group
Sharon Kelly, KelCoatings Ltd.
Brian Roberson, PPG Canada Inc.
Paul Macko, Canada Colors & Chemicals Ltd.
Richard Tremblay, Benjamin Moore & Co. Ltd.
Darrin Noble, Home Hardware Stores Ltd.

The newly elected CPCA Board of Directors includes:

Pierre Dufresne, AkzoNobel Decorative Paints Canada
Brian Edwards, DuPont Performance Coatings
Robin C. Rotenberg, BASF Canada Inc.
Tim Vogel, Cloverdale Paint Inc.
Rick J. Duha, The Duha Group
Sharon M. Kelly, KelCoatings Ltd.
Brian Roberson, PPG Canada Inc.
Richard Tremblay, Benjamin Moore & Co. Ltd.
Darrin Noble, Home Hardware Stores Ltd.
André Buisson, Société Laurentide Inc.
Elizabeth Gilbert, The Sherwin-Williams Co.
Roland Taube, Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. - Car Refinishes Canada
Mike Klein, Dominion Color Corporation
Ed Thompson, L.V. Lomas Ltd.
Paul Macko, Canada Colors & Chemicals Ltd.
Fred Veghelyi, SI Group-Canada Ltd.
Alain Mimeault, AkzoNobel - Sico
Doug Parsons, Home Hardware Stores Ltd.
Susan Peterson, AkzoNobel
Chris Kosmala, AkzoNobel
Andrew Doyle, National Paint and Coatings Association

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Canadian Paint and Coatings Association
The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association has represented major paint and coating manufacturers, and industry suppliers, in Canada since 1913. The sector has annual sales of more than $2 billion. More than 200 paint manufacturing establishments operate in Canada, employing more than 7,500 production and administrative employees.

For more information, contact:
Alex Robinson
613.231.3604
arobinson@cdnpaint.org